Easy and Healthy Apple Carrot Oatmeal Muffins

Soft and full of flavor, these apple carrot oatmeal muffins {a.k.a. morning glory muffins} feature whole wheat goodness to start your day.

Packed with moisture, these apple carrot muffins feature Honeycrisp apples and sweet grated carrot and a surprise of tangy dried cranberries.

Mornings are busy in my house.

And we don’t always have time to sit down to a nicely prepared breakfast.

These healthy muffins are great for a quick breakfast, an afternoon snack and even a school snack.

I’m always creating new favorite muffin recipes to feed my family that are healthy and guilt-free.

These morning glory muffins, also known as sunshine muffins, pack a nutritious punch of fresh fruits and vegetables in each bite.

Any way I can sneak fruits and vegetables into my kids I do!

My entire family are big fans of my double chocolate zucchini muffins which also feature sweet carrots and a whole wheat flour mixture.

Because I was out of zucchini and the kids were asking for healthy breakfast muffins, I had to get creative in the kitchen.

I had plenty of apples and carrots in the fridge and hence this apple carrot muffin recipe was born.

The trick to making these wholesome muffins super moist is being generous with the shredded carrots and grated sweet apple.

The hardest part is grating the carrots and making sure your fingers stay intact.

I used a steel box grater but a food processor would also work well.

And it’s easier on the fingers!

These carrot apple muffins would also be delicious with pecans sprinkled on top.

And while I kept this original recipe simple, a half teaspoon of cinnamon and allspice would add warm spices to these delicious muffins and be ideal for fall.

How to make these apple oatmeal muffins healthy

To make these muffins healthy, it’s important to use the right ingredients.

I am always a fan of using both white flour and regular whole wheat flour in my recipes.

You can not tell a difference in the taste and you get the benefit of the dietary fiber you need with the combination of apple and carrots in the mix.

Can you reduce the amount of sugar in these muffins

You can reduce half the sugar with unsweetened applesauce, which has a one-to-one ratio with sugar.

The more you reduce sugar, the drier and more crumbly these muffins will be.

Similar to cake, the texture and volume of the muffins will be affected by the reduction of sugar.

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