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A single banana carrot muffin with a bite out
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Banana Carrot Muffins

Soft and moist Banana Carrot Muffins that are easy to make and full of nutrition, also high in fibre and naturally sweetened with no added sugar.
Course Snack
Cuisine Australian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Total Time 32 minutes
Servings 10 muffins
Calories 178kcal
Author Kim

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups Spelt Flour (see note 1)
  • 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • ¾ cup Granulated sweetener that measures like sugar (see note 2)
  • 3 medium Ripe Bananas (or approx 1 cup, mashed) (see note 3)
  • 1 cup Grated carrot
  • 1 medium Egg
  • cup Olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Add flour, baking powder and granulated sweetener to a bowl and stir to combine
  • In a separate bowl, peel and mash bananas.
  • Add grated carrot to the banana, along with the oil and vanilla and mix together. Whisk the egg separately in a small bowl and add to the bowl, stirring together until combined into a wet batter.
  • Add the banana mixture to the flour bowl, and gently stir together until its just combined
  • Using either a silicone muffin mold, or paper inserts into a metal muffin tin, spoon the muffin mixture evenly across 10 regular sized muffin cases, filling each one to about ⅔.
  • Bake for 22 minutes in oven at 180 degrees C, or 350 degrees F. To test if they are cooked, insert a cake skewer or toothpick into the center. If it comes out clean, they are cooked.

Notes

  1. Spelt Flour:  this is a wheat free flour available from supermarkets.  Can be substituted with regular Plain Flour.
  2. Monkfruit Sweetener: this is my preferred natural sweetener for this recipe, however you could also use granulated Stevia which is another type of granulated sweetener. Just make sure the alternative sweetener you’re using measures like sugar.
  3. Bananas: Don’t attempts to make this recipe with bananas that aren’t ripe or have any green bits on them. They will not be sweet enough. The riper the bananas the better, and the sweeter your muffins will taste.
  4. Olive Oil:  can sub with grapseed oil, sunflower oil or vegetable oil, or you can also use butter.
  5. Carrot: Make sure to peel them before grating on a box grater.  I find 2 medium carrots makes about 1 cup.
  6. Vanilla: Vanilla extra or vanilla bean extract will work.

Nutrition

Calories: 178kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Fiber: 14g | Sugar: 5g