Vegan Carrot Cake Muffins (GF + Oil Free)

Name: Vegan Carrot Cake Muffins
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 9 muffins
Cuisine: vegan
Ingredients: 2 tbsp flax meal + 5 tbsp water, mixed together for 10 mins; 1/2 cup non-dairy milk + 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar , mixed together for 10 mins (125ml); 2/3 cup mashed banana (150g); 1/2 cup coconut sugar (100g); 1 tsp vanilla; 1 1/3 cup spelt flour (160g)*; 2/3 cup almond flour (74g); 2 tbsp tapioca starch (15g); 2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1/2 tsp ground ginger; 1/4 tsp nutmeg; 1/4 tsp cloves; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/3 cup nuts walnuts (40g); 1/3 cup raisins (50g); 1 cup shredded carrot (155g)

March 2, 2020 By Lisa Kitahara 25 Comments

These Vegan Carrot Cake Muffins are moist, flavourful and loaded with healthy ingredients! They’re easy to make and are perfect for a on-the-go breakfast or snack. Oil free, Refined Sugar Free & Gluten Free Option

carrot cake muffins on a white plate stacked

It’s March. It’s carrot season ya’ll.

Okay, I actually don’t know when it’s officially carrot season because they’re sold all year around for relatively cheap BUT I do know that march means we’re approaching spring, which means easter is right around the corner, and to me easter means carrots!

ingredients for carrot cake muffins laid out

What You Need for Carrot Muffins

Even though these carrot cake muffins taste like a treat, they’re actually made with healthy ingredients! So yeah, totally have one (or 5) for breakfast.

Carrots: (duh)
Flax Egg: we’re using the handy flax egg to replace eggs thats typically used in muffins
Non dairy milk + apple cider vinegar: this combo makes a butter milk and will help activate the baking soda for that nice fluffy tall muffin
Banana: makes these muffins moist without adding any oil
Coconut Sugar: or any sugar of your choice
Walnuts & Raisins: it ain’t carrot cake without walnuts and raisins people… but if you really want swap it for other nuts, seeds or dried fruit
Spelt Flour: you can also use all purpose flour, gluten free all purpose mix or oat flour (see notes)
Almond Flour: again helps with the moisture without added oils
Tapioca Starch: helps bind these muffins and make the perfect crumb
Baking Powder + Baking Soda: for the tallest fluffy carrot muffins!!
Flavour: vanilla, ginger, nutmeg, cloves & salt

how to make carrot cake muffins step by step

How to Make Vegan Carrot Cake Muffins

Muffins are a meal prep lovers best friend. Not only do they keep and freeze really well, but they’re also so easy to make! Let show you just how easy:

Mix all wet ingredients together
Add the dry ingredients and fold it into the wet until JUST combined (you will see streaks of flour and thats okay)
Fold in the carrots, raisins and walnuts (this will finish off mixing the dry ingredients)
Bake for 20 minutes or until cooked all the way through– use the handy toothpick test to check.

Tips to Making Vegan Carrot Muffins

Fill Muffin Tins to the TOP: Filling them to the top will help achieve that tall muffin!
Toss Raisins in Flour: if you have sticky raisins, toss them in 1-2 tsp of flour so you don’t end up with half a batch of muffins packed with raisins.
Size of Grated Carrots: I like to use a medium to large size grate because then I can actually get the texture and flavour of the carrots.
Weigh Ingredients: as always, I recommend weighing out the ingredients as this ensures the most accurate and perfect muffins!

How to Store Carrot Cake Muffins

Room Temperature: once fully cooled, store in air tight container lined with paper towel for up to 3 days.
Freezer: to keep them for longer, freeze them individually in an air tight bag or container. To reheat, microwave for 30-60 seconds with a damp paper towel around it until warmed through.

vegan carrot muffins stacked with a bite shot

I hope you try and LOVE these carrot cake muffins as much as I do! You can totes go all out and frost them up with some cashew frosting, coconut whip cream or even a nice coconut butter glaze!! Okay yeah, that definitely needs to happen..

spelt flour almond flour muffins with tahini

More Delicious Vegan Muffins to Try!

Vegan Banana Blender Muffins (gluten free, oil free)
Healthy Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins (gf, of)
Banana Protein Muffins (gf, of)
Healthy Vegan Pumpkin Muffins (gf, of)
1-bowl Chocolate Chip Tahini Muffins (gf, of)

spelt flour almond flour carrot muffins bite shot

If you recreate this Vegan Carrot Cake Muffins recipe let me know how you liked it by leaving a comment and rating below or by tagging me on Instagram @Okonomikitchen, I love seeing all of your tasty recreations!
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