Wicked Recipe ‹ Wicked Whole Wheat Orange Carrot Muffins

These muffins are packed with whole wheat, carrots, and orange zest. Very little guilt and lots of flavour; YUM!

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 4 eggs
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• ⅓ cup applesauce
• ⅓ cup vegetable oil
• 3 cups shredded carrots
• 1 orange, zested

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
2. Sift whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon together in a bowl.
3. Whisk eggs, brown sugar, applesauce, and vegetable oil together in a bowl. Stir egg mixture into flour mixture just until ingredients are moistened; fold in carrots and orange zest. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories219.7
• carbohydrateContent33.5 g
• cholesterolContent62 mg
• fatContent8.1 g
• fiberContent2.5 g
• proteinContent4.8 g
• saturatedFatContent1.5 g
• sodiumContent378.8 mg
• sugarContent16.2 g