This is the best morning glory muffins recipe! Loaded with nutritious ingredients like carrots, coconut, apples and whole wheat flour, these bakery-quality muffins will become your new favorite breakfast!

Morning glory muffins are a delightful way to start any day – and truly live up to their name!

What I love about these morning glory muffins is that they are absolutely bursting with nutrients, protein, fruit, vegetables and healthy fats! Carrots, apples, raisins, coconut, walnuts and whole wheat flour are just some of the amazing ingredients in these delicious breakfast treats.

Plus, they’re moist, perfectly spiced and not overly sweet with a beautiful crumb. True breakfast perfection served with a delicious smoothie or cup of coffee!

Morning Glory Muffins: Ingredients & Substitutions

• All-purpose flour/whole wheat flour. I included the ratio that results in very tasty muffins. You can use all-purpose gluten-free flour to make this recipe gluten-free. Or, you can switch and use 1 cup whole wheat flour and ½ cup all-purpose flour, the result will be a denser muffin.
• Shredded coconut. If you don’t prefer coconut, you can omit it altogether.
• Salted butter. Up to ¼ cup of the butter can be replaced with additional applesauce, canola oil or olive oil.
• Granulated sugar. organic cane sugar and white sugar are both good choices.
• Light brown sugar. you can use dark brown sugar to impart a richer molasses taste.
• Applesauce. Use unsweetened applesauce – or this homemade applesauce recipe.
• Raisins. dried cranberries are a great substitute, or you can omit.
• Walnuts. pecans work well in place of walnuts.

How to Make Morning Glory Muffins

Let’s walk through this recipe together step-by-step! You can also watch the video for additional help!

Begin by preheating your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Then, line two standard muffin pans with cupcake liners and lightly grease. 

Alternatively, you can grease the muffin tins with cooking spray or butter (no liners necessary).

Next, combine the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, shredded coconut, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in a small bowl, and set aside.

Then, in a large bowl, whisk the melted butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar together until the mixture is smooth and there are no lumps.

Next, add the eggs, applesauce, and vanilla and whisk to combine.

Then, stir in the dry ingredient mixture until the batter is smooth and there are no pockets of flour.

Next, stir in grated carrots and apples until evenly distributed throughout the batter.

If desired, add raisins and walnuts and stir!

Once the batter is finished, fill each well of the prepared muffin tins ¾ the way full with batter.

Bake in the preheated oven for 14 to 17 minutes, or until the top is set and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.

Then, let the morning glory muffins cool in the muffin tin for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Serve

Serve these morning glory muffins slightly warm with a slather of cinnamon honey butter or peanut butter for a delicious morning meal.

I always drink a smoothie with my morning muffins, especially this green smoothie! You can serve them on their own, or with some of your other favorite breakfast recipes.

Store/Freeze

Store these muffins in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, or (my preference) in the freezer for up to 2 months.

Reheat gently in the microwave or oven set to warm.

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