Spiced Carrot and Coconut Muffins

  • Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
1 cup whole wheat flour1 cup white flour2 tsp baking powder1/4 cup brown sugar1/4 cup white sugar1 tsp ground ginger1 tsp ground cinnamon1 tsp ground cardamon2 large eggs1/4 cup melted butter1 cup buttermilk1 tsp vanilla extract1 large carrot, shredded1/2 cup sweetened coconutoptional:1/2 cup raisins, soaked in warm water and then drained (not included in caloried count)1/2 cups walnuts, chopped (not included in calorie count)
Directions
Preheat oven to 350F

In a large bowl, mix both the flours, baking powder, both sugars, and all the spices.

In another bowl, mix all of the wet ingredients (from eggs to vanilla extract)

Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Mix well. Add the shredded carrots and the coconut. If you wish, add the raisins and the walnuts.

In a 12 muffin baking pan, even distribute the muffin mix (fill each space 2/3 full).

Bake for 25 minutes or until done.

Serving Size: 1 muffin

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GRACEANAQAH.

Servings Per Recipe: 12
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 182.7
  • Total Fat: 6.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 41.2 mg
  • Sodium: 107.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 29.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.9 g
  • Protein: 4.3 g

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