
Carrot muffins are great for breakfast or a snack. These spiced carrot muffins go the extra mile by also adding a little vegetable to an otherwise sweet treat. Just a few basic ingredients, a lot of fun spice, and about 30 minutes will get you a delicious and easy treat that even your kids will love.
I made these muffins when I was a member of the Secret Recipe Club when I was assigned the blog Samayalaria. I was really excited to be assigned a blog that is so different from mine. And a little worried about converting grams and Gas Marks in to something I knew, but a challenge is fun! I spent a lot of time perusing Samaylaria and found so many different foods that I’ve never been exposed to. There is also a slew of eggless recipes if you need to avoid eggs. I was determined to make something new and exciting!
In the end, I was not adventurous at all. I finally decided to make carrot spice muffins because it was morning and I needed breakfast. Plus I love sneaking veggies in to “cupcakes” for the kids. These were so delicious and my kids loved them! I really liked the flavor from all the spices. These muffins are perfect for a quick breakfast on Easter morning, too.
I did make a few changes to the recipe. I didn’t have any yogurt or buttermilk so I used sour cream instead. I left out cardamom because all I have are whole pods and I didn’t feel like pulverizing them. I’ve included salt in the recipe, but I’m listing it as optional. These were almost too salty for me so next time I’d add just a pinch at the very most. Feel free to mix in some add ins – my kids are picky so I just used carrots.
In a small bowl stir together carrots, sugar, oil, sour cream, vanilla, eggs and any mix ins.
Spiced Carrot Muffins: Secret Recipe Club
Ingredients
Instructions
In a larger bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and all spice.
Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir just until combined. Mixture will be very thick.
Fill cups of muffin tin 2/3-3/4 full with batter.
Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
Make sure to check out the other fabulous recipes in this month’s Secret Recipe Club reveal!
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Hope
September 30, 2014Thanks for sharing this recipe. I made it today and they taste wonderful. My only complaint is that they didn’t rise very much. They did get taller, but then they ended up caving in. I followed the recipe exactly. Maybe it needs more flour?
Camille
September 30, 2014Hi Hope! That is often an indication of too much baking powder. The 1/2 teaspoon worked fine for me but maybe try cutting that back to 1/4 teaspoon next time and see if that works.
Chaya
January 14, 2013I love carrot muffins, carrot cake, carrot anything so I am sure I would love these. Good choice of SRC recipe.
Corina
January 14, 2013I love carrot cake and spiced cakes so I know I would love these.
Jayasri
January 14, 2013Hi Camille, thank you so much for trying out these muffins, these muffins were basically from Bakerstreet.tv, check out her blog she has numerous muffin recipes, my kids too enjoyed it. Hope your children liked it and you people enjoyed it.
Camille
January 14, 2013Thanks for the tip, Jayasri! That’s a great site for muffins. 🙂 Enjoyed your blog. Keep up the great cooking!
Shelley C
January 14, 2013What a great choice – I love carrot muffins – delicious and healthy all at the same time.
colleen
January 14, 2013I was just thinking about finding a go-to carrot muffin! Love the spices, too. I’ll have to give this a go.
Heather
January 14, 2013Oh I need to make these! I’m always looking for a way to get my daughter to eat more vegetables plus it’s been a couple weeks since I’ve made muffins.
danielle
January 14, 2013I may need to make these for my kids (and for me) the flavors sound wonderful.
Miz Helen
January 14, 2013Good Morning Camille,
I sure would like to have one of these awesome Spiced Carrot Muffins to go with my coffee. This is a great recipe for the SRC, thanks for sharing.
Miz Helen