Carrot Cake Muffins

We all love a good carrot cake recipe, but when the recipe also uses simple plant-based ingredients, then it’s definitely a keeper! These carrot cake muffins are moist, sweet, delicious and a perfect afternoon snack for adults and children alike. The best part is they are easy to make and very budget-friendly.

One-Pot Wonder

It’s so appealing to us when the recipe only calls for one pot to be used throughout the entire recipe, like these carrot cake muffins. Usually, the mess you have to clean after using what feels like a million bowls and dishes can be overwhelming and could really deter someone from continuing to experiment in the kitchen. One-pot recipes like this one are amazing, and we have a few of those you can go and check out (like this one-pot pumpkin chili and this yellow curry!).

Carrot Cake Muffins Without The Carrots!

This muffins recipe is such a great base for any muffin variety you’d like to try. Using the core ingredients (all ingredients minus the walnuts and carrots) you can customize them to whatever you have on hand or you feel like eating. You can add any dried fruit like cranberries, raisins, chopped dates, or chopped dried apricots. Or you can go the fresh or frozen fruit route, and add something like blueberries, raspberries, or blackberries if you have them.

Remember to keep the base of this recipe in mind so you can get super creative whenever you feel like baking or crave something sweet.

Ripe Bananas

Using very ripe bananas is crucial to this recipe. Why? The greener the banana, the less sugar content it will have so we recommend using the ripest bananas you’ve got. You can determine how ripe they are by the color of its peel. Aim for at least spotted bananas, but dark brown is even better. Using ripe bananas when baking is amazing because it will reduce the amount of sugar you need to achieve the right sweetness.

Also, when mashing the bananas you can either leave some chunks to add some texture or you can mash them thoroughly for a smoother texture.

Let us know how they turn out!

Photos by Alfonso Revilla

Carrot Cake Muffins

5 from 19 votes

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 25 mins

Total: 35 mins

Servings: 6 muffins

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This one-bowl carrot cake muffins are the perfect on the go snack! Simple ingredients and an easy process. You’ll love them!

Equipment

• Food Processor
• Measuring Cups
• Medium Bowl
• Spatula
• muffin tin

Ingredients 

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• ▢ 1 ½ cups of mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium bananas)
• ▢ ¼ cup of granulated sugar
• ▢ ⅓ cup of canola or vegetable oil, plus more for greasing
• ▢ 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• ▢ ½ teaspoon of salt
• ▢ 1 ½ cups of all-purpose flour
• ▢ 1 cup of shredded carrot
• ▢ 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
• ▢ ¼ cup of crushed walnuts (optional)

Instructions 

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees, and lightly grease a muffin tin.
• Place the mashed bananas in a large bowl.
• Add the sugar, oil, baking powder, baking soda, salt, flour, cinnamon, and gently mix together until well combined.
• Fold the carrots and walnuts (if using) into the batter.
• Spoon the batter into the muffin tin, filling each cup to the top.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until the muffins are golden brown.

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Notes

• When mashing the bananas you can either leave some chunks to add some texture or you can mash them thoroughly for a smoother texture.
• Use the ripest bananas you have for maximum sweetness.

Nutrition

Calories: 331kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 5gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gSodium: 463mgPotassium: 259mgFiber: 3gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 3590IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 61mgIron: 2mg

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Additional Info

Author: Toni Okamoto

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Method: Oven

Diet: Vegan

Keywords: carrot cake, carrot muffins, muffins, vegan cake, vegan dessert, vegan muffins

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