These muffins are also known as Morning Glory Muffins. Or, from one of the bakeries I used to work at, Mighty Muffins. The recipes always have some differences, but with the same theme... Muffins with a lot of "stuff". I like to call them Everything Muffins, the muffin equivalent of the Everything Bagel. I replaced most of the fat with applesauce, but still included some oil for texture; I also used all whole wheat flour for additional whole grain benefits!
Everything Muffins:
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup sugar (I used 1/2 cup but 1/3 would be fine!)
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 apple, shredded
- 1 cup shredded carrot
- 1/3 cup chopped pecans
- 1/3 cup chopped or sliced almonds
- 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup golden raisins
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
Preheat the oven to 350F. Combine the first 12 ingredients (flour through raisins) in a large bowl. In another bowl, whisk eggs, applesauce, and oil together until well combined.
Stir the egg mixture into the dry ingredients, just until combined.
Place liners in 12 muffin cups, or grease well. Spoon the batter into the muffin cups, all the way to the top (the batter doesn't rise much). Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes, until the muffins are set and a toothpick inserted into a muffin center comes out clean. Makes 12 muffins!
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup sugar (I used 1/2 cup but 1/3 would be fine!)
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 apple, shredded
- 1 cup shredded carrot
- 1/3 cup chopped pecans
- 1/3 cup chopped or sliced almonds
- 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup golden raisins
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
Preheat the oven to 350F. Combine the first 12 ingredients (flour through raisins) in a large bowl. In another bowl, whisk eggs, applesauce, and oil together until well combined.
Stir the egg mixture into the dry ingredients, just until combined.
Place liners in 12 muffin cups, or grease well. Spoon the batter into the muffin cups, all the way to the top (the batter doesn't rise much). Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes, until the muffins are set and a toothpick inserted into a muffin center comes out clean. Makes 12 muffins!