Whole Grain Morning Glory Muffins

Makes 12 muffins

Ingredients

  • ½ cup white whole wheat flour
  • ½ cup oat flour
  • ⅓ cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp ground ginger
  • ¼ tsp ground cardamom (optional)
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt
  • 1 medium apple, peeled, cored & shredded
  • 1 cup (2 medium) carrots, peeled & shredded
  • ¼ cup sweetened shredded coconut
  • ¼ cup raisins
  • ¼ cup chopped pecans (or walnuts)
  • ½ cup milk
  • 2 tbsp canola oil
  • 1 egg
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract

Equipment

  • box grater
  • 12-tin muffin tray

How-to

  1. Preheat oven to 350º  
  2. Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl.
  3. Add fruit and nuts and stir to coat ingredients with flour
  4. Whisk together wet ingredients in a medium bowl (or measuring cup as Maria demonstrates in the video which makes for easy pouring).  Pour into dry ingredient mixture and fold together with a spatula until just combined, with only 10-15 strokes
  5. Scoop into muffin tins, filling each about ¾ full
  6. Bake 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into a muffin comes out clean
     

Tips

  • This recipe can easily be doubled to feed a crowd or freeze for later
  • You can substitute all-purpose flour for the oat and whole grain flours, but you'll lose some fiber, protein, and minerals