Hearty Breakfast Muffins

Total Time: 33 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 cups shredded carrots
• 1/3 cup chopped dried apricot
• 1/3 cup sunflower seeds
• 1/3 cup flaked coconut
• 1/3 cup raisins or 1/3 cup chocolate chips
• 1 medium ripe banana, mashed
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda and cinnamon. add the carrots, apricots, sunflower kernels, coconut and raisins. stir in the banana. beat eggs, oil and vanilla, stir into carrot mixture just until moistened. fill greased or paper lined muffin cups 2/3 full. bake at 375 degrees for 18-22 minutes.** cool for 5 minutes, remove from pans to wire racks. yield:a 1 1/2 dozen.
• 2 **this recipe calls for regular size muffin pan so when you make the mini muffins, you need to adjust the baking time. just watch them and you will see when they are done. they freeze well too.