Apples and Carrots

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

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

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 Apple
Handful 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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