Carrot Cake Cuffins
THE WHY BEHIND THIS RECIPE
It’s a cross between a cupcake and a muffin, so we call it a CUFFIN! You can add a little frosting for some beautiful cupcakes or eat as-is for a morning muffin or snack. You can start your day with this, or have it as a not to sweet treat. This was one of my most popular recipes in the Levels app and for good reason, it’s easy, perfectly moist, and blood sugar friendly. The photo does not do it justice, I need to rephotograph these!!
Makes 24 mini cuffins or 12 regular sized cuffins
Total time: 30 minutes
Prep time = 10 minutes
Bake time = 20 minutes
WHAT YOU NEED
CUFFINS
DRY INGREDIENTS
2 cups almond flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1/4 cup vanilla protein powder (optional) - I use BeWell by Kelly vanilla plant-based protein for baking
1 tsp kosher salt
WET INGREDIENTS
3 eggs
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons almond butter
2 tbsp maple syrup
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups shredded carrots
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Cashew creme cheese frosting
2 cups raw, un-roasted, unsalted cashews, soaked
3/4 cup unsweetened coconut cream OR cream cheese
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp maple syrup
1/8 tsp sea sal
HOW TO DO IT
Directions for Cuffins
Pre-heat oven to 350 F
Grease the cupcake pan with avocado oil or olive oil, or use silicone cupcake liners.
Mix dry ingredients (almond flour → salt) in one bowl and wet ingredients (eggs → vanilla) in another larger bowl. Stir each well.
Add the carrots and walnuts to the wet ingredients.
Add the dry ingredients slowly into the wet ingredient bowl and stir until smooth.
Place about 1/3 cup of batter into each muffin section.
Bake for ~20 minutes. Check before you take them out of the oven; Temperatures may vary by oven and you want the center to be moist but not jiggly!
Let cool completely before frosting (this is the hardest step).
Directions for Cashew Creme cheese frosting
In a high-speed blender or food processor, blend all ingredients together until thick and creamy.
SWAPS, TIPS & TRICKS
TIPS:
Soak cashews for 4 hours in water or just speed it up by soaking in boiling water for 20 minutes. Drain and rinse.
SWAPS:
Nuts: For the cuffin batter, feel free to sub walnuts for another favorite nut- pecans are great too!
Nutritional Info
Per serving: For mini cuffins, 2 per serving, for regular size cuffins, 1 per serving
Note: Calculated with the frosting included.
Calories: 400
Total Fat: 33g
Carbs: 18g
Fiber: 5g
Net Carbs: 13g
Protein: 11g
Sugars: 7g
