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These Energy Muffins are a great solution if you’re looking for a way to give your kids (and yourself!) an energy boost. Packed with healthy and delicious ingredients like carrots, apples and walnuts, they make the perfect after school snack or breakfast that won’t leave anyone feeling sluggish. Not only are they easy to make, but they will also satisfy both your taste buds and your nutritional needs. Thank you to my friend Samantha for this recipe.
This is a great recipe for bulk baking, to fill up the freezer for those days you want a quick snack. This batch makes 24 regular size muffins, or 12 regular size + 24 mini muffins.
Packed with the goodness of carrots, apples and walnuts, they offer a unique combination of flavours.
Energy Muffins
These wholesome Energy Muffins are packed with apple, carrot, dates, and coconut, making them the perfect grab-and-go snack or breakfast. They’re naturally sweet, full of goodness, and freezer-friendly for easy meal prep.
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Preheat oven to 180°C, fan forced.
- Line a 12 hole muffin pan and 24 hole mini muffin pan with muffin cases, or use a silicone muffin tray.
- Add 3/4 cups caster sugar, 1 cup self-raising flour1 cup self-raising wholemeal flour and 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon into a large bowl.
- Add 1 cup dates, 2 cups carrot, 1 cup apple, 1 cup walnuts and 1 cup desiccated coconut.
- Add 3 eggs, 3/4 cup vegetable oil and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and mix to combine, do not overmix.
- Divide mixture evenly into muffin pan, sprinkle with extra 1/2 cup walnuts.
- Bake mini muffins for 8-12 minutes and regular muffins for 18-22 minutes or until golden.
- Allow to cool in muffin tin for 5 minutes then cool further on wire rack.
8 comments
Hi Kat, just wondering if these muffins can be frozen once made? Thanks ?
Hi Amanda, I haven’t made these… yet, really looking forward to. But I freeze every muffin I make, and I would freeze these too!
Thank you so much Kat. ?
These look yummy…can’t wait to make them. Just wondering do you use fresh dates or the dried packaged ones? Thanks 🙂
I’m also wondering this, and if the dates need chopping before adding to the mix.
These are great. I used what I had in pantry so substituted wholemeal flour for normal SR flour, raw sugar instead of caster sugar, canned apples and shredded coconut.
That sounds like a fantastic variation, Sue! Glad you enjoyed them.
Great recipe and so healthy. A great little snack to get a bit of energy!