Bran-Carrot-Nut Muffins

http://www.budgetbytes.com/2011/03/morning-glory-muffins/

morning glory muffins

 

 

Prep time

20 mins

Cook time

30 mins

Total time

50 mins

 

Total Cost: $4.47

Cost Per Serving: $0.25

Serves: 14

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour $0.10
• 1 cup whole wheat flour $0.16
• ½ cup oat bran $0.52
• 1 cup sugar $0.18
• 2 tsp baking soda $0.08
• 2 tsp cinnamon $0.12
• ¼ tsp salt $0.02
• ½ cup vegetable oil $0.24
• ¾ cup unsweetened applesauce $0.38
• 3 lg eggs $0.53
• 1 tsp vanilla $0.28
• 2 cups (4 med) carrots, shredded $0.49
• ½ cup raisins $0.28
• ½ cup walnuts, chopped $0.84
• ½ cup shredded coconut $0.25

Instructions

1. Wash and peel the carrots. Using a cheese shredder, shred the carrots into a bowl and then set them aside. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients: all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, oat bran, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Stir until everything is evenly combined.
3. In another fairly large bowl, combine the wet ingredients: vegetable oil, applesauce, eggs and vanilla. Whisk until evenly combined. Stir in the carrots, raisins, walnuts and coconut.
4. Pour the bowl of wet ingredients into the bowl of dry ingredients and stir just until everything is moistened and combined. Over stirring can give the muffins an undesirable texture.
5. Line a muffin tin with paper cups or spray with non-stick spray. Fill the cups to the top with the muffin batter. Bake in the oven at 375 degrees for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool on a wire rack.

Step By Step Photos

Put all of the dry ingredients in a bowl (flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, salt). Yes, there is a bowl there, it’s just glass so you can’t see it.

Stir it all up so it’s evenly mixed.

Put all of the wet ingredients in a second bowl (oil, applesauce, eggs, vanilla).

Whisk until evenly combined.

Add the rest of the ingredients (shredded carrots, walnuts, raisins, coconut) to the wet ingredients and stir it up.

Pour the wet ingredients onto the dry ingredients…

And stir it up. Stir only until everything has moistened and mixed evenly. Over stirring can give the muffins a poor texture.

Fill the muffin tin up to the top of the wells. Bake at 375 degrees (preheated oven) for about 30 minutes.