Clean Eating Carrot Oatmeal Muffins

Lauren Made these for me after the baby was born, they were so delicious and totally hit the spot.  Pretty healthy I think and I bet a good amount of fiber, which is great for after birth.

2 large eggs whisked, 

3/4 c applesauce ( Can use yogurt instead)

1/3 c raw honey or maple syrup, 

1 tsp vanilla extract, 

1 tsp cinnamon, 

1/2 tsp nutmeg, 

2 tsp baking powder, 

3/4 tsp baking soda, 

1/2 tsp salt, 

1 1/2 c grated carrots packed, 

1 c quick oats or oat bran, 

1 c whole wheat flour, 

1/3 c raisins or chopped dates, 

1/3 c nuts

could add protein powder

Preheat 350. Spray muffin tin or use liners. Mix all ingredients eggs--salt. Add carrots and mix, add oats and flour, raisins and nuts. Do not overmix. Bake 12 muffins for 25 minutes. Storage: refrigerator in airtight container

Bran Muffins

Bran Muffin (thanks to Sonia Roberts)

Applesauce Mix (set aside)
Half     Original Recipe

2          4 eggs
2/3c      3/4c applesauce
1/8c      1/4c oil
1/2c       1c sugar/agave/honey/maple syrup

Boil (set aside)
1 c          2c water
3/5t         5 t baking soda

Mix in a HUGE bowl

Half           Original Recipe-

2c            1 quart buttermilk (4 c)
2.5c          5c wheat flour
1/2            1 c chopped walnuts/almonds
1-2             3-5 ripe smashed bananas

Add the apple sauce mixture and the baking soda mixture
2c               4 c All bran cereal (or whole/multigrain grain cereal, leftover smashed cereal)
1c               2 c bran flakes

Cover and refrigerate overnight. I like to pour the mixture in a pitcher, that way the bowl doesn't take up a whole shelf and it is easy to pour in the muffin tins. Spray tins or use cupcake baking cups. 350 degree 20min (small tins) or 35 min (large tins).
I really liked these and so did the kids!

Optional- I added chopped (pureed) flax, sunflower seeds, and pumpkin seeds
(optional- add right before you cook raisins or choco chips)

2/11/24
substitute Sugar for molasses
substitute for the buttermilk-  (1c canned coconut milk with 3 c oat milk) with 4 T lemon juice
1 c white flour
2 c wheat flour
1 c oats
2 c frosted shredded wheat cereal (put in blender to puree with banana and some of the applesauce liquid mixture)
4 c bran cereal (put in blender to puree with some of the applesauce liquid mixture)

I baked 12 muffins right after I made them. I cooked them for 20 min and they weren't quite done yet- I added 7 more minutes.

NEXT TIME ADD-
2-4 scoops of protein powder
Flax seed
puree sunflower seeds, pepitas

2 Week Bran Muffin

2 Week Bran Muffin (thanks to Sonia Roberts)

 Applesauce Mix (set aside)
4 eggs
3/4c applesauce
1/4c oil
1c sugar/agave/honey/maple syrup

Boil (set aside)
2c water
5 t baking soda

Mix in a HUGE bowl
1 quart buttermilk
4-5c wheat flour
1 c chopped walnuts/almonds
3-4 ripe smashed bananas
Add the apple sauce mixture and the baking soda mixture
4 c All bran cereal (or whole/multigrain grain cereal)
2 c bran flakes
Optional- I add: 1/4 c chia seeds, 1/2c pureed flax, sunflower seeds, and pumpkin seeds (pureed in blender)
Optional- add right before you cook raisins or choco chips

Cover and refrigerate overnight. This mixture gets thicker in the fridge overnight. 

  I like to pour the mixture in a pitcher, that way the bowl doesn't take up a whole shelf and it is easy to pour in the muffin tins. Spray tins or use cupcake baking cups.

Optional- I did add granola to the top of each individual muffin before I cooked them.

350 degree 20-25min (small tins) or 35 min (large tins).
I really liked these and so did the kids!
Thanks Sonia Roberts!

9/9/24

made it again and so delicious.

This time, for 10 hours I had regular milk and half and half sit on the counter with lemon juice and apple cider vinegar to create buttermilk.

Honestly I started mixing everything at 8 am in the morning, but I COULDN'T actually cook them till 2pm b/c I had a full day of stuff to do. So the mixture sat on the counter obediently till I was ready.

One fun challenge- 

I didn't have bran cereal or bran flakes so I did-

2 c dry oats (pureed to powder in the blender)

1 c cornmeal

4 c white flour

1 c protein powder pancake mix

1c frosted shredded wheat cereal (pureed to powder in the blender)

1/2 c of random whatever cereal crumbs in the pantry that the kids didnt want to finish