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Carrot-Ginger Muffins

2015-03-09 By Flavour & Savour 3 Comments

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Carrot-Gingerbread Muffins with Coconut Butter Frosting. Grain-free, dairy-free. from Flavour and Savour

Tender, sweet and moist Carrot-Ginger Muffins with gingerbread flavour, topped with Coconut Butter Frosting.
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If you love the flavour of my carrot cake cupcakes or gingerbread,  you’ll probably love these Carrot-Ginger Muffins too!

I miss muffins.

Eliminating grains from my diet has made me feel 100% better, but I do miss having muffins and bread and buns and . . . oh, toast! Warm whole-grain toast. My all-time comfort food now makes me very uncomfortable.

But now there are these Carrot-Ginger Muffins! And a whole new realm of possibilities has stretched out before me. Thanks to this recipe that I discovered in Practical Paleo, a cookbook I recently discovered, I have finally found a grain-free muffin recipe that actually turns out looking and tasting like . . . a muffin!

When you read through the recipe below, you might think there is a mistake. When I first starting gluten-free baking, I was shocked at the number of eggs used. However, this isn’t a typo. This is a recipe taken from Practical Paleo. It seems like 1/2 cup of coconut flour couldn’t possibly be enough, but coconut flour absorbs more water than almond flour does, is denser, and creates a softer product. Baked goods made with coconut flour or almond flour are significantly different in texture than those baked with all-purpose flour and they do take some getting used to.

These Carrot-Ginger Muffins are full of fresh carrots and raisins (if desired) and they have a distinct gingerbread flavour. Each muffin has about 1/4 cup of carrots, a power food that can give you a healthy dose of Vitamin A, plenty of fiber to cleanse your body, and antioxidants to make your skin glow.

Carrot-Ginger Muffins with Coconut Butter Frosting. Grain-free, dairy-free. from Flavour and Savour
But that’s not all! Top them with this amazing Orange Coconut Butter Frosting and suddenly this little lowly muffin becomes worthy of a spot at your dessert table. Coconut butter, healthy coconut oil, freshly grated orange zest and ginger and a touch of maple syrup combine to make real, honest-to-goodness frosting that would provide a wow! factor on a birthday cake too. See my post  How to Make Coconut Butter so you can make this frosting.

Carrot-Gingerbread Muffins with Coconut Butter Frosting. Grain-free, dairy-free. from Flavour and Savour

Carrot-Ginger Muffins

These Carrot-Ginger Muffins rise and are tender, sweet and moist. They're full of fresh carrots and raisins (if desired) and they have a distinct gingerbread flavour.
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Course: Baked Goods
Cuisine: American, Canadian
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 202kcal
Author: Flavour & Savour

Ingredients

  • 6 eggs
  • 1/2 cup butter or coconut oil, melted
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup cooking molasses
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup coconut flour
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  • 3 cups carrots, shredded
  • 1/2 cup raisins, optional

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Line muffins tins with 12-18 muffin liners, as gluten-free baked goods tend to stick.
  • Whisk together, or use your food processor to blend the eggs, butter, vanilla, molasses, and maple syrup. Sift the coconut four, sea salt, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and ground cloves and either stir in or pulse your food processor briefly to combine. Next add in the carrots and raisins and stir or pulse to combine.
  • Fill muffin tins with 3/4 full. Bake for 35-40 min.
  • Cool then frost with Orange Coconut Butter Frosting.

Nutrition

Calories: 202kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 192mg | Potassium: 300mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 5465IU | Vitamin C: 2.2mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 1.2mg
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Nutrition Facts
Carrot-Ginger Muffins
Amount Per Serving
Calories 202 Calories from Fat 108
% Daily Value*
Fat 12g18%
Saturated Fat 9g56%
Cholesterol 81mg27%
Sodium 192mg8%
Potassium 300mg9%
Carbohydrates 20g7%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 11g12%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 5465IU109%
Vitamin C 2.2mg3%
Calcium 48mg5%
Iron 1.2mg7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Orange Coconut Butter Frosting

Delicious creamy frosting made with coconut butter and sweetened with maple syrup.
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Course: Cakes and Cupcakes
Cuisine: American, Canadian
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 133kcal
Author: Flavour & Savour

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup coconut butter
  • 1/2 cup coconut oil
  • 1/2 tsp freshly grated ginger
  • 2 tbsp orange zest
  • 2 tbsp shredded coconut
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup

Instructions

  • Combine all frosting ingredients in a small bowl until smooth. Spread on the muffins once they have cooled.

Nutrition

Calories: 133kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 11mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 1.5mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.2mg
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This recipe was barely adapted from one I found in Practical Paleo by Diane Sanfilippo. This cookbook is a terrific resource for those making a change to a grain-free diet. It is full of information on nutrition and how it relates to your health, has 30-day meal plans and over 120 easy-to-follow recipes.

Gluten-free, dairy-free, refined-sugar free Carrot-Ginger Muffins. Paleo. These rise beautifully and are tender, sweet, and moist.

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Filed Under: Baked Goods: Quick Breads and Muffins, Healthy Snacks, Muffins Tagged With: coconut butter frosting, coconut flour, dairy-free, gingerbread, gluten-free, maple syrup, molasses, raisins

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Comments

  1. Sarah & Arkadi says

    2015-03-11 at 6:23 am

    i can totally eat that for breakfast right now! ginger eh?! nicely done!

    Reply
  2. Lily Lau says

    2015-03-11 at 4:32 pm

    You made the impossible, to make a muffin look healthy! Hahah, thank you for this lovely recipe 🙂

    Reply
    • Flavour & Savour says

      2015-03-11 at 6:25 pm

      Thanks Lily! These disappeared quickly in our house. BTW, love your site!

      Reply

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