Super Healthy Banana Carrot Cake Muffins

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Ingredients

  • ⅓ cup maple syrup or honey
  • 2 large ripe bananas, mashed
  • ¾ cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup oat flour
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 ¾ tsp baking powder
  • 1½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 heaping tsp cinnamon
  • 1½ cups rolled oats
  • 1 cup carrot, shredded
  • ¼ cup chocolate chips, dates, or walnut (optional)

Optional Cream Cheese Icing:

  • ¼ cup non-fat cream cheese, softened
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • ⅔ cup powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2.  mix together bananas, sugar, and applesauce, with an electric mixer for about one minute.
  3. Mix in eggs, one at a time. Once combined, add in oat flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon. Mix until batter is smooth.
  4. Stir in oats, shredded carrots, and chocolate chips.
  5. Pour batter into lined muffin trays and bake for 25-35 minutes.
  6. To make the glaze, whisk together cream cheese, milk, and powdered sugar. Add more sugar t, or more milk if you prefer it runnier.

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