Healthy Carrot Muffins for Toddlers with No Added Sugar
Full of wholesome ingredients like oats, carrots, and unsweetened applesauce!Add in chopped raisins to enhance the sweetness, and serve warm with cream cheese or almond butter spread on top! Toddlers and moms and dads alike may also love dipping these muffins in a side of Zois plain Greek yogurt. These healthy toddler muffins can easily be made dairy-free, nut-free, and/or gluten-free.
Equipment
- 1 large bowl
- 1 mixing fork or spoon
- 1 regular-sized muffin tin (12 muffins)
Ingredients
- 3/4 Cup Whole wheat flour Oat flour, gluten-free 1-1 baking flour, or all-purpose flour are also good substitutes!
- 1/2 Cup Rolled Oats
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1 Cup Unsweetened Applesauce
- 1 1/4 Cups Shredded Carrot
- 2 Eggs or substitute with 2 flax eggs: 2 Tbsp flaxseed meal mixed with 2.5 Tbsp water, mix and let thicken for 5 minutes
- 3 Tablespoons Coconut Oil or Canola Oil use room temperature coconut oil so it mixes in easily
- 2 Tablespoons Almond Butter
- 1/4 Cup Chopped Raisins
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Throw all the ingredients into a large bowl and mix until combined.
- Grease a muffin tin with your preferred method (butter, coconut oil, canola oil)
- Pour the muffin batter into the oiled muffin tin and pop them in the oven to bake.
- Bake for 23 minutes (bake mini muffins for 16 minutes). See post section on muffin doneness.
- Let baked muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Then transfer them to a plate to finish cooling.
- Spread some cream cheese or almond butter on top if desired and enjoy!
- Store in an airtight container.
Notes
I generally avoid using muffin liners with these muffins. They tend to really stick to the liners so I always opt for a quick spray of coconut oil for the muffin tin.