Carrot Apple Muffins

As the name suggests, these cuppies taste more or less like a carrot cake but in the form of muffins.  They are yummy especially with a hot cup of tea for breakfast or to snack on.

Recipe for Carrot Apple Muffins

Ingredients


• 60 gm lightly roasted chopped walnuts
• 300 gm raw carrot, grated
• 1 small apple, peeled and grated
• 175 gm plain flour
• 230 gm caster sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
Method
1. Whisk flour, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder and cinnamon.  Stir in the nuts and sugar.
2. Whisk eggs, vanilla and oil.  Mix well.  
3. Fold the wet ingredients into the flour mixture.  Add in the grated carrot and apple.
4. Mix till just moistened.
5. Using an ice cream scoop, scoop the mixture into the paper lined muffin pan.
6. Bake in a preheated oven @ 180 deg.C for 20 to 25 mins. till golden brown.  Test with a skewer till it comes out clean.  Remove the muffins onto a wire rack to cool before serving.
7. Yield :  12 Muffins










I'm linking this post to the Little Thumbs Up event and the theme for September is 'Apple'
jointly organised by
Zoe of   Bake for Happy Kids  and   Doreen of  My Little Favourite DIY
and hosted by
Kit of  I-Lost in Austen