Carrots and raisins muffins

This week one of my co-workers made me such a wonderful surprise and brought me a muffin …so kind of her, thanks Merilyn !!!

I had to ask for the recipe, I needed to make them because they were so delicious and full of cinnamon and nutmeg flavor ….Next day she brought me the recipe with another muffin 🙂 and so said so done …next day I was ready to hit the kitchen to make them …

Ingredients for a dozen

2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 ground cinnamon
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp grated nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups grated carrots ( about 3 medium carrots )
1 cup grated peeled apple
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup sweetened coconut flakes ( optional )
1/2 cup chopped walnuts ( optional )
2 eggs
2/3 cup plain yogurt
1/3 cup vegetable oil

Make it :

In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg and salt.

Stir in carrots, apples, raisins coconut and walnuts if using. In another bowl beat eggs. Add yogurt and oil. Stir into flout mixture just until combined. Batter will be pretty thick.

Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups filling almost to the top. Bake 25 to 30 minutes. Cool for 45 minutes in the tray and then trasfer them to cool completely on the cooling rack .