Start your morning off with Carrot Raisin Muffins!

I love baking muffins. Muffins tend to be easy to make and a great meal prep option!
I've shared quite a few muffin recipes on the blog over the years. I just love starting my morning with a good muffin. Lately, I have been making Carrot Raisin Muffins for breakfast.
These muffins are loaded with shredded carrots, raisins and walnuts add nutty crunch.

What I love about these muffins is that you don't need any special ingredients. I usually have everything on hand in the pantry. And I always seem to have carrots on hand! Perfect for when I am craving one of these scrumptious muffins for breakfast.
To save time you can always buy shredded carrots at the grocery store. I like to use a box grater to grate the carrots. It does take a few minutes to grate the carrots by hand, but I think that it's worth it!

You know how sometimes you buy raisins at the store and they can be a little dry? I prefer my raisins to be nice and plump when I cook with them. To bring the raisins back to life, they get soaked with hot water. It only takes a few minutes for the raisins to plump right back up!
Sometimes muffins can be on the sweet side and have tons of sugar. These Carrot Raisin Muffins do have sugar, but only ¼ cup of sugar is used in the whole recipe. Since the carrots are naturally sweet, it's not necessary to add extra sugar.
Carrot Raisin Muffins are perfect for a breakfast or an afternoon snack! I think the muffins would also be delicious with a smear of vegan cream cheese!

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Carrot Raisin Muffins
Start your morning off with a scrumptious Carrot Raisin Muffin!
Ingredients
- ½ Cup Raisins
- 1 ½ Cups All Purpose Flour
- 2 teaspoon Baking Powder
- ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon Nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1/ 4 Cup Cane Sugar
- 1 Cup Plant Milk, I used unsweetened almond milk
- ¼ Cup Avocado Oil
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 Cups Grated Carrots
- ⅓ Cup Chopped Walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 F. Line a 12 muffin pan with liners.
- Add the raisins to a small bowl. Cover with hot water. Let soak for a few minutes.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and sugar. Whisk until combined,
- Make a well in the center. Pour in the milk, avocado oil and vanilla extract. Use a rubber spatula and stir just until combined.
- Drain the raisins. Add the raisins, carrots and walnuts. Fold until just combined.
- In the prepared muffin tin, pour the batter three-quarters the way full.
- Bake for 18-22 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean.
- Transfer to a cooling rack and let the muffins cool completely before serving.

XO Jeni
Laura C.
I just made these and they're delicious. I tried to just take one bite out of one of the muffins to see how it tasted, but couldn't help myself and gobbled it all up. Love that this recipe doesn't contain a large amount of sugar and oil but still tastes great.
Jeni
I'm so happy to hear that you enjoyed the muffins! I know, it is hard to wait! 🙂
Christiane
Hello
Can i use buttermilk instead of plant milk ?
Thank you 😊 xtiane
Jeni
I haven't tried using buttermilk before, but I'm sure that it should work.
Alessandra Agostini
Omg THE BEST MUFFINS EVER!!
Jeni
Thank you so much!
Adrienne D
I loved these! They came out perfectly moist. I hesitantly made them with unsweetened vanilla almond milk and the vanilla didn't over power them. I also used a jumbo muffin pan and didn't have to adjust the baking time. Thank you for sharing!
Loreen
I Love this recipe. My family loved them. Can they be frozen and they be ok after they thaw out? Making 2 batches to take to my husband works out of town for weeks at a time.
Jeni
The muffins can be frozen. I love freezing muffins and just take out what I need from the freezer and let them thaw out