You Will Need:
- 1 cup milk
- 1/8 cup melted coconut oil (slightly cooled)
- 2 Tablespoon melted salted butter (slightly cooled)
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 cup unbleached all purpose flour
- 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
- 2 tsp. Ceylon cinnamon or 1 1/2 tsp. regular cinnamon
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. sea salt
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- about 1/2 cup or more of desired add-ins, like raisins, dates, shredded coconut, pumpkin seeds, cashews, walnuts, or other nuts, and chocolate chips. Note: I divide our muffin mixture evenly into two separate bowls, before adding the add-ins, so that I can make half of the muffins with just a chopped date and the other half with the add-ins that my husband likes. He likes to add trail mix with dried fruits, nuts, and coconut, and a few chocolate chips, and a few walnuts.
Preheat oven to 350, grease muffin pans with butter
Note: Recipe makes 12-14 muffins depending on the amount of add-ins you add.
In a large bowl mix milk, eggs, maple syrup, vanilla extract and melted coconut oil and butter until combined. Stir in dry ingredients, fold in carrots and other add-in ingredients. Spoon into buttered muffin pans, filling each muffin tin to almost full. Bake 40 minutes or until golden brown. Take out of the oven, carefully take a knife and cut around the edge of each muffin, and then let them cool in pan for a couple of minutes, then carefully twist the muffins to loosen them out of the pan, lift out with a fork. Let cool completely on baking racks. Store underneath a glass dome cake plate or in airtight container. Best if eaten within 3 days, can be reheated in the oven, if desired. (We like to reheat them on the 3rd day, for improved texture and flavor, in 350 degree oven for 8 minutes).
Note:
For an extra treat, you can add a glaze to the top of these after they are cool. For the glaze you don't even have to measure, just put some sifted confectioner's sugar in a small bowl, add in a tablespoon of milk, and mix, then add in more milk a little at a time until desired consistency, a few drops of vanilla extract can be added as well.....so easy and tastes yummy!
Enjoy!