Healthy Almond Flour Carrot Cake Muffins
These Healthy Almond Flour Carrot Cake Muffins combine mashed banana, almond flour, shredded carrot, and spices to create moist, naturally sweet muffins. The addition of dried cranberries and chopped nuts adds texture and bursts of flavor. Baked until golden brown, these muffins have a tender crumb and warm cinnamon notes, making them suitable for breakfast or a wholesome snack.
Ingredients
- 3 banana mashed (about 1 1/2 cups, large, ripe
- 2 egg large
- 2 cups almond flour Super Fine
- 1/2 tsp salt sea salt
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 cup coconut unsweetened, shredded
- 1 cup carrot about 1 large carrot, grated
- 2/3 cup dried cranberries or raisins
- 2/3 cup walnut chopped, raw, or pecans
Instructions
- If making the Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting, do so ahead of time (the cashews will need to soak for 12 hours, just as a heads up for planning purposes!)
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a muffin pan with muffin papers, or spray the holes with cooking spray.
- Mash the bananas in a mixing bowl until creamy (it's fine if there are still some chunks).
- Whisk in the eggs until the mixture is well-combined.
- Add the almond flour, sea salt, baking powder, ground cinnamon, and shredded coconut and stir well to combine.
- Stir in the raisins (or dried cranberries), chopped walnuts, and grated carrot until everything is evenly distributed throughout the batter.
- Transfer the batter to the muffin pan, filling the holes ¾ of the way up (or do as I do and fill them all the way up).
- Bake on the center rack of the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the tops are golden-brown.
- Allow muffins to cool completely before peeling the papers off to eat them. (Note: frost them after they have cooled, if desired!)
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 muffins
Amount Per Serving
Calories 209
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1of 12 | |
| Calories | 209kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.