Weight Watchers Carrot Cake Muffins
Why not try these Easy Carrot Cake Muffins which are lighter on the calories but full of the same great flavour. They make a great breakfast, brunch, food on the go treat, snack and even a dessert. Bonus is that these healthy Carrot Muffins can be eating with or without frosting. Weight Watchers Points included in the post.
I had these skinny carrot muffins every single day for 3 weeks. If not for breakfast then certainly for a snack. And a few times for an after supper treat.
But this story started a while back when the farm shop had huge special offer on carrots. Plus I was rather hungry so I somehow found myself with five kilos of carrots. Yeap. OH’s eyes almost popped out when I got home because 5 kilos is excessive even for me. But then I listed all the things I would make including sweet potato and carrot soup and Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup. Well let’s just say we have been a rather carrot centric household these past few weeks.
These carrot muffins are very easy to make. You don’t need to peel the carrots and everything gets done in the food processor in less than 10 mins whilst mini chefs get to do the important task of switching it on and off.
These are weight watchers Carrot Cake Muffins are the perfect low fat carrot muffins for people who have a sweet tooth. And they are still sweet enough even with the lower amount of sugar. It is now my base muffin recipe and it is as simple as throwing in some nuts or fruits to make them that little bit different.
And even better is that these are very easy to make. You don’t need to peel the carrots and everything gets done in the food processor in less than 10 mins whilst mini chef gets to do the important task of switching it on and off.
Perfect.
Weight Watchers Points in Carrot Cake Muffins
Each muffin contains 7 Freestyle points.
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Weight Watchers Carrot Cake Muffins
Ingredients
- 225 g carrots chopped into big chunks
- 110 g brown sugar
- 2 large free-range eggs
- Salt
- 250 g plain flour unsifted
- 2 heaped tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla essence (or zest of 1 orange)
- 175 ml skimmed milk
- 3 tbp melted margarine
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to fan assisted 160C / 180C / 350F / gas 4.
- Line your muffin tins with the muffin cases.
- Whizz the carrots in a food processor until they are finely chopped.
- Add in the sugar and eggs and whizz till mixed.
- Add in a pinch of salt, the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, vanilla (or orange zest), milk and melted margarine and whizz again until just combined. Make sure not over mix the batter.
- Fill the muffin cases with the batter and bake in the oven for about 25 mins or until cooked (ie if you stick a wooden skewer through a muffin it comes out clean).
- Let the muffins cool a bit on a wire rack before serving ( after you have tasted one or two of course).
Notes
Weight Watchers Points in Carrot Cake Muffins
Each muffin contains 7 Freestyle points.Nutrition
You guys!!!! These are AMAZING!! I made these originally for my son to try and sneak in some extra veggies. I also had a ton of carrots in my fridge that needed to used. This recipe is SO EASY. You throw in everything into a food processor (no need to even peel the carrots!) and pour right into the muffin tins. As a mom with a young child, fast & easy is KEY. Anyway – I didn’t even let these cool before tasting them and – WOW – I may need to hide these for myself!! A+++
These carrot muffins look delicious for breakfast or tea time and I can easily integrate them into my current diet program !
Oh I love carrot recipes, especially when it’s cakes and muffins! These look absolutely delicious!
They sound delicious! And I love the pretty color of the muffins thanks to the carrots.
Thanks Tammy.
I love skinny recipes! Anything to cut down on sugar and kill myself at the same time ! And I am a carrot fan too! I just read Madeleines comment , purple carrots ?! need to hunt for some too!
How pretty would purple carrot muffins be right?
Oh wow, they look good. I’ve never tried carrot muffins before. I must try veagnising them for my hubby.
I would love to try out your vegan version.