Carrots!

So carrots were on sale this week at my favourite grocery store (No Frills...cheap and efficient:), so I picked up about 9 pounds of them:) Carrots have for a long time been a personal fav veggie for me, and I'm always looking for new ways to use them.

Today I came up with this yummy carrot muffin recipe. These muffins are extremely moist and don't rise much, so they're really more of a soft square/muffin...If that makes sense...I'm going to say just try them and you'll see what I mean. They are very tasty, freeze well, and, most importantly, are healthy! With natural sugars and whole grains, plus the fibre and nutrients from the carrot, these muffins were a hit in our house:)

Without further ado, here's the recipe:)

Healthy Carrot Muffins

1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup bran
2 cups grated carrots (2-4 carrots)
1 cup dates
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 eggs
1/2 cup apple sauce
1/2 cup raisons

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Soak dates in warm water, and set aside for approx. 10 minutes.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, bran, baking soda and cinnamon.
3. Grind dates up in the food processor until they form a large ball.
4. In a separate bowl, mix dates, carrots, apple sauce and eggs. Fold into dry mixture. Throw in and mix the raisons.
4. Separate into a muffin tin, and bake for approximately 20-30 minutes.

More awesome carrot recipes to come! Be blessed today!