Healthy Carrot Apple Flax Muffins
Healthy Carrot Apple Flax Muffins are made low calorie, gluten free and dairy free with nutrient dense ingredients. These nutrient packed muffins are delicious and great for a portable snack! Low Calorie + Gluten Free
Servings: 10 muffins
Calories: 180kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup carrots peeled (~2 medium carrots)
- 2 apples peeled and cored
- 2 egg whites
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups Gluten Free 1 to 1 baking flour
- 1/4 cup flax meal
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/3 cup coconut sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven 350 F. Line a muffin tin with muffin liners or spray with avocado oil spray or olive oil spray.
- In a food processor, add the carrots and apples. Pulse a few times until shredded. Set aside.
- In a standing mixer or using a hand mixer, add egg whites, olive oil, applesauce and cinnamon. Mix until eggs become frothy.
- Add sugar, baking powder and flax and mix to combine. Then slowly add flour to the mixture while mixing on low.
- Fold in the apples and shredded carrots into the batter.
- Spoon batter into muffin cavities 3/4 full. Bake at 350 F 25 to 30 minutes until a toothpick can be removed clean. Remove from the oven and cool muffins in the pan 10 minutes before removing from the baking pan.
- Store in the refrigerator in a sealed container up to 7 days or in the freezer up to 60 days.
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Notes
- My Amazon shop has more products similar to those used for this recipe and that I recommend to my weight loss clients.
- If you enjoy this recipe, check out my cookbook for more delicious and low calorie recipes.
- Almond flour version of this recipe is in my cookbook.
Nutrition
Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 180kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 32mg | Potassium: 193mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 2162IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 1mg