Step by Step Guide: Morning Glory Muffins!

OK. So... I heart muffins. What I don't heart is the volume of fat and calories that are in said muffins. In my company newsletter there is a column on healthy eating. Yes...I do actually read the company newsletter. Dork. This week they highlighted morning glory muffins. I had never, ever heard of them before. Ever.

So, I decided to see if there was an even healthier version on the web. And I came across this one! I slightly modified it and came up with this fantastical delight!

Mandy Glories

Recipe modified from Honey & Jam

1 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup old fashioned oats
3/4 cup white or brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon salt
1.5 cup carrots, peeled and grated
1 large apple, peeled, cored, and chopped
1/2 cup shredded coconut, unsweetened


1/4 cup dried figs (sugar free)

1/4 cup raisins

1/4 cup dark sweet dried cherries (sugar free)
1/4 cup chopped pecans

3 large eggs
2/3 cup unsweetened apple sauce

2 teaspoons bourbon vanilla extract

1/4 cup fat free milk

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Lightly grease a 12-cup muffin tin, or line it with papers and spray the insides of the papers. 



In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Stir in the carrots, apple, coconut, figs, cherries, and raisins. In a separate bowl, beat together the eggs, applesauce, vanilla, and milk. Add to the flour mixture, and stir until evenly moistened. Divide the batter among the wells of the prepared pan, filling almost to top. Sprinkle with pecans.

Bake for 23 to 25 minutes, until domed and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven, let cool for 5 minutes in their pan on a rack, then turn out of pans to finish cooling.