{"id":20282,"date":"2016-01-18T00:59:34","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T05:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=20282"},"modified":"2019-11-26T07:20:11","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T12:20:11","slug":"apple-carrot-muffins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2016\/01\/18\/apple-carrot-muffins\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Carrot Muffins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6237\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/01\/17\/apple-cake\/food-header-1-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,144\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Food-Header-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6237\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=640%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Food-Header-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=300%2C67&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20283\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2016\/01\/18\/apple-carrot-muffins\/_carrotapplemuffins\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/CarrotAppleMuffins.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"_CarrotAppleMuffins\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/CarrotAppleMuffins.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20283\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/CarrotAppleMuffins.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"_CarrotAppleMuffins\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/CarrotAppleMuffins.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/CarrotAppleMuffins.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yesterday was our first substantial snowfall, meaning it didn&#8217;t flurry for five minutes and stop. To celebrate, I made muffins with what I had on hand &#8211; which were apples leftover from a cake I made, and carrots which were passed over in favor of steamed broccoli for last night&#8217;s dinner. These muffins are sweet, moist, and perfectly spiced with crunchy tops &#8211; it&#8217;s what&#8217;s for breakfast!\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>For the muffins:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/2 cup butter, room temperature<\/li>\n<li>1 cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>3 large eggs<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup milk<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla<\/li>\n<li>2 cups flour<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons baking soda<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1 cup shredded apples (2 small apples)<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 cups shredded carrots (about 4 carrots)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Topping:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 tablespoons butter, melted<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup light brown sugar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to 350\u00ba, line a muffin tin with paper liners &#8211; set aside.<\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl, combine butter, sugar, eggs, milk, and vanilla. In a medium bowl, sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together. Add to the butter\/sugar mixture in three batches &#8211; scraping down the sides of the bowl, mixing until well combined. Stir in the shredded apples and carrots.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Fill each muffin cup 3\/4 full. In a small bowl mix together the melted butter, flour, and brown sugar with a fork. Sprinkle over the tops of the muffins, and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Makes 18 muffins.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday was our first substantial snowfall, meaning it didn&#8217;t flurry for five minutes and stop. To celebrate, I made muffins with what I had on hand &#8211; which were apples leftover from a cake I made, and carrots which were &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2016\/01\/18\/apple-carrot-muffins\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1238],"tags":[2441,3815,2804],"class_list":["post-20282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lovin-from-the-oven","tag-muffins","tag-snacks","tag-what-to-have-for-breakfast"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1ed1x-5h8","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":45573,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2025\/08\/11\/sour-cream-blueberry-muffins\/","url_meta":{"origin":20282,"position":0},"title":"Sour Cream Blueberry Muffins","author":"Tina Garceau","date":"August 11, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"There's nothing better on a Sunday morning than blueberry muffins. 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