skinny morning glory muffins

little (ish) sugar. lots of goodies. i'd like to say these are about as healthy as you can get for muffins.

what you need:

1 1/2 cup flour (whole wheat if available)

1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda  

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 

1 teaspoon baking powder  

1/4 teaspoon sea salt 

2/3 cup unsweetened applesauce (or 2 apples to make your own)

1/2 cup pureed sweet potato 

1/4 cup honey  

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 

2 eggs  

1 cup diced, peeled apple

3/4 cup dried cranberries 

1/2 cup chopped walnuts 

1/2 cup grated carrots  

1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons dried flaked unsweetened coconut, divided 

how to:

If you are fresh out of applesauce but have a few apples lying around. Peel, core and slice up two apples. Add apples to about 1/2 a cup of water in a small saucepan. Cover over medium high heat for 10 minutes. Mash or use a submerssion blender. 

Preheat oven to 350°F.  

Mix together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder and salt. 

In a separate bowl, whisk together applesauce, sweet potato purée, honey, vanilla and eggs

Add to flour mixture and stir until combined. Add chopped apple, raisins, walnuts, carrots and 1/4 cup of the coconut.  Stir gently until combined. 

Spoon batter evenly into 16 paper-lined muffin tins and top with remaining coconut. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes -- they should be golden brown and puffed up. 

Enjoy!

modified from Whole Foods