Grammy's Kitchen · Carrot Cake · Carrot Cake Muffins
One of 70 carrot cake recipes we measured
from www.skinnytaste.com
It ranks #1 of 70 for moistness among the carrot cake recipes we compared. 16 cooks on www.skinnytaste.com rate it 4.9★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 70.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 19% | 89% |
| total sugar | 104% | 233% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 68% | 14% |
| egg | 67% | 67% |
| leavener | 4% | 3% |
| salt | 2% | 1% |
| dairy | 151% | 94% |
| vegetables and beans | 64% | 107% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 150 g | 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour ( or gluten-free flour mix like cup4cup) |
| 3 g | 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon ( or pumpkin pie spice) |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon baking powder |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon baking soda |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt |
| 169 g | 3/4 cup mashed banana ( - from 2 very ripe bananas) |
| 96 g | 3/4 cup grated carrots ( - from 1 medium carrot) |
| 28 g | 2 tablespoons unsalted butter ( or dairy-free butter, melted) |
| 100 g | 2 large eggs |
| 13 g | 1 tablespoon vanilla extract |
| 106 g | 1/2 cup brown monk fruit sweetener (or brown sugar) |
| 48 g | 1/3 cup golden raisins |
| 29 g | 1/4 cup chopped walnuts |
| Non stick cooking spray (if not using muffin liners) | |
| 227 g | 8 ounces 1/3 less fat cream cheese (left at room temp for an hour) |
| 9 g | 2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
| 50 g | 1/4 cup powdered monk fruit sweetener (or powdered sugar) |
Method: 7 steps, published by www.skinnytaste.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Packed with banana and carrots and raisins and nuts, these make a delicious, heart-healthy muffin for breakfast or coffee break! I used real sugar because monk is not cost-effective for me. I shredded my carrot very finely as suggested, and it melted into the ” — a cook, 5.0★
“Delicious and perfect carrot cake muffin recipe! I made with GF flour, swapped one banana for 1/2 cup of apple sauce, and used maple syrup 1/4 cup instead of monkfruit or brown sugar. I added two scoops of unflavored protein powder. I’ve made them 4 times in ” — a cook, 5.0★