Home Recipes Peanut-free Carrot Muffins Close Avantages exclusifs Deviens membre BPT+ pour ajouter une recette en favori et profiter d'une foule d'autres avantages! Deviens membre BPT+ Carrot Muffins Quick access Ingredients Preparation Comments Ingredients Preparation Comments By: Hubert Cormier, Ph.D., docteur en nutrition Preparation 20 min Cooking 20 min Refrigeration 0 min Freezing 0 min 9 muffins Piece of cake (easy) Quick access Ingredients Preparation Comments Ingredients Preparation Comments Dietary restrictions Categories Muffins as a snack Snacks Like it? Share it! Carrot Muffins Carrot Muffins With Cream Cheese Icing Inside! These carrot muffins are not like the other muffins you know! They have a delicious surprise inside: cream cheese icing! Plus, during the cooking process, the icing will make the muffins ultra tender! An unforgettable recipe for any occasion! These little carrot muffins can easily be turned into a festive dessert when having guests over or hosting a kid’s birthday party. It’s a must for your personal cookbook! Besides, you can also serve them in beautiful baking cups for a unique touch. Some are really cute! SIMPLY DELICIOUS: Make a smoothie to go with your muffin! Tropical smoothie Blueberry smoothie Peach smoothie Banana smoothie Like it? Share it! Bonà savoir What to use instead of a pastry bag Most kitchenware stores sell silicone pastry bags, which are reusable. Otherwise, you can simply use a plastic sandwich bag and cut its corner. Ingredients Switch to cook mode Metric Imperial Cream cheese icing Room temperature cream cheese - ½ cup 125 mL To discover! Icing sugar - 2 tablespoons 30 mL To discover! Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon 5 mL To discover! Carrot muffins All-purpose flour - 1 ¼ cup 310 mL To discover! Baking soda - 1 teaspoon 5 mL To discover! Cinnamon - 1 ¼ teaspoon 6.25 mL To discover! Salt - ¼ teaspoon 1.25 mL To discover! Brown sugar - ¾ cup 180 mL To discover! Vegetable oil - ⅔ cup 160 mL To discover! Large eggs - 2 2 To discover! Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon 5 mL To discover! Grated carrots - 2 cups 500 mL To discover! Pecans, coarsely chopped - ¾ cup 180 mL To discover! Preparation Switch to cook mode Cream cheese icing Step 1 In a bowl, mix all the icing ingredients with a hand mixer. Pour the preparation into a pastry bag fitted with a small tip. Set aside. Carrot muffins Step 2 Preheat the oven to 375 °F (190 °C). Line a muffin tin with paper or silicone baking cups. Step 3 In a bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, and spices. Step 4 In a second bowl, beat the brown sugar with the oil. Add the eggs, vanilla extract, carrots, and pecans. Step 5 With a wooden spoon, gently incorporate the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Step 6 Pour about 22.5 ml (1 ½ tablespoon) of the muffin preparation into each baking cup. Then, add about 7.5 ml (½ tablespoon) of icing on top. Finally, fill all the baking cups with the remaining muffin preparation. Step 7 Cook in the oven for 18 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. At this point, it’s normal that a little icing comes out the top of the muffins. Step 8 Let cool for about 10 minutes. Step 9 Finally, fill the opening on top of each muffin with the remaining cream cheese icing. Like it? Share it!
