Lightened-Up Whole Grain Morning Glory Muffins

Makes 16
Time 40 min
Lightened-Up Whole Grain Morning Glory Muffins

Packed with apples, raisins, walnuts, carrots and coconut, these morning glory muffins are gently sweetened with sweet potato purée and applesauce. The purée and applesauce replace oil in the original recipe while adding tons of moisture and flavor.

Special Diets:

Dairy FreeDairy Free
VegetarianVegetarian

Ingredients

    1 1/2 cupswhole wheat pastry flour
    1 1/2 teaspoonsbaking soda
    2 teaspoonsground cinnamon
    1 teaspoonbaking powder
    1/4 teaspoonfine sea salt
    2/3 cupunsweetened applesauce
    1/2 cupsweet potato purée, from about 1 large sweet potato, peeled, boiled, and puréed in a food processor
    1/4 cuphoney
    2 teaspoonspure vanilla extract
    2eggs
    1 cupdiced, peeled apple, such as Fuji or Gala
    3/4 cupraisins
    1/2 cupchopped walnuts
    1/2 cupgrated carrot, from about 1 carrot
    1/4 cupplus 2 tablespoons dried flaked unsweetened coconut, divided

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Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F.


In a large bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder and salt.


In a separate bowl, whisk together applesauce, sweet potato purée, honey, vanilla and eggs; add to flour mixture and stir just until combined.


Add apple, raisins, walnuts, carrots and 1/4 cup of the coconut; stir gently until combined.


Spoon batter evenly into 16 paper-lined muffin tins and top with remaining 2 tablespoons coconut.


Bake until puffed and deep golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

1 muffin

Calories

130

Total Fat

4.5g

Saturated Fat

1.5g

Cholesterol

25mg

Sodium

260mg

Total Carbohydrate

21g

Dietary Fiber

2g

Total Sugars

7g

Protein

3g

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