Eggless Carrot & Apple Muffins

Eggless Carrot Apple Muffins

The rain gods have really been showing their might the past few days, this in the month of September ...is most unusual - but then this year - the monsoon has been very weird - in the months of June to August ( when it should have been at it's peak ) it hardly rained - a few short bursts of rainfall and then hot & dry the rest of the time....we were all worried for our yearly water supply, which if the lakes were not filled would be short ....well now I think that problem should be taken care of....

But all this unprecedented rains is causing a lot of gloom....we generally tend to avoid going out - due to the roads being bad ( potholes etc...) and traffic slowing down...and being at home more than a couple of weekends brings in a feeling of claustrophobia...so it was with a sigh of relief that I greeted the news that we were going to meet up with some friends this weekend....some gupshup...some chai / shai...a welcome change.

So now that was set...my mind got whirring...what do I take with me....ran through my list of cakes/ muffins....our friends would prefer something without eggs...thought of my favourite eggless chocolate cake...but having made that a couple of times recently, decided against it, thought of a carrot cake - had a great eggless recipe ( had made it once before - my sister's friends had given it a thumbs up...awarded it the no. 1 place )...so went ahead with that plan...even started with the carrots...but then while going thru the recipes I had noted with me ( on the search for the above carrot cake recipe ) ....found this carrot & apple muffins....it also had coconut ( which I was keen on )...and there the capricious mind was hooked...




This is an amazing recipe - very healthy, not that sweet yet very tasty, with a combination of carrots, and apple, yogurt, coconut...what was there not to like...so without any further ado...I was finally on my path...

These muffins can be had as a snack or even for breakfast ( healthy enuff so that you do not feel guilty), can be served as dessert too, maybe with ice cream...and here's how you go about making it....

Ingredients:

1 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup dessicated coconut powder
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup grated carrot
1 large apple - skinned and grated
1 and 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup yogurt
1 tsp cinnamon powder
1 tsp vanilla
6 Tblspns butter
2 Tblspns raisins
2-3 Tblspns chopped nuts ( I used walnuts )
1/4 tsp salt*

Method :

1) Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Line a 12 slot muffin pan.
2) In a bowl add the grated apple, carrot, butter ( taken at room temperature ), curds, vanilla, whisk to blend it all together.
3) In another bowl  - whisk together all purpose flour, baking soda, cinnamon powder.
4) Add the dry ingredients from 3 to the grated apple, carrot mix. Stir till just moistened - do not over mix.
5) Add the coconut powder, raisins, and nuts.
6) Fill the above mixture in the muffin pan till about 3/4 full.

7) Bake 25-30 mins or till toothpick comes out clean.
8) Cool in pan for 10 mins then on the wire rack till totally cool.

* If using unsalted butter add 1/4 tsp salt at step 3 - otherwise omit.
* Sometimes after shredding the apple I microwave it for a minute or two...softened it becomes more of applesauce...( similar to my apple muffins recipe )...and if so you can reduce the amount of yogurt to 1/3 cup instead of 1/2 cup.
Enjoy !!!

Well muffins all done...getting ready to leave ( rains having taken a break for the evening )...here's hoping that our friends love this as much as we do...and that you get to try it out and love it too...