Description
Easy and delicious carrot cake muffins sweetened with maple syrup and bananas. A quick and healthy breakfast for mornings on the go.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup whole rolled oats
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup whole milk or almond milk
- 1/2 cup full fat Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1 egg, plus one egg yolk, room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 over ripe banana, well mashed
- 3/4 cup finely grated carrots
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, plus more for topping (optional)
For Cream Cheese Glaze
- 2 ounces softened light cream cheese
- 3 TBSP unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup confectioner’s sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 6 TBSP milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Line a twelve cup muffin pan with muffin liners or spray well with non-stick baking spray.
- In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the milk, yogurt, maple syrup, eggs, vanilla and mashed banana.
- Stir to combine well.
- Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and gently stir until a few streaks of flour remain.
- Add oats, grated carrots, and chopped walnuts. Stir until just combined.
- Do not over mix.
- Using a measuring cup or cookie dough scoop, divide the batter evenly between the 12 muffin cups.
- Bake at 425 degrees for 5 minutes, then reduce temperature to 350 degrees and bake for 10-12 additional minutes.
- Muffins are done when the tops are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Remove the pan from the oven and cool muffins completely before adding glaze.
For Cream Cheese Glaze
- Add all ingredients to a medium bowl and use a hand held mixer on low speed to combine. Once combined, increase speed to high and mix until glaze is thick but pourable. Add more milk if needed.
- Spoon the glaze over the tops of the muffins and top with chopped walnuts if desired.
Notes
Muffins may be frozen before adding glaze.
Defrost at room temperature before serving.