Carrot Cake Muffins

  • Clock Icon Prep 30 mins Cooking 30 mins
  • Dinner Icon Serves 12

These muffins are transformed into mini carrot cakes by the delicious cream cheese icing!

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups The Healthy Baker Self Raising Flour
  • 1 cup caster sugar
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¼ cup chia seeds
  • 1 ½ cups grated carrot
  • 1 cup chopped fresh pineapple (or canned)
  • ½ cup chopped pecans
  • 2 eggs at room temperature
  • 80g butter melted

For the cream cheese icing:

  • 100g spreadable cream cheese at room temperature
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • ¼ cup icing sugar

Instructions

1

Preheat the oven to 190°C /170°C fan-forced. Line 12-hole muffin tray holes with muffin paper cases.

2

Combine the flour, sugar, ground cloves, chia seeds and nutmeg in a large mixing bowl. Stir in the carrot, pineapple and pecans. Make a well in the centre.

3

Use a fork to whisk together the eggs, orange juice and butter. Stir into flour mixture until just combined. Don't over-mix, the batter should still be a little lumpy.

4

Evenly spoon mixture into paper cases. Bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes or until golden and cooked when tested with a skewer. Cool for 5 minutes in the tin and turn out onto a wire rack.

5

Beat together the cream cheese, maple syrup and icing sugar. Serve with the muffins.

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