Whole Wheat Carrot Muffins

healthy carrot muffins topped with oatmeal on a cooling rack

4.72 from 21 votes

Whole Wheat Carrot Muffins

These healthy Whole Wheat Carrot Muffins are made with wholesome ingredients like oats, applesauce, carrots and raisins and have no refined sugars! They are dairy-free and can be made in your oven or air fryer. Make them now for breakfast or freeze for meal prepping and quick breakfasts later on!

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Total Time20

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Diet: Low Fat, Vegetarian

Keyword: carrot raisin muffins, healthy carrot muffins, whole wheat carrot muffins

Servings:

Calories: 184kcal

Author: Kristina Tipps

Equipment

Ingredients

1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup oats
½ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
2 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
⅓ cup honey
¾ cup applesauce
2 eggs
1 ½ cup carrots grated
¼ cup raisins

Instructions

Oven Method

Preheat oven to 400° Fahrenheit and a line an 8-cup muffin tray with liners.
To a large mixing bowl, add whole wheat flour, oats, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and baking powder. Stir well.
Make a hole in the center of the dry ingredients and add vanilla extract, applesauce and eggs. Mix until dry ingredients have just combined with the wet ingredients. Fold in the carrots and raisins.
Scoop batter into the muffin cavities filling ⅔ full. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Air Fryer Method

Follow steps 1 - 3 above. Scoop batter into silicone muffin cups filling them ⅔ full. Transfer to the air fryer and cook at 350°F (177°C) for 12 minutes. Insert a toothpick into the center to check for doneness, adding 1 minute at a time until cooked through if necessary. They may need up to 15 minutes.

Notes

Add nuts: walnuts, almonds, and pecans all taste wonderful in muffins. A cup of nuts would suffice to turn these into nutty carrot muffins.

Add chocolate: add about a cup of chocolate chips to make chocolate chip carrot muffins.

Make them eggless: ditch the eggs and use homemade flax eggs or an egg substitute.

Make them vegan: in addition to replacing the eggs like mentioned above, use pure maple syrup instead of honey.

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