
Marley Goldin
As a Mom, certified foodie, content creator, and qualified environmental scientist, Marley is dedicated to creating attainable, sustainable recipes and sharing them along with her favorite green tips for living a more environmentally friendly lifestyle.
Ingredients
For the carrot muffins
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup Florida Crystals® Regenerative Organic Certified® Light Brown Sugar
- ½ cup Florida Crystals® Regenerative Organic Certified® Raw Cane Sugar
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tsp baking powder 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- ⅓ cup vegetable or canola oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups chopped matchstick carrots
For the spiced cream cheese frosting
- 16 oz (2 blocks) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup Florida Crystals® Regenerative Organic Certified® Powdered Sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- ¼ tsp all-spice
- Optional: green, red, and yellow gel food coloring for carrot design
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a muffin tin.
Step 2
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, both sugars, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder.
Step 3
Add the apple sauce, oil, eggs, and vanilla extract and whisk again until smooth.
Step 4
Fold in the carrots and fill your muffin cups about ¾ of the way.
Step 5
Bake on the top rack for 18-22 minutes. Allow to cool completely before frosting.
Step 6
While your muffins are cooling, make your cream cheese frosting. To a large bowl, add the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and spices and use a hand mixer on high to whip until smooth.
Step 7
Optional: Add about ¼ cup of frosting each into two small bowls. Add a few drops of green food coloring to one, and a drop of red and 2 drops of yellow food coloring to the other. Mix to make colored frosting for your carrot design.
Step 8
Transfer your frosting to a piping bag and generously top each muffin. For the optional carrot design, draw 3 thin green lines spreading out from a point to represent the carrot leaves, then pipe a thicker orange line from the tip of your leaves to represent the carrot. Enjoy!
YOU CAN ALSO TRULY NOTICE A DIFFERENCE IN THE BAKED GOODS WHEN CHOOSING FLORIDA CRYSTALS® VS. ANOTHER BRAND.
- THE BANANA DIARIES, BRAND PARTNER