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Carrot Muffins Healthy Moist and Kid Approved

Carrot muffins provide a healthy, quick baking recipe perfect for school snack ideas. Try them now for delicious results!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Total Time 37 minutes
Servings: 12 muffins
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Calories: 245

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup grated carrots
  • 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/4 cup raisins

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F and line a muffin tin with paper liners or grease it really well. I always use liners because they peel off cleanly and make cleanup basically nonexistent. Grab a large mixing bowl and set it nearby because you'll need it in about 30 seconds.
  2. Whisk together the whole wheat flour, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, and salt in your large bowl. Make sure everything's distributed evenly so you don't get spice pockets in some muffins and nothing in others. This takes about two minutes of whisking—not gonna lie, I use an electric mixer here to save my arm.
  3. In a separate bowl, combine the olive oil, eggs, grated carrots, and Greek yogurt together and stir until everything looks blended. Don't overmix this part because you want it just combined. The mixture will look a little bit chunky from the carrots, and that's exactly what you want.
  4. Pour the wet ingredients into your dry ingredients and fold everything together gently with a spatula until just combined. This is the key moment—don't stir it like you're making pancake batter or your muffins will be tough and dense. I learned that the hard way after my first batch turned out like hockey pucks.
  5. Fold in the walnuts and raisins until they're spread throughout the batter. You'll have a thick, chunky mixture that looks almost like cookie dough, which is perfect. Divide the batter evenly among your 12 muffin cups—I use a cookie scoop so each one gets exactly the same amount.
  6. Bake for 22 to 24 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or with just a few moist crumbs clinging to it. The tops will turn golden brown and you'll smell that amazing cinnamon-carrot aroma through your whole kitchen. Don't panic if the tops look slightly domed—that's what you want.
  7. Let the muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then turn them out onto a wire rack to cool completely. Resist the urge to eat them while they're still warm because they're fragile at that point. Wait 15 minutes and they'll be perfect for snacking with coffee or packing into lunch boxes.