Carrot Cake Muffins
This carrot cake muffins recipe is the perfect recipe for any occasion where you want something a little bit out of the box but it's incredibly simple to make. The warm spices and sweet creamy icing make these muffins absolutely delicious.
Equipment
- 1 muffin tin
- 1 medium mixing bowl
- 1 box grater
- 1 spatula
- 1 small bowl
- 1 electric mixer
Ingredients
- 1½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¾ cup white sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- ½ tsp salt
Wet Ingredients
- ½ cup avocado oil, coconut oil, or olive oil
- 2 eggs large
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups carrots grated and chopped
Cream Cheese Icing
- 4 oz cream cheese room temperature
- ½ cup confectioner's sugar
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp whole milk or heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven ot 350 degrees F. Spray a 12 cup muffin tin with non-stick spray or line the tin with muffin liners.
- Add flour, baking soda, white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt to a medium mixing bowl and whisk together until combined.
- Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the oil, egg, and vanilla. Mix until just combined.
- Add in the shredded carrots and fold until incorporated.
- Divide the batter evenly among the 12 muffins. Fill about ⅔ of the way full to keep the muffins from overflowing while baking.
- Bake muffins for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean when placed in the center of a muffin.
- Allow to cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
- While cooling, whisk up the cream cheese icing ingredients in a small bowl. Whisk until the lumps are gone.
- Drizzle with a cream cheese icing, if desired. You may also turn your muffins upside down and dip them in the glaze. Enjoy!
Notes
- You can drizzle the frosting onto the top of the muffins using a spoon, or you can tip the muffin upside down into the frosting so that the top is fully coated.
- Use a food processor to shred your carrots for a quick and easy shortcut.
- Add some muffin liners to make these muffins even more portable and save on a messy muffin pan. These liners add a fun touch to your party table.
- For perfectly moist muffins make sure you do not over mix your batter. Fold ingredients together just until all ingredients are combined.
- Use a mixture of shredded and grated carrots for the perfect texture in each bite.
- It is best to let your eggs get to room temperature before adding them to the mixture. It allows the muffins to rise better during baking!