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Mini Carrot Cake Muffins

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Delicious and quick to make, these can be frozen a head of time and defrosted as needed. If you want to make it gluten free simply swap the spelt flour for gluten free flour of choice.

 

Recipe

Makes 12 mini muffins, prep time 10 min, cook time 15 min.

1 large carrot

½ C sugar-free jam

2 Tbsp. olive oil

1 Tbsp. water

¼ C sunflower seeds

¼ C pumpkin seeds

1 tsp egg replacer (can be found in most supermarkets)

1 C spelt flour

1 tsp baking powder

½ tsp ground ginger

½ tsp cinnamon

 

Grease a mini muffin tray and preheat oven to 180C. Grate carrot into a bowl and mix in jam, oil, and water. In another bowl mix together seeds, egg replacer, flour, baking powder and spices. Add wet ingredients to dry and mix until just combined. Spoon mixture into muffin tin.

Bake for 12-18 minutes until golden and springy to touch. Remove from oven and allow to cool for a couple of minutes before transferring into wire rack. Store in an airtight container in fridge.

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