• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to header navigation
  • Skip to footer navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Yellow Bliss Road

Easy, approachable and family friendly recipes for any home cook.

  • About Me
    • Meet the Team
    • My Favorite Tools
  • Contact
    • FAQs
    • Disclosure
    • Sharing Policy
    • Privacy Policy
    • Accessibility
  • Collaborate
  • Signup >
Display Search Bar
  • Recipes
    • View ALL Recipes
    • Appetizers and Snacks
    • Asian
    • Beverages
    • Bread
    • Breakfast Recipes
      • Casseroles
      • Egg Recipes
      • Muffins
      • Pancakes
    • Desserts
      • Brownies and Bars
      • Cake and Cupcakes
      • Cookies
      • Fruit Desserts
      • No Bake Desserts
    • Dinner
      • Casseroles
      • Easy Weeknight Dinners
      • One Pot Meals
      • Pasta
      • Pork
      • Chicken
      • Beef
      • Seafood
    • Lunch
      • Easy Weekday Lunches
      • School Lunches
    • Cooking Method
      • Air Fryer
      • On the Grill
      • Instant Pot/Pressure Cooker
      • Slow Cooker
    • Dips and Sauces
    • Mexican
    • Sandwiches
    • Salads
    • Side Dishes
      • Vegetables
    • Slow Cooker
    • Soups and Stews
  • Holiday Recipes
    • Valentine’s Day
    • Halloween
    • St. Patrick’s Day
    • Fourth of July
    • Seasonal Recipes
    • Easter
    • Thanksgiving
    • Christmas
    • Seasonal Recipes
      • Fall
      • Spring
      • Summer
  • Free Printables
    • Christmas
    • Thanksgiving
    • Halloween
    • Easter
    • Valentine’s Day
    • Fourth of July
    • School
    • Birthdays
  • Home/Crafts/DIY
    • Crafts and DIY
    • Gift Ideas
    • Home Decor
    • Photography Tips
  • Family
    • Adoption
      • My Adoption Story
    • Birthdays
    • Travel
Follow me on Facebook! Follow me on Pinterest! Follow me on Instagram!

Home » Recipes » Breakfast Recipes » Muffins » Morning Glory Carrot Muffins

Morning Glory Carrot Muffins

Published on December 21, 2015, Updated August 26, 2020 by Kristin Maxwell | 1 Comment

362shares
  • 21
  • 328
  • 13
Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

Hello! I’m Melissa and I cook, confess, and corral chickens and children at Bless this Mess, where you can find healthy recipes (with some simple desserts included), a peek at my hobby farm, and the joys of raising five little ones, eight years old and younger. I’ve got a whole lot of mess to bless!

Chances are if your kids aren’t out of school for Christmas break yet they will be soon. One of my favorite things to do is bake with my kids while they are out of school. We made these delicious healthy moist carrot muffins (AKA Morning Glory Muffins) and they were a big hit. The best part? If you have them ready in the morning, the kids can serve themselves a simple breakfast and you can stay in bed a few extra minutes. Christmas break is also for us moms to have a break from getting kids ready at the crack of dawn isn’t it!?

morning glory muffins

These muffins are a healthy, sweet, no-fuss treat that can be enjoyed anytime. The fun part is you can add just about anything. The original recipe had lots of nuts, raisins, wheat germ, apples, and other great things in it. I didn’t have those on hand so I just skipped them. One great thing about this muffin is once you have the base you can swap in and out some of the “extras.”

I told my kids these were bunny muffins (because of all the carrots) and they thought that was really funny. So whether you are making these for a quick and healthy breakfast on the go, for a great snack, or to celebrate no school, you can’t go wrong with Morning Glory Muffins.

morning glory muffins two

Morning Glory Carrot Muffins

Kristin
Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Ingredients
  

  • 2 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
  • 2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 8 T. butter (one stick) melted and cooled
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 4 medium carrots peeled and grated (about 2 cups)
  • 1 8-­ounce can crushed pineapple well drained and pressed dry with paper towels
  • 1/2 cup shredded coconut

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and grease a 12-­cup muffin tin and set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl whisk together the flour, soda, cinnamon, and salt.
  • In a medium bowl whisk together the sugar, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla extract.
  • Gently fold eggs, butter and vanilla into the flour mixture. Add the carrots, pineapple, and coconut and fold together until just combine. Do not over mix.
  • Add 1/3 cup of the batter to each muffin cup. Bake the muffins until golden brown and a toothpick
  • inserted into the middle comes out with just a few moist crumbs attached, 25 to 30 minutes.
  • Let the muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes and then flip them out onto a wire rack and let them cook for at least 10 minutes before serving.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

 

For more delicious muffins, try these:

Zucchini Carrot Oatmeal Muffins

Banana Muffins with butter

Sour Cream Banana Muffins

Whole Wheat Strawberry Muffins - made tender and moist with the addition of Greek yogurt!

Whole Wheat Strawberry Muffins

Bakery style chocolate chip muffin

Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Muffins

Morning Glory Muffins with Carrot, Coconut and Pineapple

Previous Post
Next Post

About Kristin Maxwell

Kristin Maxwell is the creator and main recipe developer, writer, and photographer of Yellow Bliss Road. A self-taught cook and self-appointed foodie, she specializes in easy, flavorful and approachable recipes for any home cook. Read more about Kristin HERE.

5 Secrets to Dinnertime Sanity

free email bonus
Tested, Tasted & Terrific!

Reader Interactions

Join the Conversation

    Leave a Comment Cancel reply

    Recipe Rating




    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

  1. Jolene Rex says

    December 26, 2015 at 7:40 am

    Great recipes!

    Reply

Primary Sidebar

Hi, I’m KRISTIN!

I'm a busy wife and mom who loves to cook, bake and create. All of the recipes and tips you will find here are created with your busy family (and mine!) in mind.

Read More »
Follow me on Facebook! Follow me on Pinterest! Follow me on Twitter! Follow me on Instagram! Email me!

5 Secrets to Dinnertime Sanity

free email bonus
Tested, Tasted & Terrific!

Trending

  • Healthy Ground Turkey Teriyaki Rice Bowl
  • Oven Baked Chicken Breasts
  • Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta
  • Ground Beef Enchiladas
  • Tortellini Soup with Italian Sausage & Spinach
  • A close of image of the inside of this million dollar spaghetti recipe in the pan. Million Dollar Spaghetti Casserole

ALL-TIME FAVORITES

  • Oven Baked Chicken Breasts
  • Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes (Au Gratin)
  • How to Make Authentic Mexican Rice
  • Cheesecake Cookies
  • All-Natural Mattress Cleaner – How to Clean Odors and Stains from Your Mattress
  • Healthy Ground Turkey Teriyaki Rice Bowl
  • Crispy Baked Chicken Wings
  • How to Cook a Thanksgiving Turkey

Yellow Bliss Road, Inc. is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

Browse Around

  • Chicken
  • On the Grill
  • Pasta
  • Dinner
  • Soups
  • Sides
  • Salads
  • Desserts
Follow me on Facebook! Follow me on Pinterest! Follow me on Instagram!
  • About Me
  • Contact
  • Collaborate
  • Privacy & Copyright
  • Recipes by Category
Copyright © 2021 Yellow Bliss RoadTheme by Once Coupled