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Golden Carrot Muffins with Creamy Frosting

Indulge in the comforting blend of sweet and spice with our Golden Carrot Muffins, topped with a flavorful cinnamon streusel and a creamy frosting. This pocketful of joy requires just one bowl to combine the simplistic ingredients, which are everyday pantry staples.
4
38 min
TOTAL TIME
364
CALORIES
$0.35
PER SERVING
Golden Carrot Muffins with Creamy Frosting
Ingredients
MUFFIN
18 SERVINGS
Brown Sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
Baking Powder
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
Salt
1/4 tsp salt
Carrots
2 cups carrots
finely shredded
Vanilla Extract
2 tsp vanilla extract
All Purpose Flour
2 cups all purpose flour
Ground Cinnamon
1 tsp ground cinnamon
Eggs
2 large eggs
Vegetable Oil
1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
STREUSEL
All-purpose Flour
7/8 cup all-purpose flour
Brown Sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
Ground Cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
Cold Butter
3 tbsp cold butter
cut into small pieces
FROSTING
Vanilla Extract
1 tsp vanilla extract
Cream Cheese
4 oz cream cheese
softened
Powdered Sugar
1 cup powdered sugar
Directions
PREPARATION
20 min
PREP TIME
18 min
COOK TIME
38 min
TOTAL TIME
1
Preheat the oven to 425°F and line a muffin pan with 18-19 muffin liners.
MUFFIN
2
In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, vegetable oil, brown sugar, and vanilla extract.
3
Gradually fold in the all-purpose flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, and salt.
4
Add the finely shredded carrots into the mixture.
STREUSEL
5
In a small bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, and cold butter. Rub the ingredients together with your fingers until a crumbly mixture forms.
MUFFIN
6
Divide the muffin batter evenly into the liners, filling each to ¾ full. Sprinkle the top with the prepared streusel.
BAKING
7
Bake the muffins at 425°F for 5 minutes. Lower the oven temperature to 350°F and continue baking for another 11-13 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
FROSTING
8
While the muffins are cooling, prepare the frosting. Beat the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl until it becomes creamy.
SERVING
9
Once the muffins are cooled, top each with a dollop of cream cheese frosting.
Health Info
Macros
40g
CARBS
21g
FAT
3g
PROTEIN
Allowed on these diets
VEGETARIAN
Contains these allergens
MILK
EGGS
WHEAT
Frequently Asked Questions
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