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Apple Carrot Muffins Recipe

Reports elementary school teacher Elaine Cooley from Louisville, Kentucky, "This recipe was given to me by the parent of one of my students. These fruity muffins are moist, tender and taste almost like carrot cake. They freeze well, too."

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Apple Carrot Muffins Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Yield: 12 Servings

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Ingredients

1-3/4 cups raisin bran cereal
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1-1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup canola oil
3/4 cup finely chopped peeled tart apple
3/4 cup grated carrots
1/4 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

In a bowl, combine the first six ingredients. In a small bowl, beat the egg, buttermilk and oil. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in apple, carrots and walnuts. Fill paper-lined muffin cups or cups coated with cooking spray three-fourths full. Bake at 400° for 20-23 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm. Yield: 1 dozen.

Nutritional Analysis: One muffin equals 199 calories, 7 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 18 mg cholesterol, 256 mg sodium, 32 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 4 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Apple Carrot Muffins in Light & Tasty February/March 2001, p7

Big Batch Baked Goods

We enjoy homemade baked goods for breakfast, but I don’t have time to bake each morning before school. So I devote 1 day a month to making large batches of cinnamon rolls, doughnuts, cream cheese rolls and muffins. I place them in heavy-duty resealable plastic bags labeled with the date. (They freeze for about 2 months.) On busy mornings, it’s a snap to pop a few in the microwave to warm. The kids love the fresh-baked flavor. —Lori T., New London, Texas

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Reviewed on Jan. 30, 2012 by lurky27

I made them a second time & doubled the cinnamon. Even yummier!

~ Theresa

Reviewed on Jan. 21, 2012 by lurky27

Yum! They taste better the day after baking them. To save time, I grated the apples in the food processor with the carrots. I omitted the walnuts since I didn't have any home. Very moist.

~ Theresa

Reviewed on Mar. 02, 2011 by Kim B

Love these and they have 4 g of protein which is good for growing kids!