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Healthy Carrot Raisin Muffins With Freshly Milled Flour

These Healthy Carrot Raisin Muffins with Fresh Milled Flour are naturally sweetened, full of whole grains, and perfect for an on-the-go breakfast. They are also wonderful for meal prepping!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Course Breakfast

Ingredients
  

Dry Ingredients

  • 2 cups fresh milled flour 240 grams of soft white wheat berries
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Wet Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup avocado oil
  • 1 ripe banana
  • 2/3 cup pure maple syrup
  • 1 orange zest and juice
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Mix Ins

  • 2 carrots grated
  • 1 apple grated
  • 1 cup raisins

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
  • Next, mash the banana in a large bowl. Then add the rest of the wet ingredients - 1/2 cup of avocado oil, 2/3 cup of maple syrup, 3 room temperature eggs, zest the orange and juice it, and 1 tsp of vanilla. Whisk until well combined.
  • Mill your flour (use a fine setting) and add with the rest of your dry ingredients - 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp baking soda,1/2 tsp cinnamon, and 1/4 tsp salt to a medium bowl. 
  • Pour the dry ingredients that are in a separate bowl into the wet ingredients and mix together with a wooden spoon. Only mix the flour mixture until no flour is visible, do not overmix.
  • Let the batter sit while you grate your carrots and apple on a box grater. Once shredded, gently fold into the batter.
  • Use a large ice cream scoop (I've found this works best for muffins) and fill the muffin tin. These will be full to the very top.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes until the edges are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
  • Let cool for 10 minutes in the muffin tin and then put on a wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy!

Notes

  • Use an ice cream scoop to fill the muffin pan. I do this for any muffin I bake and I've found it to be the least messy option!
  • Fresh-milled flour recipes generally do better if you let the batter sit so the flour can absorb the liquid. For these muffins, the batter doesn't need to sit long so the amount of time it takes to shred the carrots and apple is perfect.
  • For best results do not buy pre-shredded carrots from the grocery store. The texture is totally different and these will not turn out as well.
  • If you forget to put the eggs out to come to room temperature put them in a bowl of warm water for a few minutes. 
Keyword freshly milled flour, muffins