Morning Glory Muffins
These morning glory muffins are full of good-for-you ingredients like Greek yogurt, carrot, and apple. Just sweet enough, with a hint of warm cinnamon.
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Total Time40 minutes mins
Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: healthy morning glory muffins, morning glory muffin recipe, Morning Glory Muffins
Servings: 12 muffins
Calories: 335kcal
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup dark brown sugar, loosely packed
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 2 large eggs
- 1 medium-sized apple, peeled and grated
- 1/2 large carrot, peeled and grated
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup roughly chopped pecans
- about 1/4 cup sunflower seed kernels for garnish
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F and line a muffin pan with papers.
Place the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl and whisk to combine.
Place the Greek yogurt, melted butter, orange juice, and eggs in a smaller bowl and whisk to combine.
Fold the apple, carrot, raisins, and pecans into the yogurt mixture, and then pour it into the larger bowl with the dry ingredients.
Fold the liquid ingredients into the dry until just barely combined, then transfer the batter to the prepared pan.
Sprinkle the tops of the unbaked muffins with sunflower seed kernels, for garnish
Bake for 5 minutes at 425 degrees F, then turn the oven temperature down to 350 degrees F and continue to bake for 18 to 22 minutes more, or until a toothpick inserted in the thickest part of a muffin comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
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Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 335kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 76mg | Potassium: 299mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 720IU | Vitamin C: 3.8mg | Calcium: 103mg | Iron: 2.1mg