Carrot Cake Muffins
Soft and fluffy, these carrot cake muffins are filled with warm spices like cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. Of course, carrots too! Perfect for snacking.
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter, softened
- ½ cup granulated sugar, plus 1 tbsp for sprinkling on the muffin tops
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp table salt
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- 1½ cups grated carrots
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F or 190 degrees C and line a 12-cup muffin tin with liners.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer (a hand mixer works here to), cream together the butter and sugar on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well. Add in the vanilla and milk and mix. It will appear curdled.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger. Stir together with a fork to eliminate any lumps.
- Using the large holes on a box grater, grate your carrots. Add to the dry ingredients and toss everything together.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until there are no dry spots remaining, but being careful not to over mix.
- Divide the muffin batter equally between a 12-cup standard size muffin tip that has been lined with liners to prevent sticking.
- Sprinkle the top of each muffin with granulated sugar and bake on the middle rack for 20-22 minutes, until the tops bounce back. Let cool and store in an airtight container.
Notes
- Optional add-ins: 1/2 cup toasted, chopped pecans or walnuts or 1/3 cup raisins.
- Note that the batter is very thick. This is totally fine. The carrots release water while cooking and the dry batter keeps the muffins from becoming too dense.
- Muffins can be stored in an airtight container for up to 4 days at room temperature, 7 days in the fridge or 2 months in the freezer.
- My favorite method to reheat the muffins is to place them in the oven at 300 degrees F for 5 minutes. The tops get crunchy and your house will smell incredible!