Food to Eat and Fill Your Soul: Morning Glorious Muffins

This morning I was hungry for muffins. I debated between blueberry and these “glorious” muffins. These won the debate. I did hesitate because of the number of ingredients it takes to make these muffins but then I thought about how good they tasted. Don’t let the ingredient list scare you, they are worth it.

It is 6:15 a.m. and very dark outside yet so there is no daylight to help me out with the pictures so bear with me here.
These are the ingredients you will need: flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, eggs, olive oil, applesauce, vanilla, carrots, apples, coconut, raisins, craisins and pecans. Did the list scare you?

In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour (I used whole wheat for one of the cups), 3/4 cup sugar, 2 tsp baking soda, 2 tsp cinnamon and 1/2 tsp salt. Mix this up until combined.

In a separate bowl add 3 eggs, 1/2 cup olive oil, 1/2 cup applesauce and 1/2 tsp vanilla. Whisk this together until well combined.

Now you will need 1 1/2 cups shredded carrots, 1 1/2 cups shredded apples, 3/4 cup coconut, 1/2 cup raisins and 1/2 cup craisins.

Mix this all together.

Pour the mixture into the dry ingredients and stir just until combined.

Add 1/2 cup chopped pecans.

The batter will be very thick.

Scoop into greased muffin tins.

I like to sprinkle a little raw sugar on the tops. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 20 minutes. Remove muffins from pan and cool on wire racks.

MORNING GLORIOUS MUFFINS
2 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
3 eggs
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup applesauce
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups shredded carrots
1 1/2 cups shredded apples
3/4 cup coconut
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup craisins
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl. In another bowl whisk together the eggs, oil, applesauce and vanilla. Add the carrots, apples, coconut, raisins and craisins to the egg mixture. Mix well. Add to dry ingredients and stir just until moistened. Stir in the pecans. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Makes 18 muffins.