Cheryl’s Healthy Morning Glory Muffins

I love me a good, healthy breakfast option. When I find one I love, I tend to stick with it. Which explains why I’ve had approximately 323 spinach and pineapple smoothies in the past several months…

A month or two ago, my co-worker brought these amazing morning glory muffins into work. I ate one (and then another) and then went right to her desk and asked her for the recipe.

When she sent it, it was even better than I’d thought—whole wheat flour, oil, apple butter, and lots of super healthy add-ins like coconut, walnuts, and carrots. And yet they tasted so indulgent!

They jumped to the top of my “must make” list, and I tried them out a couple weeks later. The recipe was super easy and they turned out so well! I kept them at my desk for breakfast and a mid-morning snack until they were all gone. 

Preheat the oven to 350 F.  Stir together flour, baking soda, and sugar.

Shred the carrots and add them.

As well as the apples.

Add all the other remaining ingredients—walnuts, apple butter, craisins, eggs, oil, coconut, and vanilla—and stir until everything is just barely combined.

It’ll be a shaggy mess, but that’s okay.

Spray your muffin tins with cooking spray and then spoon batter into each cup, about 2/3 full.

Bake for around 20 minutes, until they’re golden brown on top and spring back slightly when you push on them with your finger.

Cool for around 15 minutes, and then if you feel like it you can brush the tops with pure maple syrup for a little extra moistness and sweetness. But they definitely don’t need it, they’re super moist and plenty sweet on their own.

These keep in an airtight container well for 3 or 4 days, but after that they tend to go a bit funky (kind of fermented-tasting), so definitely use within that timeframe.

These morning glory muffins are such a great healthy breakfast, full of fiber and nutrients and a little bit of sweet to start your day!

Other healthy breakfast recipes you’ll love:

• 5-Minute Healthy Breakfast Tacos
• Salmon & Potato Hash with Fresh Herbs
• Clean Eating Banana Oat Muffins
• Kale, Spinach, & Feta Casserole
• The Best, Easiest Iced Coffee at Home

Healthy Morning Glory Muffins

Yield: 15-18 muffins

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

These delicious morning glory muffins are the perfect healthy breakfast option, like a healthy carrot cake muffin!

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Ingredients

• 2 cups of white whole wheat flour
• 2 teaspoons of baking soda
• 1/4 cup of brown sugar
• 1 cup of shredded carrots (I did mine in my food processor)
• 1 whole apple shredded (I also did in food processor)
• 1 cup of homemade apple butter (or applesauce)
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup of canola oil or melted coconut oil
• 1/2 cup of unsweetened shredded coconut
• 1/2 cup of currants or dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup of chopped nuts (I use walnuts)
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• If your apple butter is not spiced, you might want to add cinnamon
• Optional:  pure maple syrup for brushing

Instructions

1. Stir together flour, baking soda, and sugar. Add all the remaining ingredients and stir until just combined. It's a shaggy, messy batter.
2. Spray muffin tins with cooking spray and spoon batter into each cup until about 2/3 full.
3. Bake at 350 F for about 20 minutes.
4. After removing from the oven and cooling for around 15 minutes, you can brush them with pure maple syrup on the tops for a little extra moistness---but they don't need it!

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