Carrot Cake Oat Flour Muffins

 Carrot Cake Oat Flour Muffins ( I usually make mini muffins, they last longer)

ingredients

(links below are the gluten free & celiac safe products I used in this recipe)

dry

• 2 cups + 3 tablespoons gluten free oat flour
• ½ cup gluten free quick oats
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt

wet

• ¾ cup mashed banana (from 2 very ripe bananas)
• ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
• ⅓ cup pure maple syrup
• ⅓ cup plain yogurt (not Greek), room temperature
• 1 egg, room temperature
• 2 tablespoons refined coconut oil, melted and cooled
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

add-ins

• 1 heaping cup shredded carrots
• ⅓ cup chopped walnuts or pecans
• ⅓ cup unsweetened shredded coconut

frosting

• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• ⅓ cup coconut sugar or any other substitute should work
• ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
• pinch of fine sea salt
• 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts, for topping

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instructions

step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8 ½ x 4 ½ inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray and line with parchment paper. Set aside.

step 2

In a large bowl, whisk together the gluten free oat flour, gluten free quick oats, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and sea salt.

step 3

In a medium bowl, mix together the mashed bananas, applesauce, maple syrup, yogurt, egg, coconut oil, and vanilla extract until well combined and smooth. Fold in the carrots.

step 4

Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Fold in walnuts and shredded coconut.

step 5

Pour batter into muffin pans cook 15-18 min

step 6

Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool for 15 minutes. Remove loaf from pan and place on wire rack to finish cooling completly.

step 7

WhileC cooling, make the cream cheese frosting. Using a hand mixer or stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and salt until smooth and creamy. Spread frosting over cooled loaf. Top with chopped walnuts.