Moist Oat Carrot Cake Muffins with a secret ingredient. You’ll love this breakfast recipe that’s full of flavor. Great for Easter morning!
So have you ever seen the show F.R.I.E.N.D.S.?
In college I was kinda obsessed with it. I HAD to end the evening with at least one show for the night to be complete. We would go on FRIENDS watching binges and then Mike aided that addiction by buying me all 10 seasons!
One of my favorite characters was Phoebe, because her mind was just all over the place.
Sometimes I feel like I’m similar. I’ve had conversations with Mike before where I’ve jumped to 4 or 5 different places in a conversation and he looks me in utter confusion.
All I can say is “You don’t want to know what’s going on up here.” 🙂
Wanna know my thought process for making these Oat Carrot Cake Muffins?
I was thinking of Easter recipes.
My mind went to the Easter Bunny.
What do Bunnies eat?
Carrots.
Enter Carrot Cake Muffins!
Not too crazy, some logic right?
What I love about these Carrot Cake Muffins is the wide variety of different flavors and textures. It has raisins, carrots, crunchy walnuts. The oats in this recipe bring fiber to the equation so after one muffin you will be full. Hurray!
They are not as sweet as a typical carrot cake, the coconut sugar is a little subtly in sweetness, but I like it. It still gives you that same Carrot Cake taste but without being put into a sugar coma or loading up on calories.
These muffins are a great option for an on the go breakfast in the morning or a pick me up snack in the afternoon.
Plus who doesn’t want to have cake in the morning? Yup… go make these!
Oat Carrot Cake Muffins
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 18 mins
- Total Time: 23 mins
- Yield: 12-14 muffins 1x
- Category: Breakfast, Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups of white whole wheat
- 1 cup of regular oats
- 1 cup of coconut sugar
- 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon of ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon of ground ginger
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon of salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/4 cups of plain greek yogurt
- 1/3 cup of coconut oil, melted
- 1 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 1 cup of grated carrots
- 3/4 cup of raisins
- 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Spray muffin tin with Pam.
- In a large bowl, add eggs, greek yogurt, melted coconut oil, coconut sugar, vanilla extract, and grated carrots. Using a hand mixer, mix until combined.
- Next add in flour, oats, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground ginger, baking soda, and salt.
- Mix until everything is combined and there are no more dry patches.
- Fold in raisins and chopped walnuts using a spatula.
- Scoop muffin batter into muffin tin filling 3/4 of the way full.
- Bake for 16-18 minutes.
- Remove and let sit to cool off. Eat!
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53 comments on “Oat Carrot Cake Muffins”
I am lactose intolerant and cannot use Greek yogurt – any substitutes?
No problem, you could totally use applesauce instead of greek yogurt kelly. š
These look amazing!
Thanks Shannon!
Love this cake, it’s so dilisous so much, I wil share thĆ with my friends. Thanl for sharing
Thank you!
I love healthy breakfast-y muffins like these. What a perfect (and delicious) recipe!
Thanks so much Thalia!
These look wonderful but I can’t have Coconut Sugar on my diet. If I add honey instead would I need to change anything else to compensate for the extra moisture that the honey will give?
Thanks!!
Nope… you should be good to go. I just would use maybe 1/2-3/4 cup of honey not a full cup. š
My boyfriend loves carrot cake. I can’t wait to make him some in these muffins!
Hurray! Hope you both like them!
I don’t eat enough vegetables, so adding them to my breakfast is perfect. Great recipe, Krista!
right! Best way to eat them… sneak them into something else hehe
Wow these look like my kind of muffin. Perfect with my morning coffee.
Thanks Amy! š these are so perfect with a morning coffee.. definitely dunking material!
I’m a huge FRIENDS fan! It just came on Netflix and my husband and I have been binge-watching all the episodes! It’s so fun because he never watched the show and I get to relive all the episodes! Anyways- these muffins look incredible!
So fun! I love that you and your hubby are watching it together… best date night EVER! (especially bc he’s seeing it for the first time) š
Thanks on the muffin props.. you need to try them! š
Whoa, does this like one delicious way to start the day! I don’t think I’d even miss the lack of cream cheese frosting š
Nope.. no cream cheese needed on this one!
What?! Its on netflix!!! Awesomesauce!
Friends was the best! I still love watching reruns. These carrot cake muffins look so healthy and delicious, perfect way to start the morning!
haha.. me too Danae! š
Hope you get a chance to try these muffins girl!
Gorgeous photos! I love a muffin with lots of stuff in it so I LOVE that you have carrots, raisins, and walnuts in there!
Thanks so much Amanda!
Sounds like a wonderful Easter breakfast!
Thanks Stephanie!
I love Friends! We have all the seasons but now that it is on Netflix we have been binge watching it big time! haha! I love the looks of these muffins, anything carrot cake inspired is a winner in my book!
What?! Its on netflix!!! Awesomesauce! š
So glad you liked the muffins girl!
I could wake up with these muffins every single morning.
haha… thanks Meagan! š
Carrot cake is my favorite and these look absolutely amazing, Krista!
Thanks so much Melanie!
Haha, my mind totally does that too when I’m thinking about food. What should I make. Oooo this, and then that. And this should go in it. Oooo look, shiny. Squirrel. Ugh, where was I?!
Hahahahaha… these muffins look and sound amazing!! I wish there was a cooling rack full of them in front of me right now!
haha… I can totally relate on the squirrel and cooling rack front!
I get accused of changing gears too fast for my husband to keep up with me too. š I suppose that as long as I understand what I’m talking about, it’s all good though, right? I love these muffins. The combination of nuts, dried fruit and carrot sounds fantastic.
haha… exactly. Thats what I think. If I get lost in my thoughts then theres a problem. š
so excited you liked this muffin recipe Christiane!
Oh yeah!! These look like my perfect breakfast!
Thanks Gerry! š
I would LOVE one of these carrot cake muffins for breakfast right now! They look delicious! š
Well if we were close I would so share them Jenn! š
These sound perfect for spring and look so tasty. I follow your logic on the bunny-Easter connection š Pinning for later!
Thanks so much for the fun comment and the pin!
I totally made a carrot cake today which was nowhere near as healthy as your muffins! I have only seen one episode of Friends but I know a ton of people who swear by the show!
LOVE the show… just brings me to my happy place. š Hope you get a chance to try these muffins!
I think our minds work similarly. Carrot cake totally makes sense to me for Easter for the exact same reason. I definitely don’t want to wait until Easter to make these though. Wish I had one right now.
haha… well I’m glad someone else is on the same plane of thought. š
I love carrot cake so these healthy muffins are right up my alley! Pinned! š
Thanks Renee!!
Maybe you could have fed your first batch of dry muffins to some bunnies, I bet they wouldn’t mind š
haha… that is so true! š
I Loved FRIENDS too! And Phoebe. I will forever know her as the lady that invented the Smelly Cat Song!
And these muffins? Cake for breakfast?! YES PLEASE! If that’s the case, I think I will take 3! Pinned!
haha… I know right! Smelly Cat Smeeellllyyy Cat. š
thanks for the pin girl!