Carrot Recipe ⇾ Spiced Zucchini Carrot Muffins

Scrumptious spiced muffin recipe and a great way to sneak zucchini and carrot into your diet!

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups grated zucchini
• 1 cup grated carrots
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ cup raisins
• ½ cup chopped walnuts

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 12-cup muffin tins or line cups with paper liners.
2. Combine butter, sugar, and eggs in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in zucchini, carrots, and vanilla extract.
3. Combine flour, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, and baking powder in a separate bowl. Mix into the creamed butter mixture. Stir in raisins and walnuts. Pour batter into the greased muffin cups.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 17 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories227.3
• carbohydrateContent28 g
• cholesterolContent49.8 mg
• fatContent11.6 g
• fiberContent1.3 g
• proteinContent3.6 g
• saturatedFatContent6.1 g
• sodiumContent254.4 mg
• sugarContent12.6 g