How to Make The Tarnished Apple’s Carrot Cake Muffins

Prep Time: 25 min.

Bake Time: 25 min. Bake at 425 degrees for 5 minutes, then 350 for 20 min. until the toothpick comes out clean.

Ingredients:

2 1/4c. flour

1 1/2 tsp. baking soda

1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/2.tsp. ground allspice

1/2tsp. ground ginger

1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg & cloves

1 zest of an orange

1/2tsp. salt

1 1/2c. granulated sugar

2 eggs

1c. coconut oil

1 tsp. vanilla extract

3c. peeled & shredded carrots (to make it interesting I used rainbow carrots)

1/2c. sweetened shredded coconut

1c. chopped walnuts

1/2c. crushed pineapple

1/2c. freshly squeezed orange juice with some segment pieces

Directions:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

• Prepare your muffin tins with non-stick spray and muffin liners.

• Peel, clean and grate 3 cups of carrots then set aside.

• Sift the flour, spices, baking soda and baking powder into a large bowl.

• In your Stand Mixer add the 2 eggs (at room temp) and granulated sugar. Whisk together until light and fluffy.

• Add the softened coconut oil, vanilla and grated carrots.

• Whisk together well then add the sifted dry ingredients and mix until combined together well.

• Add the chopped walnuts, coconut, zest of orange, orange juice freshly squeezed with some orange segments.

• Add the crushed pineapple and incorporate all of the ingredients into the mixture until creamy.

• In your prepared muffin tins add an ice cream scoop of batter into each.

• Bake at 425 degrees for 5 minutes, then bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean.

• The high heat the gives the muffin tops a head start!

I like to start the muffins at a higher heat, so the muffin tops get a head start.

• while the muffins are cooling down you can start on the cream cheese icing. These are the ingredients that I use. By all means use more icing sugar if you need for the right consistency that you want.

  
  

Orange Cream Cheese Icing

1 package of cream cheese (room Temp)

2 tbsp. softened butter

2 1/2c. icing sugar

Pinch of salt

1/2tsp. orange zest

2tbsp. freshly squeezed orange juice

1 tbsp. cream

Beat the cream cheese until soft, then add the orange zest, juice, salt add the sifted icing sugar and beat until creamy.

Candied walnuts

• In a saucepan melt 1 stick of butter with 1 cup of brown sugar and 2 tbsp. honey or maple syrup..

• add 1 cup of walnut halves and quarters

• stir around the nuts until they are covered.

• pour the mixture onto parchment paper.

• Set in the refrigerator until hardened.

Top a nice walnut half or quarter onto the cream cheese icing top muffin.