Healthy and Delicious Morning Glory Breakfast Muffins
This moist Morning Glory breakfast muffins recipe packed with carrots, apples, pineapple, raisins, coconut, and walnuts. These muffins are perfect for breakfast, snack, or dessert. Keep some in the freezer to grab when you need an energy boost.
Servings: 12 muffins
Calories: 278kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup sweetened shredded coconut
- ¾ cups raisins see note 1
- 1 large crisp apple peeled and grated see note 2
- 8 oz. crushed pineapple drained (see note 3) you may press the pineapple with paper towels to remove the moisture.
- 2 cups medium carrots peeled and grated about 4 carrots, see note 4
- ½ cup walnuts toasted and coarsely chopped see note 5
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Adjust the oven rack to the middle position and heat the oven to 350℉. Great a 12-cup muffin tin.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Add coconut, raisins, apple, pineapple, carrots, and walnuts and stir to combine.
- In a small bowl, whisk together eggs, oil, and vanilla until smooth. Gently add egg mixture to the dry mixture stir carefully to combine (do not overmix).
- Using a greased ⅓ cup measure, portion the batter into each muffin cup. Bake until golden and a toothpick inserted into the center of the muffin comes out with just a few crumbs attached, about 25-35 minutes, rotating the pan half-way through baking.
- Let the muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes then flip out onto a wire rack and let cool for 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Raisins: you may use regular raisins, golden raisins, dried cranberries, or chopped dried cherries or omit entirely.
- Apple: use peeled and grated apples this ensures the batter is moist while adding a hint of natural sweetness. You may also substitute raspberries or blueberries for the apple.
- Crushed pineapple: this measures to a small can of pineapple. Pour the fruit into a strainer to drain off the excess liquid. Press dry with paper towels.
- Carrots: You’ll need about 4 carrots, this makes about 2 cups once peeled and grated. Don't be tempted to buy the grated carrots from the grocery store. Freshly grated carrots make all the difference and you'll be rewarded in the taste.
- Walnuts: to toast walnuts spread the nuts out on a parchment paper-lined sheet pan, roast the nuts 350℉ oven for 7 to 10 minutes.
FREEZER: Morning Glory muffins can be cooled, wrapped in 2 layers of plastic, and frozen for up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature.
Nutrition
Calories: 278kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 322mg | Potassium: 234mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 3467IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 2mg