Easy Banana Carrot Muffins (2024)

Banana Carrot Muffins that are deliciously moist, soft and fluffy. They’re naturally sweetened from the banana and carrot and you can't even see the carrot. Minimal ingredients, 10 minutes of Prep, and 22 minutes in a hot oven and your house will be filled with the aroma of healthy sweet muffins. They're also dairy free!

Recipe Highlights:

• These muffins are naturally sweetened and contain no added sugar
• They’re high in fibre so they are more filling
• Only 10 minutes of prep
• 8 simple ingredients
• No food processor or blender required
• The recipe makes 10 regular sized muffins and can easily be scaled to make a double batch or mini muffins
• They are delicious on their own, or with a little butter
• The freeze for upto 2 months

Looking for something quick, easy and bit sized? Try these Carrot Cake Bliss Balls. Super easy, healthy and filling.

Ingredients

Ingredient Notes:

• Bananas: Don’t attempts to make this recipe with bananas that aren’t ripe or have any green bits on them. They will not be sweet enough. The riper the bananas the better, and the sweeter your muffins will taste.
• Carrot: Use fresh peeled carrots that have been grated with a box grater. Avoid buying the pre shredded carrot as it tends to be hard and wiry and not soft and juicy when you grate them fresh at home
• Granulated Sweetener: Monkfruit is my preferred natural sweetener for this recipe, however you could also use Natvia Stevia which is another type of granulated sweetener. Just make sure the alternative sweetener you’re using measures like sugar.
• Spelt Flour: Spelt flour works well in baking and is a wheat free flour and I find it produces lighter baked goods. Alternatively could use the same quantity of plain or all purpose flour.
• Olive oil: keeps them moist and fluffy
• Vanilla: Vanilla extra or vanilla bean extract will work.

How To Make

1. Add flour, baking powder and granulated sweetener to a bowl and stir to combine
2. In a separate bowl, peel and mash bananas.

3. Add grated carrot to the banana, along with the oil and vanilla and mix together. Whisk the egg separately in a small bowl and add to the bowl, stirring together until combined into a wet batter.
4. Add the banana mixture to the flour bowl, and gently stir together until its just combined

5. Using either a silicone muffin mold, or paper inserts into a metal muffin tin, spoon the muffin mixture evenly across 10 regular sized muffin cases, filling each one to about ⅔.
6. Bake for 22 minutes in oven at 180 degrees C, or 350 degrees F. To test if they are cooked, insert a cake skewer or toothpick into the center. If it comes out clean, they are cooked.

Let muffins cool for 5 to 10 minutes in the muffin tray, then gently remove them and set on a wire rack to cool to room temperature.

Recipe Tips

These banana carrot muffins are easy to make and you don’t need any special appliances. They are so moist and fluffy thanks to the oil, and they are full of banana flavour. They are a perfect snack size and great for lunchboxes and healthy treats. They’re also dairy free, high in fibre, and are naturally sweetened like these Oatmeal Blueberry Banana Muffins.

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