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June 11, 2020

ABC Muffins (Apple Banana Carrot)

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These ABC Muffins (Apple, Banana and Carrot) are moist and delicious and full of sneaky fruits and vegetables.

Apple banana muffins with carrot thrown in may sound like an odd combo, but trust me - it works! And the mixture of all those lovely juicy fruits and vegetables makes for a really moist muffin.

ABC Muffins

These are perfect for kids lunch boxes or an after school snack - and it's not just kids who will love them either! Everybody loves them in our house.

ABC Muffin Ingredients

The ingredients for these carrot apple and banana muffins are fairly straight forward. A few things to note:

  • Banana - opt for a very ripe banana for the maximum flavor and sweetness. One that is turning brown but not yet mushy inside is ideal.
  • Apple - I like to use red apples as they are sweeter than green apples. A green apple will give a more 'apple' flavor, but won't be as sweet.
  • Sugar - yes this recipe uses a whole cup of sugar. IF your banana is very ripe and your apple is sweet, you can probably cut this down to 1/2 or 2/3 cup. Experiment and see what works for you.
  • Butter and eggs - make sure both are at room temperature before you begin.

How to make Apple Banana Carrot Muffins

The first thing you need to do is to coarsely grate your apple and carrot, and mash up your banana. You can use a box grater for grating; a fork will do to mash the banana.

Now cream together your butter (room temperature) and sugar. I use an electric hand mixer for this, but you could use a stand mixer too.

Creaming butter and sugar for abc muffins

Then add in the eggs - one at a time and ensure each egg is fully incorporated to the mixture before you continue.

Adding eggs to abc muffin mixture

Then stir in the vanilla, followed by the apple, carrot and banana.

Adding apple banana and carrot to muffin mixture

Now in a separate bowl, sieve together the flour, baking powder and salt. Now fold in half of the flour to the cake mixture, followed by the milk, followed by the remaining flour.

Folding flour into abc muffin mixture

Then you just need to divide it into a muffin tin that has been lined with cupcake liners. I find it easiest to use a cookie scoop for this.

And then pop them in the oven for around 20 minutes, or until a knife comes away clean.

ABC muffins cooling

Leave them to cool in the tin for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. No-one will blame you if you sneak one while they are still warm 😉

Can you freeze these muffins?

Yes you can! Just put them in a freezer bag and put them in the freezer. I take them out in the morning and put them in my kids lunch boxes and they are defrosted and ready to eat by lunchtime.

You may also like these recipes: Apple & Blueberry Muffins and Banana Choc Chip Muffins.

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Yield: 12 muffins

ABC Muffins

ABC Muffins

These ABC Muffins (Apple, Banana and Carrot) are moist and delicious and full of sneaky fruits and vegetables.

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter (125g)
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 apple, coarsely grated
  • 1 carrot, coarsely grated
  • 1 banana, mashed
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup milk

Instructions

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 370F / 180C.
  2. Cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy.
  3. Add the eggs, one at a time, ensuring each is fully incorporated until continuing.
  4. Stir in the vanilla extract.
  5. Stir in the apple, banana and carrot.
  6. In a separate bowl sieve together the flour, baking powder and salt.
  7. Fold in half the flour mixture, followed by the milk, followed by the remaining flour mixture.
  8. Use an ice cream scoop to divide mixture into a muffin pan lined with cases.
  9. Bake in the oven for around 20 minutes, or until an inserted knife comes away clean.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 235Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 52mgSodium: 261mgCarbohydrates: 36gFiber: 1gSugar: 18gProtein: 4g
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Category: Baking
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