I have had my fair share of delicious carrot cakes, but these carrot cake muffins surpassed them all with their creamy & smooth cream cheese glaze; something to enjoy this morning!
(makes 16 & takes 30 minutes)
ingredients
1½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1½ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp salt
3 medium carrots, finely grated
½ cup maple syrup
1 tbsp olive oil
⅓ cup applesauce
1 egg
1½ tsp vanilla extract
½ cup almond milk
4 oz cream cheese
¼ cup powdered sugar
procedure
1. preheat oven to 350°F. spray muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray.
2. in a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg & salt.
3. in a large bowl, whisk carrots, maple syrup, olive oil, applesauce, egg, 1 tsp vanilla, & almond milk. stir in flour mixture.
4. pour batter into muffin cups. bake for 18 minutes. meanwhile, warm cream cheese in microwave for 30 seconds & mix in powdered sugar & vanilla. once muffins are cool, glaze muffins with cream cheese mixture.