Carrot Cake Muffins (Vegan + Keto)
Yield: 9 muffins
Prep Time: 40 minutes
Ingredients:
2 cups almond flour
1/2 teaspoon pink salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
3 tablespoons freshly ground flax seed (freshly ground chia works too) + 1/2 cup water
1/3 cup maple syrup OR 1/4 Lakanto Monkfruit Sweetener + 1/3 cup water to make Keto
1/4 cup coconut oil (melted) or avocado oil
1 1/2 cups shredded carrots
1/2 cup chopped raisins
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Directions:
Preheat your oven to 350.
Prepare muffin tin by lining with paper or parchment liners.
In a small bowl, mix the 3 tablespoons freshly ground flax or chia with 1/2 cup water, set aside. Let it sit for about 10 minutes.
In another bowl, mix together the almond flour, pink salt, baking soda, cinnamon and ginger. Set aside.
In a large bowl, place the flax eggs, sweetener (maple or monk fruit) and oil. Mix together, then slowly mix in the almond flour mixture. Fold in carrots, raisins and walnuts.
Scoop batter into prepared muffin tins. Baked for about 30 minutes. Allow to cool then top with icing. Enjoy!
Glaze Icing (2 options)
Classic Sweet Laurel Coconut Butter Glaze
Ingredients:
1 cup coconut butter
Juice of 1 lemon
2 tablespoons maple syrup or honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 cup almond milk
Directions:
In a pan over very low heat, melt the coconut butter. It can burn very easily, so watch it, and stir constantly. Once the coconut butter is smooth and melted, remove from heat. Allow to cool, then stir in the remaining ingredients.
OR
Simple Keto Icing
Ingredients:
1 cup almond milk
2-2 1/2 cups Lakanto Powdered Sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
Mix all ingredients together in a bowl and whisk until smooth texture is reached. If you’d like the icing thicker, add more powdered sugar. For more of a glaze add more milk.
Note: you will have left over icing. Use on top of Classic Easter Cookies!
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