Carrot Oatmeal Muffins

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats (not instant)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon or 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 carrot, grated
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl, whisk together flour, rolled oats, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
• 2 in separate bowl, whisk together milk, egg, oil and vanilla; pour over dry ingredients. sprinkle with carrot and walnuts (if using); stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• 3 spoon into 12 paper-lined or greased muffin cups.
• 4 bake in centre of 375f oven for about 20 minutes or until cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean. let cool in pan on rack for 5 minutes. transfer to racks; let cool completely.
• 5 apple raisin oatmeal muffins: replace carrot with 1 apple, peeled and grated; replace walnuts with 1/2 cup raisins.
• 6 tropical fruit oatmeal muffins: replace carrot with 3/4 cup mixed dried tropical fruit (chopped into 1/2 inch pieces if necessary); replace walnuts with 1/4 cup shredded coconut.