Carrot-Apple-Flax Muffins

Health Staff
Updated
Leave the peels on the apples?the grated pieces won't affect the muffins' texture, plus you'll get fiber and cancer-fighting antioxidants.

Yields: 12 muffins

Prep Time time: 10 minutes

Cook Time time: 30 minutes

Total Time time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 white whole-wheat flour

  • 1 1/2 baking powder

  • 1 cinnamon

  • 1/2 salt

  • 1/4 flaxseed

  • 2 large eggs

  • 1/2 extra-virgin olive oil

  • 2/3 sugar

  • 2 medium carrots (about 5 oz. total), peeled and coarsely grated (about 1 cup)

  • 2 small apples (about 10 oz. total), coarsely grated (about 1 cup)

  • 1/3 golden raisins

Nutrition

calories 223

fat 11g

saturated fat 2g

cholesterol 31mg

fiber 3g

protein 4g

carbohydrate 28g

sodium 178mg

iron 1mg

calcium 60mg

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