Mini spiced carrot muffins are a delicious and nutritious snack or breakfast option that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They are made with simple ingredients that you probably already have in your pantry, and they can be whipped up in just a few minutes. Plus, they are a great way to sneak some extra vegetables into your diet. Whether you are looking for a healthy snack or a special treat, mini spiced carrot muffins are sure to hit the spot.
Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!
SPICED CARROT MUFFINS
These can be a quick breakfast treat or a mid-afternoon snack.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Breakfast & Brunch Recipes
Time 45m
Yield Makes 12
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Line 12 cups (each 2 1/2 inches wide) of a standard muffin tin with paper liners; set aside. In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, pumpkin-pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together yogurt, butter, and egg. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add yogurt mixture. Stir until just combined. Fold in carrots.
- Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups. (If desired, muffins can be baked immediately in a 375-degree oven for about 20 minutes.) Freeze until firm, about 30 minutes, then cover tin with plastic wrap, and freeze until ready to bake, up to 3 months.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake muffins (still frozen) until a toothpick inserted in center of one comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Transfer to a rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.
FLUFFY CARROT MUFFINS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
These delicious carrot muffins are light and fluffy.
Provided by anonymous
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Muffin Recipes Carrot Muffin Recipes
Time 1h5m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease the bottoms only of 12 muffin cups, or line with baking cups. Sift together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
- Beat the eggs and sugar until frothy and lightened in color. Stir in the oil, vanilla extract, and grated carrot; fold in the flour mixture. Pour the batter into the prepared muffin tins.
- Bake in preheated oven until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove to cool on wire racks.
- Meanwhile, prepare the icing by beating together the cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and confectioners' sugar until fluffy. Frost the cooled muffins and chill until ready to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 360.4 calories, Carbohydrate 45.7 g, Cholesterol 56.9 mg, Fat 18.7 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 3.6 g, SaturatedFat 4.8 g, Sodium 366.4 mg, Sugar 33.3 g
AWESOME CARROT MUFFINS
I run a day care and was looking for a good snack too feed the kids with little sugar but still big on taste. I came up with these. I have made a batch of these for the last three days now and can't keep them around. Even the parents have been asking for the recipe. Frost with the Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting recipe.
Provided by MECHELLE
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Muffin Recipes Carrot Muffin Recipes
Time 45m
Yield 18
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Combine raisins and water in a small bowl. Let soak for 15 minutes. Drain raisins, discard water and set raisins aside.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
- In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. In a separate bowl, combine eggs, oil and brown sugar; beat well. Combine egg mixture and flour mixture; mix just until moistened. Fold in carrots and drained raisins. Spoon into prepared muffin cups.
- Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes. Let cool for 30 minutes before frosting.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 223.2 calories, Carbohydrate 23.5 g, Cholesterol 41.3 mg, Fat 13.4 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 3.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 395.8 mg, Sugar 6.6 g
CARROT-CAKE MINI CUPCAKES
These irresistible carrot-cake mini cupcakes are simple to make and are sure to please everyone's sweet tooth.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cupcake Recipes
Yield Makes 42 mini cupcakes
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 42 mini muffin cups with mini cupcake liners; set aside.
- Beat sugar, eggs, oil, vanilla, and buttermilk together in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until well combined.
- In a large bowl, sift together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Slowly add three-quarters of the flour mixture to the sugar mixture; mix until well combined. Add carrots and raisins to remaining flour mixture; toss to combine. Stir into batter until well combined.
- Fill each muffin cup with about 2 teaspoons batter. Bake until a cake tester inserted into the center of cupcakes comes out clean, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to wire rack to cool. Let cool completely before frosting with cream cheese frosting.
MINI SPICED CARROT MUFFINS
The Indian spice-mix garam masala gives these muffins a delicious and grown-up twist. I love using bright, festive mini-muffin liners, they remind me of a Holi party, the Hindu festival of colors.
Provided by Cooking Channel
Time 1h10m
Yield 48 mini muffins
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- 1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and center an oven rack. Line a mini-muffin tray with your favorite liners.
- 2. Combine the flour, baking powder, garam masala, salt and baking soda in a large bowl. Work in the brown sugar with your fingers.
- 3. Whisk together the carrots, yogurt, oil, raisins, coconut, ginger, zest and eggs in a separate bowl.
- 4. Stir the wet ingredients into the dry until just combined (don't fret if the batter has lumps).
- 5. Grease a small 1 1/4-inch ice-cream scoop with nonstick spray and fill the liners about 3/4 of the way to the top. Sprinkle with turbinado sugar, if using.
- 6. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the muffins comes out clean and the tops spring back when touched, 14 to 16 minutes. Rotate the trays front to back and top to bottom about halfway through baking to ensure even baking. Let the muffins rest in the hot muffin pan 3 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack and let cool 30 minutes.
MINI CARROT CRANBERRY MUFFINS
A great Canadian Living recipe that I adapted a bit to lighten it. Moist mini muffins with lots of dried cranberries.
Provided by Redsie
Categories Quick Breads
Time 22m
Yield 36 mini-muffins, 36 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In large bowl, whisk together both flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg.
- In separate bowl, beat eggs; stir in carrots, milk, yogurt and oil. Pour over dry ingredients; sprinkle with cranberries and stir just until moistened.
- Spoon into greased or paper-lined mini-muffin cups, filling to top.
- Bake in centre of 350F oven until tops are firm to the touch, about 12 minutes.
- Let cool in pan on rack for 5 minutes; transfer to rack and let cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 73.8, Fat 2.6, SaturatedFat 0.5, Cholesterol 12.3, Sodium 97.3, Carbohydrate 11.2, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 4.3, Protein 1.9
SPICED CARROT OATMEAL MUFFINS
Shredded carrots, rolled oats, and plenty of warm, cozy spices make up these tender-yet-hearty muffins. They're like a hug in a muffin wrapper!
Provided by Kare for Kitchen Treaty
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease or place cupcake wrappers in a standard-size, 12-cup muffin pan.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, 1 cup oats, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and ginger.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk, applesauce, brown sugar, canola oil, egg, and carrots.
- Pour the wet ingredients over the dry and whisk just until all ingredients are incorporated.
- Divide the mixture between the muffin cups. I like to use an ice cream scoop for this - so easy! Cups should be filled just about to the top.
- Bake until muffin tops spring back when poked and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20-22 minutes
- Allow to cool for about 10 minutes before removing from the muffin tin.
- Serve plain or with butter (or vegan butter) if desired.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 - 3 days or freeze.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 muffin, Calories 239 kcal, Sugar 16 g, Sodium 275 mg, Fat 8 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Carbohydrate 37 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 4 g, Cholesterol 16 mg
SPICY CARROT MUFFINS
This recipe is from 'Robin Hood Home Baking', a book that I got for Christmas several years ago. The first time I tasted these muffins I knew that I would no longer have to search for another carrot muffin recipe-these are the best! I followed the directions exactly, but omitted the walnuts. Sometimes I use half whole wheat flour too. I always double the recipe and try to sneak a few away for the freezer;)
Provided by whatshouldimakefors
Categories Breakfast
Time 35m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Combine flour, sugar, raisins, walnuts, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt in a large bowl. Stir Well.
- Beat carrots, eggs and oil. Add to dry ingredients all at once, stirring until just moistened. Spoon batter into prepared muffin pans, filling 3/4 full for regular muffins, or full for large sized muffins.
- Bake for 20 minutes for regular muffins, or 27 miniutes for large muffins or until tops spring back when lightly touched.
- May omit nuts.
- May replace carrots with shredded zucchini.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 349.7, Fat 18.4, SaturatedFat 2.5, Cholesterol 52.9, Sodium 341.5, Carbohydrate 44, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 27.5, Protein 4.5
Tips:
- Muffins are best enjoyed freshly baked, when they are soft and fluffy on the inside.
- For a sweeter muffin, add ¼ cup of granulated sugar or brown sugar to the batter.
- To make the muffins even more moist, add ½ cup of grated apple or zucchini to the batter.
- Feel free to add different spices to the muffins to customize the flavor. Some good options include cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cardamom.
- Serve the muffins warm with a dollop of yogurt or cream cheese for a delicious breakfast or snack.
Conclusion:
These Mini Spiced Carrot Muffins are a delightful treat that are perfect for any occasion. They are easy to make, flavorful, and can be customized to your liking. So next time you are looking for a quick and easy snack or breakfast, give these muffins a try. You won't be disappointed!
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