Carrot Pear Muffins
A healthy recipe for muffins made with carrots, pears, whole wheat flour, oats, and no refined sugar.
Servings: 12 muffins
Calories: 198kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
- ¾ cups old fashioned oats
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup coconut oil, melted
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup milk
- 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup shredded carrots about 2 large carrots
- 1 cup shredded pear about 1 large pear
- ½ cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 12-cup muffin pan with cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the coconut oil, eggs, Greek yogurt, maple syrup, and vanilla extract.
- Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture and stir with a spatula until just combined.
- Fold in the shredded carrots, pears, and pecans until evenly combined.
- Evenly distribute the batter among the 12 muffin cups.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 18-20 minutes, until the tops of the muffins are set and a toothpick comes out clean. Watch for them around 18 minutes to be sure they don't overbake.
- Cool and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 198kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 119mg | Potassium: 240mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1830IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 1mg