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Hearty Morning Muffins Recipe

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"These delicious muffins are loaded with goodies," writes Elaine Kauffman of Tofield, Alberta. "I got the recipe from our pastor's wife. We like them for Sunday breakfast, but it's a good idea to double the recipe and keep some in the freezer for brown-bag lunches during the week."

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Hearty Morning Muffins Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 18 Servings

10 20 30

Ingredients

2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 cups shredded carrots
1/3 cup chopped dried apricots
1/3 cup sunflower kernels
1/3 cup flaked coconut
1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 medium ripe ripe banana, mashed
3 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda and cinnamon. Add the carrots, apricots, sunflower kernels, coconut and chocolate chips. Stir in the banana. Beat eggs, oil and vanilla; stir into carrot mixture just until moistened.
Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 375° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Yield: 1-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 265 calories, 16 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 35 mg cholesterol, 177 mg sodium, 29 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Hearty Morning Muffins in Quick Cooking March/April 1999, p38

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 May. 04, 2013 by jstrawbridge

I agree that there certainly needs less oil, but the flavor is fantastic and they are super moist

Reviewed on Jun. 26, 2009 by beekeepergold

Make this over. Take out 1 egg, 1/3 the sugar, half the oil and all the sunflower nuts and coconut for healthier choices and use bittersweet chips & fresh grind the wheat flour oe add wheat germ.