Grandmother's Kitchen

Fruit And Veggie Packed Mini Muffins

Fruit And Veggie Packed Mini Muffins

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 1 C sugar
  • 1/2 C vegetable oil
  • 1 C applesauce (unsweetened/no sugar added kind)
  • 1 C steamed and pureed winter squash (butternut or acorn work well)
  • 3 C flour
  • 1 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp ground flax seeds
  • 1 C shredded carrots
  • 1 large Granny Smith apple, peeled and shredded
  • 2/3 C raisins
  • Make 4 1/2 dozen mini muffins

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, beat together oil, eggs and pureed squash until combined.
  3. Beat in sugar and applesauce.
  4. Beat in pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, salt and flax seeds. Add flour, one cup at a time, mixing well for even texture. Fold in carrots, apples and raisins.
  5. Lightly spray mini muffin baking tin with cooking spray.
  6. Spoon batter into baking tin so that each cup is 3/4 or slightly more full of batter.
  7. Bake for 12 minutes or until toothpick comes clean.

Original source: hauteapplepie.com