Healthy Carrot Cake Muffins Recipe By Tasty

HEALTHY CARROT CAKE MUFFINS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
• In a large bowl, whisk the eggs until light and fluffy.
• Add in the Greek yogurt and whisk again until the mixture is smooth and fluffy.
• Pour in the maple syrup, milk, and vanilla extract. Beat the mixture again until smooth.
• Add the shredded carrots, whole wheat flour, baking powder, and cinnamon over the wet ingredients. Using a rubber spatula, fold the wet and dry ingredients together just until combined.
• Using a medium ice cream scoop, portion the batter into a greased 12-cup muffin tin.
• Bake for 20 minutes, until the muffins have risen and set.
• For the frosting, beat the cream cheese in a small bowl until smooth.
• Add in the maple syrup and vanilla and beat again until the mixture is well combined.
• Once the muffins have cooled, use a small ice cream scoop to spoon a bit of the frosting on top of the muffins. Gently tap the muffins on the counter to smooth out the layer of frosting on top.
• Enjoy!

HEALTHY CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• In one large bowl, whisk the eggs for 10 seconds. Add yogurt, oil, maple syrup, milk and vanilla extract; whisk well and set aside.
• In another large bowl, add flour, cinnamon, baking powder + soda, and salt; whisk well breaking any baking soda or powder lumps. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, spray large 9 x 13 baking dish with cooking spray and set aside. Preheat large skillet on low heat, add walnuts and toast for a few minutes (until fragrant), stirring occasionally. Add coconut flakes and toast another minute, stirring frequently. Turn off the heat. Grate carrots.
• Add dry ingredients to a bowl with wet, stir gently until combined (do not over mix).
• Add carrots, walnuts and coconut flakes; stir gently just enough to combine.
• Pour into previously prepared baking dish and bake for: 9 x 13 dish - 40 minutes, 6" pans - 25-30 minutes, 8" pans - 35-40 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and cool off completely (about 4-5 hours).
• While cake is cooling down, line small colander with a coffee filter or paper towel and place on top of a small bowl. Add yogurt and let it strain in a fridge for a few hours.
• When ready to assemble your healthy carrot cake, discard the whey and add strained yogurt into a medium bowl along with icing sugar and vanilla extract. Whisk well, transfer on top of cake, spread with spatula, garnish with toasted coconut flakes (chips) and cut into 16 slices.

THE BEST CARROT CAKE YOU'LL EVER EAT RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line the bottoms of 3 9-inch round cake pans with parchment paper and grease with nonstick spray.
• Make the cake: Grate the carrots on the large holes of a box grater. You should have about 6 cups.
• In a large bowl, combine the grated carrots and buttermilk and stir until the carrots are completely coated.
• In a medium bowl, sift together the all-purpose and whole wheat flours, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, salt, baking soda, cloves, allspice and nutmeg.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment (or in a large bowl with an electric hand mixer), combine the brown and granulated sugars, eggs, and vanilla. Beat on medium speed until the mixture drips from the whisk in ribbons, about 3 minutes.
• With the mixer running on medium speed, slowly drizzle in the vegetable oil, scraping down the sides of the bowl halfway through, if necessary. Continue mixing until the mixture is fully emulsified, about 2 minutes.
• Add ⅓ of the flour mixture and mix on low speed until just combined. Add ½ of the carrot mixture and continue mixing on low speed until incorporated. Continue alternating adding the flour and carrot mixture. Remove the bowl from the mixer and use a flat rubber spatula to bring the batter together.
• Evenly divide the batter between the prepared cake pans.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cake comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Let the cakes cool for about 10 minutes, then remove from the pans and let cool completely.
• Make the frosting: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or in a large bowl with an electric hand mixer), cream together the butter, cream cheese, vanilla extract, salt, and vanilla bean seeds until creamy, about 1 minute. Add the powdered sugar and continue mixing until silky and smooth, about 4 minutes.
• Assemble the cake: Dab a bit of frosting on a cake board and place a cake layer on top. Scoop 1 cup of frosting onto the cake. Repeat with the remaining 2 layers. Use the remaining frosting to coat the top of the cake completely, leaving the sides naked.
• Slice and serve.
• Enjoy!

EASY PECAN CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F and place paper liners in standard muffin pans.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together all the dry ingredients.
• In a separate bowl or jug, whisk together the eggs, oil, buttermilk and vanilla.
• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix until well combined.
• Fold in the grated carrots and pecan nuts.
• Transfer the batter to the prepared muffin pans, filling each hole to the top.
• Top with a sprinkle of chopped pecans (optional).
• Place the pans in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes until a skewers inserted comes out clean.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool before serving.