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Up an at 'em! It's time to face a new day, which is made infinitely easier with these Rise & Shine Muffins! These little nourishing treats are tender, sweet, and just loaded with all sorts of tasty and healthy goodies! Bright carrots, juicy apples, sweet coconut, crunchy pecans, and jammy raisins fill each bite of Rise & Shine Muffins! A new day rises, and you'll be ready to rise to the occasion with this breakfast in your tummy!
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole-wheat flour, spooned and leveled
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups Golden Delicious or Gala apples, peeled and shredded
- 1 1/4 cups carrots, optional, peeled and finely shredded
- 1/2 cup sweetened coconut, shredded
- 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
- 1/2 cup raisins, separated if clumped
Directions
Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Step 2 -Line 15 muffin cups with paper liners.
Step 3 -Lightly coat the muffin liners with nonstick cooking spray.
Step 4 -In a medium mixing bowl, add the whole-wheat flour, the all-purpose flour, the baking soda, the salt, the cinnamon, and the nutmeg and whisk to combine
Step 5 -In a separate large mixing bowl, add the brown sugar, the vegetable oil, the applesauce, the eggs, and the vanilla and whisk until well-blended.
Step 6 -Add the apples, the carrots, and the coconut to the wet ingredients mixture and stir to combine.
Step 7 -Add the flour mixture, the pecans, and the raisins to the wet ingredients mixture and fold until just combined into a batter.
Step 8 -Divide the batter among the prepared muffin cups, filling each one until nearly full.
Step 9 -Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the muffin comes out clean, about 19-23 minutes.
Step 10 -Allow the muffins to cool in the pan for 5 minutes.
Step 11 -Transfer the muffins to a wire rack to cool completely.
Step 12 -Serve.
