grain free carrot muffins recipe

grain free carrot muffins recipe

Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting is one of the most popular Easter dessert recipes. Along with its popularity comes extra calories, unwanted fat, and sugar. Yet, here’s a carrot cake muffin recipe that is truly ahead of the pack. The muffin is moist and delicious, as well as gluten- and grain-free. The dairy-free cream cheese frosting is optional, but it makes a perfect accompaniment to this tasty treat.

When I was younger, carrot cake was never one of my favorites. I always thought of it as a boring dessert that only adults enjoyed. I mean, who would take a boring vegetable like carrots and morph it into a dessert? Boy, have times changed.

And guess what? These grain-free carrot cake muffins are kid friendly, too. Plus, they make a great addition to breakfast, lunch, or dinner — and they pack well!

grain free carrot muffins recipe

Grain-Free Carrot Muffins

Ingredients

Cupcakes

(Makes eight servings) (Cooking time: 20 minutes)

  • 2 cups shredded/minced carrots
  • 1 cup almond flour
  • 1/2 cup tapioca flour
  • 2/3 cup raisins
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/4 cup melted butter
  • 1 egg, well beaten
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt

* coconut oil spray

Dairy-Free Cream Cheese Frosting (Optional)

  • 8 oz. dairy-free cream cheese frosting (softened)
  • 1/ tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 tbsp maple syrup

Directions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, mix the dry ingredients (carrots, almond flour, tapioca flour, coconut flakes, sea salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda).

In a small bowl, combine the wet ingredients (egg, vanilla, butter, and apple cider vinegar). Slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, and stir until they’re well blended.

If you’re not using paper liners, spray a muffin tin with coconut oil spray. If you are using paper liners, omit the coconut oil spray. Use an ice cream scoop to evenly distribute the batter into the muffin pan.

Bake for 20 minutes. Let the muffins cool completely before frosting or serving.

To make the optional frosting, blend the ingredients in a food processor for about 30 seconds to one minute, until smooth.

Looking for more muffin recipes? Try my banana chocolate chip muffins!

Enjoy!

About the author

Lisa Leslie-Williams

Lisa Leslie-Williams

Lisa Leslie-Williams is a pharmacist turned health and wellness lifestyle blogger, with a style that’s all her own. She lives in the Washington DC-metro area with her college sweetheart and their two homeschooled children. Since trading her script pad for a keypad, Lisa has never looked back. Inspired by changes in her own diet and health, her blog, The Domestic Life Stylist, offers posts on healthy living. Lisa passionately believes that food/wellness (and not pharmaceuticals) are the first line to attaining optimal health, self-care is a necessity (not a luxury), and “momming” with style is not an oxymoron. Lisa is frequent TV guest and has appeared on shows like the Dr. Oz show and Good Morning Washington. She's also the author of the popular e-book, “7 Dangerous Health Mistakes Every Mom Makes."

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