Morning Glory Muffins

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These Morning Glory Muffins are packed with vegetables, fruit, and nuts, creating a delicious breakfast treat or snack.

Kick them up a notch by passing softened butter or cream cheese at the breakfast table. We guarantee that, after one bite, your morning will be full of glory!

Optional: If you wish, use half all-purpose flour and half whole wheat flour. Whole wheat flour is processed less than all-purpose flour to retain more nutrients and fiber, however, it may have a courser texture.

Optional: If you wish, substitute white sugar for brown sugar. Brown sugar isn’t any healthier but it has more of a rich, molasses taste some people prefer.

Remember: This recipe makes at least 36 muffins! If you have extra, just freeze for another day or another event!

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Ingredients

4 cups flour
2-1/2 cups sugar
4 teaspoons baking soda
4 teaspoons cinnamon
pinch of salt
4 cups grated carrots
1 cup raisins
1 cup shredded coconut
2 apples, peeled and grated (Cortland, Empire, Golden Delicious)
3/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
6 eggs
2 cups vegetable oil
4 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix together the flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Stir in the carrots, raisins, coconut, apples, and nuts (if using). In a separate bowl, beat the eggs with the oil and vanilla. Add to the flour mixture and combine well. Spoon the batter into greased or paper-lined muffin tins and bake 35 minutes.

Yield: 

36 medium-size muffins

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Manchester Highlands Inn, Manchester, Vermont

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morning glory muffins

Submitted by Cathie Leslie on

I also add a whole orange - peel and all. Chop in food processor along with nuts, carrots, apples, coconut, cranberries.

Thanks for the tip, Cathie.

Thanks for the tip, Cathie. Sounds delicious.

Morning glory muffins

Submitted by Nikki on

For about 15 years, I’ve made muffins like these (my own recipe) except no coconut, and a different nut besides walnuts (they burn my mouth). But I have a tip: substitute butter for the oil. Butter moistens baked goods as they age but oil DRIES as it ages. So day-old muffins (or more) will continue to dry out but if made with butter, they’ll be just as moist as the first day.

use butter in place of oil in muffins

Thanks for the tip, Nikki!

how much butter?

Submitted by Paul on

How much butter would you use to substitute for 2 cups of oil in this recipe?

morning glory muffins

Submitted by Chris on

I make these all the time. Love the carrot, spice, crunch flavor and texture! A real winner.

Morning glory muffins

Submitted by Glenda Queen on

This recipe looks wonderful. But I would expect more than 36 muffins from that large quantity of ingredients .

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Submitted by Chris on

Muffins are all different because it depends on how much you fill the cups. My blueberry muffin recipe is supposed to make 12 muffins but I always get 9. Sounds like you'll get at least 36 here. They look really yummy.

Morning glory muffins

Submitted by Penny on

Sometimes a little less health and a little more tastes wonderful is good. These sound wonderful.

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Thanks for chiming in, Penny. We hope you give them a try and enjoy them as much as we do.

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