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    Home » breakfast » Carrot Muffin Recipe for Kids

    Carrot Muffin Recipe for Kids

    Published: Feb 20, 2015 · Modified: Apr 28, 2022 by Vicky

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    I try to get some veggies into my kids any way I can. They do not like veggies, so I need to get pretty creative like I did with these Spinach Muffins. Since those were such a hit, I decided to try muffins again and add carrots instead of spinach. The result was this delicious Carrot Muffin Recipe for Kids (adults will love them too!). They are great for breakfast, snack, anytime. You can feel good giving them to your kids who will just eat them up, no questions asked. If you like these check out our other family friendly recipes.
    Carrot Muffin Recipe for Kids - try these on your picky eater who won't eat vegetables.

    This muffin recipe is simple to make. You just mix the dry ingredients together in one bowl and your wet ingredients in another and combine them.

     

    muffin recipe
    This recipe uses carrot puree which is super easy to make. Boil carrots until tender and use a strong blender like the Ninja to puree them. I puree a large batch of carrots and then freeze them in ½ cup servings. I use the puree in pastas, soups and these yummy muffins.
    muffin recipe for kids
    carrot muffins
    Like most baked goods, these taste great just out of the oven. If you are serving them to kids, you will want to be sure they are cooled down first. The muffin top is nice and crunchy while the inside is soft and moist. They are not too sweet and you'd never know they had carrots in them. I didn't tell my kids until after they ate them and they were surprised!
    carrot muffin recipe for kids

    Makes 14 muffins.

    Ingredients:
    • 2 cups flour
    • ¾ cups sugar
    • 2 teaspoons baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ cup pureed carrot
    • 2 eggs
    • ½ cup oil
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • ¾ cup milk
    Directions:
    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
    2. In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
    3. In another bowl beat together eggs, pureed carrot, oil, vanilla and milk.
    4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix well.
    5. Pour the batter equally into 12-14 muffins cups or a greased muffin tin. They will be filled ⅔ full.
    6. Bake for 20 minutes.

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    For more muffin recipes check out:
    Butterscotch Pumpkin Muffins
     Apple Pie Crescent Muffins

     

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    Comments

    1. Tal

      February 12, 2016 at 3:49 pm

      Great recipe! both my picky eater and I loved it

    2. Vicky

      February 13, 2016 at 3:09 pm

      Glad to hear it! Thanks so much for the feedback and have a great weekend!

    3. Meredith

      February 15, 2017 at 7:06 pm

      Thanks for the recipe. Have you tried whole wheat flour or any other combination of flours?

    4. Vicky

      February 17, 2017 at 10:22 am

      Hi Meredith, I have not, but I am intrigued. If you do, please let me know how it works out. Thanks for visiting!

    5. Angela

      February 26, 2017 at 1:46 pm

      These are great! My picky preschooler loves your spinach muffins (I add chocolate chips and call them zombie muffins ?). These are a hit now too!

    6. Vicky

      February 26, 2017 at 5:27 pm

      Thank you so much for the kind words Angela! I love the chocolate chip idea. We'll have to try that!

    7. Madeline

      May 10, 2017 at 12:44 pm

      I made these with gluten-free flour today and used coconut oil instead of vegetable oil. They turned out fantastic! My son who hates carrots has eaten two already and is asking for more! Thank you!!

    8. Julia

      September 29, 2017 at 8:24 am

      I used half white flour and half whole wheat flour. Turned out great!

    9. Vicky

      October 02, 2017 at 12:54 pm

      Good to know! Glad you liked them!

    10. Hannah

      January 14, 2018 at 3:04 pm

      I made them with all whole wheat flour, and almond milk instead of dairy. Came out perfect! Will try subbing coconut oil for canola next time. Great recipe! My 2 year old loved helping and eating it 🙂

    11. Vicky

      January 15, 2018 at 3:13 pm

      Glad it worked out for you Hannah!

    12. Victoria

      May 17, 2018 at 5:33 am

      I always use whole wheat pastry flour for all and works great

    13. Dani

      July 14, 2018 at 12:08 pm

      I made these today. I used whole wheat flour instead of white. So delicious and my picky kids devoured them. That's huge. So thank you!

    14. Amy

      November 01, 2020 at 10:24 am

      Do you have calorie info for these?

    15. Kavya

      February 21, 2021 at 6:44 am

      Hi..
      Thank you for the recipe. What can be used instead of an egg ?

    16. HoustonJameson

      March 06, 2022 at 12:50 am

      thank you so much for this impressive web site me and my class loved this satisfied and brainstorm

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