Healthy Banana Carrot Muffins | The Natural Nurturer

Ingredients

• 1 cup mashed very ripe bananas
• 1 cup grated carrots
• 0.25 cup avocado oil or neutral oil
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 0.33 cup honey or maple syrup
• 0.25 cup milk of choice

• 1.25 cups whole wheat flour
• 0.5 cup rolled oats
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.25 teaspoon sea salt
• 1.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• chopped walnuts, chocolate chips, or raisins

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line a muffin tin with liners or grease with a little extra oil.
2. Place very ripe bananas in a medium bowl and mash until smooth.
3. Add carrots, oil, eggs, vanilla extract, honey/maple syrup, and milk to the bowl with the banana.
4. Mix.
5. Add flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon to the bowl with the wet ingredients.
6. Mix until just combined.
7. DO NOT over mix or your muffins might lose their lovely fluffiness.
8. If adding nuts, raisins, or chocolate chips, fold in at this time.
9. This is an optional step.
10. Portion batter into prepared muffin tin.
11. Top with add-in of choice (optional).
12. Bake for 22-24 minutes, or until muffins are golden on top and a toothpick inserted into the middle of one muffin comes out clean.
13. Allow them to cool in pan for 15 minutes before enjoying.
14. Once cooled completely, store in fridge for 4-5 days or in freezer for up to a month.