Pineapple Carrot Muffins with Cream Cheese Frosting
These pineapple carrot muffins with cream cheese frosting are naturally sweetened and completely oil free. The best part? They taste SO good you won't even know they're healthy.
Servings: 12 muffins
Ingredients
- 1 + ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
- 1.5 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ⅓ cup +2 tbsp honey
- ½ cup applesauce unsweetened
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 +¾ cup carrots freshly grated (the pre-shredded ones aren't the same!)
- ½ cup canned crushed pineapple drained
- ½ cup chopped walnuts optional
- ½ cup raisins optional
Honey Cream Cheese Frosting
- ½ cup cream cheese room temperature
- 2-3 tablespoon plain greek yogurt
- 3-4 tablespoon honey
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a muffin tin.
- In a large bowl combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- In a separate bowl combine honey, applesauce, pineapple, eggs, and vanilla extract. Whisk to combine.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until the mixture is combined, being careful not to over mix. Add carrots, walnuts, and raisins and stir until combined, be careful not to over mix.
- Pour approximately ¼ cup of batter into each lined muffin cavity (recipe should make 12 muffins) Bake for 19-22 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow to cool, prepare icing by combining cream cheese, yogurt, vanilla and honey with an electric beater.
- Once muffins are cool, ice with the frosting and top with crushed walnuts.
Notes
*I have included the nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don't forget both your body and soul need nourishment!
Nutrition
Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 221kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 291mg | Potassium: 203mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 3294IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1mg
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