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Healthy Morning Glory Muffins

Moist, fluffy, delicious healthy morning glory muffins made flourless with rolled oats. This dairy-free, refined sugar-free muffin recipe is lower in added sweetener for a healthier breakfast or snack.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Breads
Cuisine: American
Servings: 10 Muffins
Calories: 227kcal
Author: Julia

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line a muffin tray with muffin liners.
  • Grate the carrots and apple with a box grater or food processor until you have 1 cup of each.
  • Transfer the oats to a high-powered blender or food processor and blend for 30 seconds on high, or until you have a consistency that resembles a flour mixture.
    Oats in a food processor for energy balls
  • Mash the bananas in a large bowl until creamy. Add in the eggs, avocado oil, pure maple syrup, apple cider vinegar, and vanilla extract and mix until the wet ingredients are well-combined.
    Mashed banana, eggs, oil and maple syrup (wet ingredients) in a mixing bowl, ready to be mixed together.
  • Stir in the grated carrot and grated apple.
  • Pour the oat flour, shredded coconut, baking powder, baking soda, sea salt, and cinnamon (the dry ingredients) into the bowl with the wet ingredients and mix well. Stir in the chopped pecans and raisins.
    Dry ingredients on top of the wet ingredients in a mixing bowl, ready to be mixed in.
  • Transfer the morning glory muffin batter to the prepared muffin pan, and spoon batter to fill the muffin cups ¾ of the way up. Note: I make 8 bigger muffins by over-filling the holes with batter, but you can make 9 to 12 smaller muffins if you prefer. If you’d like, you can sprinkle the top of the batter with extra chopped nuts and seeds for visual appeal and texture. I went with more chopped pecans and sunflower seeds.
    Morning glory muffin batter in a muffin tray.
  • Place the muffin tray on the center rack of the preheated oven and bake muffins for 25 to 35 minutes or until the muffins are golden brown, have risen substantially, and test clean (mine take 25 minutes).
  • Allow the muffins to cool completely before peeling them. If you peel them while they are still warm fresh out of the oven, much of the muffin will stick to the muffin paper.
    Horizontal photo of hand holding a morning glory muffin that has been sliced in half so you can see the inside.
  • Enjoy these delicious muffins warm with a drizzle of honey and a cup of coffee or tea.

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Notes

Store muffins in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week or in a freezer bag or freezer-safe container in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Muffin (of 10) | Calories: 227kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 260mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 13g