Do you have a hard time getting your kids to eat certain veggies? The current nemesis at our house is carrots. Really, I can’t blame them, I’m not a fan of that particular orange vegetable either. The cool thing though, is that I can feed them carrots without them ever even knowing.
Shhh… don’t tell them! The secret are these crazy good carrot and brown sugar muffins.
How to Make Carrot & Brown Sugar Muffins
Here is what you need to make these incredibly healthy and delicious muffins your kids will love.
Ingredients
- 1 cup of unpacked brown sugar
- 1 cup of all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup of baby food carrots
- 1/4 cup of squished banana
- 1/2 cup of peanut butter
- 1 eggs
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
I used the new C&H® Pourable Brown Sugar for this recipe which means I didn’t have to pack it. If you use a conventional brown sugar you will need to pack the sugar.
The other thing that is awesome about this particular sugar is that it has a pourable lid. That means no more digging into a plastic bag and making a big mess. You also have no worries about rock hard brown sugar. It stays perfectly sealed and lump-free until the next time you need it. (Here’s a coupon if you want to try it yourself!). If you live in the eastern US, look instead for C&H’s sister brand, Domino® Sugar on store shelves.
If you are up for it, you can steam and purée your own carrots. For me, if I’m already committing to spending time in the kitchen baking muffins from scratch, the last thing I want to do is purée vegetables.
Directions
- Mix the brown sugar with your carrots, banana, peanut butter and eggs.
- In another bowl, mix your flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Combine the dry ingredients with the wet.
- Pour the mixture into a greased muffin tin.
- Bake on 350 for about 15 minutes.
I also suggest having a super cute toddler help you. I pre-measure all the ingredients out so she can easily grab the containers and just dump them in.
I have to start doubling this recipe because they are gone within a day. I promise I’m not being biased when I tell you that they are so, so very good. My kids keep sneaking into the kitchen to grab more and more!
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Liz is a just a mom trying to keep it real about how little she sleeps, how often she gets puked on and how much she loves them. You can find her here every day writing about real-mom moments.
I like to bake sweet potatoes with brown sugar
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I like to use brown sugar to make a cinnamon swirl bread.
I like using brown sugar to make my Brown Sugar Blondies. They taste so good!
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My favorite way to use brown sugar is to sprinkle it over my oatmeal. It makes it so much better!
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I like brown sugar on oatmeal.
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One of my favorite ways to use brown sugar is as a topping on oatmeal or yogurt. I will add some fresh fruit, then sprinkle the brown sugar. 🙂
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I like to use brown sugar in baked pumpkin pudding.
Tweet link: https://twitter.com/shala_darkstone/status/585243383507083264
I like to put it on my malt-o-meal cereal.
I use it to make a Crockpot Brown Sugar and Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin. It is a favorite.
My tweet: https://twitter.com/lil_lady_dz/status/585961963827539968
My favorite way to use brown sugar is in a family recipe for chewy brown sugar cookies.
tweeted https://twitter.com/mummytotwoboys1/status/587032473982345218
Making peanut butter cookies for my dad- they’re his favorite. 🙂
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I love it in my oatmeal.
Tweet: https://twitter.com/Lindiac/status/587375314499608576
My favorite way to use brown sugar is to make coconut and brown sugar scrub.
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I love to add brown sugar with a little cinnamon to oatmeal.
Tweet: https://twitter.com/PrettyHotPink6/status/587619117974298626
I like it in blondies! Yum!
I like to use it on sweet potato.
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I microwave mochi with butter. I put kinako mixed with brown sugar on top of the mochi.
https://twitter.com/benz1171/status/589720937911734272
We love brown sugar in oatmeal or chocolate chip cookies!
I love brown sugar buttercream!
Tweeted!
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Brown sugar is essential in my oatmeal. Love the sweetness!!
I use it in my oatmeal.
i use brown sugar, butter and oats as a topping for fruit crisp pryfamily5@gmail.com
It is difficult to limit it to only one favorite use, but I will choose using brown sugar in cookie baking from scratch, especially chocolate chip cookie baking……….
Brown sugar is so good in cookie recipes! I think I will try these muffins!
I like to add brown sugar to my oatmeal in the morning
https://twitter.com/susan1215/status/594973605651415040
on sweet potatoes
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I love to use brown sugar to make pineapple upside down cake!
I tweeted
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I like to use brown sugar and sweet onions to make baked beans. My family loves them.
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I like using brown sugar to make chocolate chip cookies
i like to use brown sugar in chocolate chip cookies
my tweet https://twitter.com/LuLu_Brown24/status/597002525615661057
I love to sprinkle brown sugar on bacon and then baking it in the oven. Yum!
TWEET!
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ALWAYS TASTES GREAT IN SOME HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
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Those muffins look so good!
I love brown sugar in my oatmeal.
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One of my favorite ways to use brown sugar is in monkey bread!
I like to use brown sugar when I make cookies!
https://twitter.com/jennad289/status/597548372044681216
tweeted: https://twitter.com/KerryBishop/status/597559825950736384
Oatmeal, brown sugar, pistachio nuts, dried cherries – it’s the bomb! (I have one of those sugar canisters!)
I posted a tweet too: https://twitter.com/AnnaZed/status/597586778363572224
Tweet: https://twitter.com/crunchycolletti/status/598225496241876992?s=09
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My favorite way to use brown sugar is to make gingerbread body scrub
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i love it in oatmeal raisin cookies
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I like to use it with sweet potatoes
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I like to use brown sugar on sweet potatoes.
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I love brown sugar in date pudding, date bread, and pinwheel cookies.
I like it in pineapple upside down cake
My favorite way to use brown sugar is in my Upside Down Pineapple Cake!
https://twitter.com/myfolly/status/598859974463348736
It is really good to use in chai to give a bit of added depth to the flavor that white sugar just doesn’t have.
I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/MsTofuFairy/status/598905175416397825
My favorite way to eat brown sugar in my oatmeal with blueberries and cinnamon!
tweeted – https://twitter.com/dmarie824/status/598968166744592385
I love using brown sugar in cinnamon rolls!
I sent out a tweet: https://twitter.com/electricstar/status/598988968613384192
I like to use brown sugar in my marinades!
I like to put brown sugar on cream of wheat.