Carrot Muffins are soft, delicious cakes made by baking a blend of flour, butter, carrot & sugar in mold. Carrot Muffins are a healthy & quick way of addressing snack needs for the home. Carrot Muffins make the regular tea time a high tea moment!
I love whole wheat bakes and was on the look out for whole wheat carrot muffins recipe and this one was apt. I tried it with cane sugar,though the muffins didn’t puff up and was dense,we love the texture very much.Mittu didn’t complain so it was a win win for me 🙂 I am sure am going to try such healthy bakes often.
Soft moist delicious carrot muffins ready.You can even give this for kids breakfast.wholesome and healthy too!
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Carrot Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 and 1/4 cup wheat flour
- 3/4 cup carrot grated
- 1 cup cane sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 cup yogurt
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 to 3 tablespoon walnuts chopped
Instructions
- Measure and take cane sugar in a mixing bowl, add water to it.
- Whisk it well then strain to remove impurities, set aside.
- Wash 2 small carrots, trim the edges, peel off the skin and grate them finely. Measure and keep it ready.
- In a mixing bowl, take curd add cane sugar syrup.
- Add oil, and whisk it well then add vanilla essence.
- Measure whole wheat flour, take it in a siever, add salt, baking soda and baking powder. Sieve it twice.
- Then add the sieved flour to the curd mixture.
- Whisk it well it will thick but flowing batter. Now add carrot and fold it .
- Preheat oven at 180 deg C for 10mins.
- Meanwhile line the muffin tray with liners.
- Using a ice cream scooper scoop out the batter and add it to the liners till 3/4th level.
- Sprinkle chopped walnuts.
- Bake in pre-heated oven for about 20mins or until the top turns golden.
- Cool down then store Carrot Muffins.
Notes
- I used homemade atta.
- The batter should be flowing but thick.
- Keep an eye after 20mins and bake accordingly. Insert a tooth pick and check.
- I added chocolate semiya for few muffins for mittus sake like here.
- I got 15 medium sized muffins as my muffin liners were a bit small.
- You can even bake this cake in a cake mold / loaf pan in that case it may take more time to bake may be 35-40mins. Timing may vary..so plus or minus 5mins according to your oven.
Carrot Muffins Recipe Step by Step
- Measure and take cane sugar in a mixing bowl,add water to it.
- Whisk it well then strain o remove impurities,Set aside.Wash 2 small carrots.trim the edges peel off the skin. and grate them finely.
- Measure and keep it ready.In a mixing bowl,take curd add vane sugar syrup.
- Add oil, and whisk it well then add vanilla essence.
- Measure whole wheat flour,take it in a siever,add salt,baking soda and baking powder.Sieve it twice.Then add the sieved flour to the curd mixture.
- Whisk it well it will thick but flowing batter.Now add carrot and fold it .
- Preheat oven at 180 deg C for 10mins.Meanwhile line the muffin tray with liners.Usinga icecream scooper scoop out the batter and add it to the liners till 3/4 th.Sprinkle chopped walnuts.
- Bake in preheated oven for about 20mins or until the top turns golden.
Cool down then store.
Expert Tips
- I used homemade atta.
- The batter should be flowing but thick.
- Keep an eye after 20mins and bake accordingly.Insert a tooth pick and check.
- I added chocolate semiya for few muffins for mittus sake like here.
- I got 15 medium sized muffins as my muffin liners were a bit small.
- You can even bake this cake in a cake mold / loaf pan in that case it may take more time to bake may be 35-40mins.Timing may vary..so plus or minus 5mins according to your oven.
Anitha
I have one doubt, what is cane sugar?
Sharmilee J
It is unrefined sugar, we call it karumbu sarkarai in tamil
Lakshmi
can we use powdere jaggery instead of cane sugar?? I have powdered jaggery granules with me.
Sharmilee J
yes you can
Lakshmi
How many days can we store it? ( refrigerated or otherwise too). Would love to make this and take it for our vacation as a snack for my toddler in case it stays good even outside refrigerator.
Sharmilee J
may be 2 days in room temperature
Geeta
can we use normal sugar instead of cane sugar?
Sharmilee J
yes you can
Abi Madhavan
What oil have u used.. Can I use olive oil
Sharmilee J
I used normal cooking oil
Zak
Is there an alternative for yoghurt? Can we use curd?
Sharmilee J
yes you can