Yesterday I made apple/carrot muffins with a couple of my girls (daycare kiddos). Everyone LOVED the muffins. My only complaint is that they get eaten too quickly. Next time I will double the recipe. I found the recipe on motherearthnews.com
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| My helpers. Look at those cute little toes! |
Carrot Apple Muffins
1/2 cup walnuts or pecans, chopped (although I would have loved the nut, I left them out)
2 cups raw carrots (about 2 or 3 carrots)
1 large apple
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar (brown, white or a combination - I used organic)
3/4 tsp baking soda
11⁄2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
3 large eggs
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 tsp fresh ginger, grated
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 cups raw carrots (about 2 or 3 carrots)
1 large apple
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar (brown, white or a combination - I used organic)
3/4 tsp baking soda
11⁄2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
3 large eggs
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 tsp fresh ginger, grated
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease muffin cups or insert liners, if using. Peel and finely grate the carrots and apple, setting aside for later.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt and ground cinnamon. Stir in the nuts. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, oil, ginger and vanilla extract. Fold the wet ingredients and the grated carrot and apple into the flour mixture, stirring just until moistened.
- Divide the batter evenly between the prepared muffin cups and bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack. Makes 12 muffins.
While I was grating my carrots and apples with my handy dandy Salad Shooter, I was thinking about juicing apple and carrots in the Ninja blender that I've had my eye on for sometime. Yes, I dream of such things. During this thought process I decided to give "juicing" a whirl in my Oster blender. Instead of shredding my produce, I decided to put the Oster to the ultimate test by plopping in a handful of baby carrots and and quartered an apple.
It WORKED!!! WAHOO!
Apple-Carrot Smoothie
One AppleHandful of baby carrots
2 c. milk
1/4 c. yogurt
2 T. Chia Seeds
Cinnamon
Ginger
Needless to say, there will be no Ninja blender in my immediate future. I will wait until my Oster dies. I'm ok with that.
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