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My favorite morning glory muffins are healthy, hearty, and so delicious! Loaded with carrots, apples, raisins, nuts, and coconut, they’re sure to become one of your new favorite muffin recipes! Perfect for breakfast or as an after-school snack.
Morning Glory Muffins
A lot of my friends and family are on health kicks right now, keeping me hot on the hunt for healthy, satisfying recipes that are easy to make and freezer friendly. These whole wheat and healthy morning glory muffins have quickly become a favorite. Have you ever had a healthy morning glory muffin before? They’re an old school bakery favorite, and have been one of my favorites since I was a kid. They’re so moist and tender and sweet. Add a cup of coffee and oh mah gosh. HEAVEN.
Another bonus? These muffins are tailor-made to use up all those odds and ends you have hiding in the fridge. They’re loaded with:
- fresh carrots
- grated apple
- sweet coconut flakes
- crunchy walnuts
- chewy raisins
- coconut oil
- whole wheat flour
- a kiss of brown sugar
- and love ♥♥♥
These muffins are made without eggs or any other animal products, so they’re vegan friendly.
And tastewise, they’re a cross between a cinnamon apple muffin and carrot cake. So they’re really the best of both worlds!!!
Morning Glory Muffin Recipe
Let’s talk ingredient substitutions!
These muffins are delightfully adaptable. Don’t like coconut oil? Try using canola oil, or a very mild olive oil. Not a fan of walnuts? Use almonds or pecans instead. No brown sugar in the pantry? Granulated sugar or coconut sugar will work! Hate raisins? Toss in dried cherries or cranberries for a tasty swap.
P.S. Unless you have a serious aversion to carrot/apple peels, there’s no need to take that extra step. These muffins are wonderfully rustic like that.
These hearty and homemade muffins are just the thing to fill you up when you need a quick breakfast or afternoon snack. Better than any muffin you’ll grab from the bakery… and way cheaper, too. You can thank me later 😉
Serving a crowd? How about some morning glory MINI muffins. Teeny-tiny, mega tasty, and so stinkin’ cute.
More Muffin Recipes:
- Healthy Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
- Pumpkin Morning Glory Muffins
- Maple Pecan Banana Muffins (Vegan)
And if you try this recipe for vegan morning glory muffins, please let me know! Leave a comment below and don’t forget to snap a pic and tag it #bakerbynature on instagram! Seeing your kitchen creations makes my day. ♥
One-Bowl Morning Glory Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 and 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted
- 1 apple, shredded
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups grated carrot (about 3 medium)
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup flaked coconut
- 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
Instructions
- Line a muffin tin with paper liners and set aside. Preheat oven to 400 degrees (F).
- In large bowl add the flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and salt; whisk well to combine. Add in the applesauce, oil, apple and vanilla; whisk just until combined. Fold in the carrot, raisins, coconut and walnuts; stir until ingredients are combined. Divide batter evenly among prepared muffin cups.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes, then reduce the heat to 350 degrees and bake for an additional 10 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (or with just a few crumbs attached). Cool muffins in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack. Serve warm, at room temperature, or chilled.
Yum!! Made these today and I want to keep making them to have on hand at all times!! Thanks so much for the recipe! And my 10month old approves as well!!
Yay! Thank you for letting me know, Heather 🙂
Could you use Oat flour??
My daughter made these and shared. So delish! Going in my ” Go To” recipes.
Yay!!! So happy you and your daughter are enjoying this recipe, Susan 🙂
Excellent! Easy tout préparé with kids too!
Do you peel.the apple.before shredding?
I don’t, but it’s personal choice.
Hi, i really wanna make these, but no applesauce or apples at home right now due to the pandemic. What can i use as a substitute?
I used a mashed sweet potato. Random but it works!
Instead of applesauce, maybe yogurt would work. Mashed banana is another idea. Instead of shredded apple, use a pear.
I would love the morning glory muffin recipe
Hi Judy! Great – it’s at the very bottom of this post!
Can applesauce replace oil in this recipe ?
Yes- I always use appplesauce in place of all – or some-of the oil. For best taste and texture and we can use a little bit of a oil and replace the rest with applesauce
What if I don’t have wheat flour?
Only regular flour
What brown sugar.???.theree are no eggs.xxxx
I have made these a few times and they come out great everytime.
I have used raisins and craisins, almonds and walnuts. You can switch up the add ins to whatever you like. This is a great recipe
Just stumbled across this recipe and made them this morning. They’re very very good! I was worried because the batter was super thick but they worked (though I do need to increase the bake time a bit). I don’t do raisins so swapped in chopped dates (next time will reduce the sugar due to this), spelt flour instead of whole wheat, pumpkins seeds instead of coconut and walnuts as my nut of choice. Even my husband has declared these fantastic! I can taste the baking soda a bit so I’m wondering if I messed up the measurements.
I just made these for the first time too. I can taste the baking soda too…. weird. I wonder if we did something wrong or why we can taste it so much. ??
These look yum! One question – my bf doesn’t like coconut, do you think I can skip the flakes or is there any replacement you can suggest?
Many thanks x
Hi Rosie. I think you can just leave them out, no need to add anything in 😉 Enjoy!
Thank you, I will definitely try the recipe this weekend. Might add some almond slivers. Can’t wait! 🙂
Love, love, love this recipe! Even my anti-healthy anything fiancé is hooked. They’ve been my go-to morning muffin for the past few weeks now . Only tweak I made was to use dried cranberries instead of raisins. Thanks for sharing the recipe. 🙂
Yay! So happy to hear you and your fiancé are loving this recipe 🙂 I will have to try them with dried cranberries soon!
Do you think I could use spelt flour instead?
Hi Sarah. I don’t have much experience with spelt flour, and I’ve never tried it in this recipe, so I honestly cannot say. If you decide to give it a go, I’d love to hear how it turns out 🙂
I just made these muffins… SO good! They are really moist and fluffy. I used a cup of whole wheat flour, half a cup of wheat bran and half a cup of chickpea flour, and the result is simply awesome. Thank you for sharing this recipe!
Oh my goodness. Literally. These muffins are perfection!!! I didn’t want to get my hopes up because a lot of times vegan muffins tend to be gooey or wet inside or dry, but these are absolutely wonderful! I tasted the batter because it smelled so good and I could tell it was going to be a winner. The flavor, the texture, the moistness, everything is perfect. I just added a little oats to mine because they’re morning muffins, and it seemed appropriate. I am in love with this recipe! Thank you!
Oats sound like a great idea! How much did you add?! Thanks!
I made your delicious recipe with a few changes. For the grains I used 1c. oats,1/4c. spelt flour,1/4c. garbanzo bean flour, 1/4c. almond meal, 1/8c. hemp hearts and 1/8c. ground flax seed. I changed out 4 medjool (with 2/3c. water) to sweeten instead of sugar and omitted the applesauce. Instead of muffins I made them in a baking pan and cut them into breakfast squares. They came out so moist and fluffy. Thank you for the wonderful recipe.
Wow, that sounds wonderful, Heather! So happy this recipe, including your adaptions, worked for you 🙂
I made this and absolutely loved them! They are perfect because I spend long days on campus and there’s nothing more filling and exciting than one of these muffins when I’m taking a break from studying. I’m making them again as I speak but I’m making a few changes to make them oil free. Let’s hope they turn out as good as the first round!
Great recipe!
So happy you’re loving this recipe, Annie! Let us know how your adaptions go 🙂
hi. What can I replace Applesauce with ?
Thank you
I didn’t have apple sauce on hand either, so I swapped it out for mashed banana and one peach I had that had gone soft. Mashed them both together and used maybe 1c total. They came out awesome! This recipe is a keeper!
These look amazing! Can they be frozen?
These are by far my new favourite muffin recipe! Loaded with healthy ingredients, easy to make, easy clean up, and they stay moist forever! Thank you!
Yay! So happy you’re enjoying them, Erin 🙂
Could you make this into a loaf
Like bread? And do the muffins freeze well?
Wanda
Could this recipe be made into a loaf like bread and do the muffins freeze well?
Hi Wanda. I’ve never tried making this recipe in loaf form, but I think it would work. You’d need to increase the bake time most likely. The muffins do freeze well, for about 2 months.
Do you think I could use grated zucchini instead of carrots? We have so many followers I’m our garden right now.
My two year old and I had a lot of fun making these today. They are delicious, especially for “healthy” muffins. Thanks! —Meryl
Yay! So happy you and your son enjoyed these muffins 🙂
Your recipe sounds great and I really would like to try it.
I must be missing something because everything seems to know how much 1 Apple means but me
Does it matter what size apple- Small? Large? ½ cup? 1 cup?
Could you please give me an amount of apple- in weight or cups.
I have large apples that would be over 2 cups of shredded apple and I’m thinking that would be too much.
Thank you and have a great day.
Has anyone made this as a bread. If so, how long did you bake it????
Perfect! They came out perfect even if I made a couple substitutions: Spelt flour for the Wholewheat flour; divided the raisins between raisins, dried dates and apricots; used 1/2 c. diced pinneaple instead of apple;and used ONLY 2 tbsp of cane sugar and they are perfectly sweet as is! I love, love, love these muffins!
I have made these three times in the last month because they are so delicious and get eaten up so fast. Thank you for the recipe!
I have made these muffins for years. Love love love them! I sub the oil entirely with applesauce. Works great
Anyone have an guess or estimate about how many calories one muffin would have? I’m trying this whole MFP thing lol
I got 16 muffins out of the recipe. I estimated about 170 calories a muffin but I did not add shredded coconut and I reduced the sugar to 1/2 cup!
I know this is crazy late for this question, but I’m a calorie counting nut and I just had to share lol…these muffins are 423 calories each if you make 12 muffins (which is a great breakfast if you’re on a 2,000 calorie diet)! But if you’re on a 1300-1500 cal diet like me, cut out the coconut flakes and they’re only 283 calories!
I plugged this into my LoseIt app. I’m also a calorie counting nut. Interesting that I came up with a different number. For 12 muffins, I came up with 289 calories a muffin. It’s frustrating when you’re trying to be exact and we come up with such different numbers! I do like the idea of leaving out the coconut. I think I will try it out that way.
Thank you so much! I could not find the yield of this recipe anywhere! About 16 muffins… Good to know! Making this for Mother’s Day.
I’ve been on the search for a healthy smash cupcake for my daughter’s 1st birthday. I’d like to omit the nuts because I have not introduced nuts to her yet. Any suggestions on what to put in their place?
Hey Kasey. You could just leave the nuts out, or add extra raisins or cranberries in their place.
I made these yesterday and they were great. I did make a few alterations though. Instead of all-purpose flour I used Soy flower to add a little extra protein. I also added a quarter teaspoon allspice and put craisons in addition to the raisons. This seems like a very versatile recipe and I’m going to experiment with it more in the future. Great recipe!
Made these today but modified the ingredients a bit: no nuts or coconut, currants instead of raisins and added zucchini, chopped dates and ground flax. Really yummy! Thanks for the recipe!
OMG! These muffins are so yummy! I love a recipe where you can follow it exactly and they turn out the way they are supposed to!
Made these today, subbed oat flour and used turbinado sugar in place of brown sugar. They are divine! I did have to increase baking time by 10 minutes and they came out beautifully! Excellent vegan/gf muffin!
Love this recipe! Made with 1 cup whole wheat flour, 1 cup quick oats and substituted coconut oil with pumpkin puree because I can’t help but put pumpkin in everything. So yummy!! Perfect for breakfast or a snack 🙂
I made theses and they are to die for!
But I can’t help but feel like I taste the baking soda or the baking powder. This recipe calls for quite bit of them. Is it possible to add eggs and use less baking soda and baking powder? I have seen a similar recipe with eggs but they don’t use coconut oil or applesauce! And I would like to keep using these.
May I substitute gluten free oat flour for the flour in this recipe? Would I need different measurements to do so? We are intolerant to gluten:( I really would love to make this recipe though!
Just pulled these out of the oven. DELISH. My fiancé approves too. These will be my breakfast for the next week! Side note, I actually got 15 muffins out of this instead of 12 which is 100% awesome!
Yay! So happy you and your fiance are enjoying this recipe 🙂
Thank you for waking my home up to such a wonderful smell!!! This will be one of my go to recipes this fall for sure.
We had our first Morning Glory muffins at a Bed and Breakfast in August. Where have these little balls of yummy been all of our lives? Came home and searched for a recipe we could eat guilt free…vegan. Came upon your recipe, and I’ve made them twice. Each try has given me a yield of 20 muffins. These muffins are absolutely wonderful. I’ve shared each batch and everyone loves them. Thank you so much!
Pumpkin twist:
I made these today but I wanted to make them festive so I substituted a few things and they were so yummy!
for apple sauce I used pumpkin puree, for apple I used zucchini and I didn’t end up using raisins or coconut but chocolate chips because I was nervous about them and I figured the chocolate would cover a multitude of sins 😉 (if I do again I will use crasins and orange zest instead) They are so yummy, all thanks to baker by nature. Thanks for the original recipe!
So funny… I just made a pumpkin version yesterday! I added cranberries and they were SO good!!! Thanks for letting me know how much you enjoyed the recipe, Elizabeth 🙂
Made these as mini muffins. They were delish!! Very moist and flavorful.
Do you know what the calorie count & nutritional value is?
I skipped a nap to make these: they seem like the perfect breakfast! I just wanted to add that I followed the ingredients exactly, but it made 20 regular muffins. Huh? I know they’all get eaten, but wonder if I did something wrong….
I am practically famous in my family now because of these muffins. So deliciously wonderful, thanks for sharing!
That’s AWESOME, Summer! So happy they’re a hit with you and your family 🙂
We made these catering and quadrupled the recipe, such a hit with breakfast! We had extra batter and ended up adding oats and making cookies. The cookies were fantastic on their own- but even better drizzled with a German Chocolate Frosting!
My morning glory muffins didn’t really rise much. Are they supposed to?
Hi Ro. These muffins do not rise as much as regular muffins, so you can fill the tin all the way up.
I didnt realize these were vegan until after i mad them lol!!! they are my favorite muffin recipe i have ever found thanks!!
This sounds so good!!
I hardly leave reviews for recipes that miss the mark I just don’t try anything from the site again. But I’m curious how everyone got ‘great’ muffins from this recipe. Halfway through mixing it I realized There is NO liquid in the mix, unless I missed something?….how is 1/2c of oil enough liquid for 2c of flour, especially whole wheat??? Before I even added the carrot I could barely mix it, it was soo stiff.
I am a very good cook and baker and I can make adjustments to recipes if needed.
I didn’t want to take the chance of it not coming out right so I made the following adjustments:
-added 3/4c of milk
-1/3c of sour cream
-and used 1c each of APF and Whole wheat
Of course I had to bake it longer which was fine.
I prefer moist muffins so I think the sour cream really helped.
I will say I love versatile recipes so this has that advantage. and liked that I was able to make the adjustments to get them to taste how I preferred without wasting ingredients. I think otherwise they would’ve been hard as a rock.
Did you miss the applesauce?
My batter was extremely dry as well. Hoping they come out good
They are very very moist even without the liquid. I had no issues with them. Yes the batter was very thick, but it worked out in the end.
I love this recipe, my 3yr old gobbles them up and the hubby and I also love them and I don’t feel guilty about eating more than 1! My son called them the “best muffins ever!!”
I made these last weekend & they were delicious! My batter did make 14 very full muffins, but I’m not complaining about extras! Today I’m going to try subbing in blueberries somehow so that may be an interesting twist! Thanks so much for the recipe! You can pop it in myfitnesspal website in the recipe section, for those asking, just copy/paste the link to this webpage & it’ll calculate the total calories, etc. Thanks for a great, healthy, muffin recipe!!
These are my go to muffins – they taste great and I feel guilt free eating them! Everyone asks for the recipe! I add Chia seeds, pepitas, and chocolate chips to mine 🙂
Yay!!! So happy you love these as much as we do, Jacquie 🙂
I love all the ingredients but they didn’t come out looking as pretty as the picture lol ! I used a little coconut flour instead of all purpose flour !! An I added dates instead of sugar but I think will try with the brown sugar … I added an egg cuz it was dry ! But they still were fluffy ! What did I do wrong ? Or are the just extremely healthy lol ?
Thx Tina
Hi Tina. The changes you made are most likely the reason the muffins tasted and looked much different than the ones in my photos. I recommend sticking to the recipe as is for best results.
Weren’t fluffy … I meant
These are great muffins and I will definitely make them again!! I didnt’t have coconut oil yesterday so I used canola oil. I did buy coconut oil now so I am anxious to make them again. They were very moist and gave some to my mom and sister today and they really liked them!! Also, took them to bingo last night and shared with some friends and they liked them too!! Thanks for sharing!! I love the recipe and it’s healthy too!!
Hi, bakerbynature! I just made these with my kids and we are eating them as I type. It just so happened that I already had all the ingredients in my kitchen. As I was mixing everything I wondered if the muffins would be too dry but they are pleasantly moist and tasty, especially inside. My kids approved on everything except the coconut chips and I think they would have been good had I placed them in my food processor to make them less bulky. I did this with the carrots as well and they most certainly would have pulled those out along with the chips had I not processed them. So, this is a was a really good way to sneak in some fiber for them! I will definitely make these in the future. Thanks for a yummy breakfast!
These are wonderful muffin! I doubled the batch because I was so confident after reading all the responses and I was not disappointed. I reduced the sugar to 1/2 c. (1 c. For my double batch) and accidentally forgot the vanilla and neither omission was noticed. I will be making them again soon as I love to keep muffins in the freezer so that I can take one or two out the night before the morning I will enjoy them.
I’m so happy to hear it, Christy!
How do you store these muffins?
I have a recipe just like this one except for a few changes. I have been making these for several years. Both my husband and I love these.I get 18 reg. Muffins. At 350!for 20-25 minutes. I am going to try your recipe after we eat the ones I just made. Thank you. Happy
Can you sub coconut flour for regular flour?
I made these and they were delicious!! I did change a few things:
First, I had homemade apple butter on hand from a recipe I’d made earlier in the week, so I used that in place of apple sauce and had to add 1 cup homemade cashew milk because the batter was more like a dough. Then, I didn’t have enough carrots so I subbed half a beet for roughage. Finally, I chopped some slivered almonds and used half of those and half chopped walnuts instead of all chopped walnuts. I added some coconut shreds to adorn the top of these babies, and had some batter left to make two soufflé muffins with! Threw some Earth Balance butter on while they were warm and they melted in my mouth. So delicious, definitely keeping these around as a frequent flyer in our kitchen!
So glad they were a hit for you, Liz! And thanks for letting us know your adaptions! xoxo
This recipe is now saved and in my recipe box! They are so yummy! Only change I made was using coconut sugar (instead of brown). They turned out great! And my whole family loves them too! 🙂 Thank you!
Yay! So glad they were a hit, Kari 🙂
Is there a way to make these GF? My daughter has Hashimotos and I just need to replace the wheat flour so that they’re GF. I’m not much of a baker, so if there’s a simple fix, I’d love to know it so I can make these!!! They look amazing 🙂
Hi Candace. Sadly, I have very little experience with GF baking, so I’m not sure what changes would need to be made. I think a 1 for 1 GF flour would be the best bet, since I’ve heard many have success with them.
@Candace. I Made these into a gluten free version as I have hashimotos aswell. My GF version was Very easy. Swapped the wheat flour was 1 and 1/2 cups of coconut flour and I used 1/2 cup of gluten free all purpose flour instead of the normal flour. The Baking soda and bi carb is naturally Gluten free. Yay. I also used apple puree instead of apple sauce as they often hide gluten derivatives in the sauces. Other changes I made purely because of what I had on hand: Swapped the ground ginger for 1 tsp of minced ginger. It was Just enough. Shredded coconut instead of flaked. I also ground up the walnuts instead of just chopping as I like my nuts smaller. I had to cook these for 20minutes longer due to the denser flour conposition. They were Bloody beautiful.
This is the first muffin recipe I made. Both my husband and I love it! They’re not too sweet and very moist. For sure I will make more in the future and try some modifications. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
These are probably my most favorite muffins that I’ve ever had!!!! My roommate and I make them constantly. They are such a healthy snack to have around we bake them every other week pretty much!! They’re very adaptable. I substitute the oil for pumpkin puree and this time I’m trying it with pineapple pieces instead of shredded Apple.. will see how it turns out!! 🙂 Thanks so much for the recipe it’s my favorite!!! Perfect every time!
I made these this morning. They were delicious! I added pineapple. I omitted the coconut. I did a little less AP flour. My Applesauce wasn’t unsweetened. It was spur of the moment. I will definitely make these again.
I’m going to make these this week! They look great!! I read all the comments though and didn’t see any answers to how best to store them or how best to freeze them. This would be super helpful to know as I’m planning on baking them on Wednesday and then having them ready for my in-laws on Sunday. I’d like to freeze them and then thaw. Should they be thawed over night on the counter?
I made these subbing gluten free flour, 2 cups and used 1/4 cup less sugar. I also added a dash of ground cloves and nutmeg because the spice bin was open, and why not! They taste delicious, especially with pumpkin butter on them! Yum!
Excellent muffins…they will definately be in my recipe box for a long time
I’ve made 3 batches of these so far and plan on always having them in my freezer to grab & go! I’ve started calling them “yoga muffins” because I always have one waiting in my car for after class! They’re perfect, and sooo healthy~ The only thing I do different is to grind up oatmeal and use it in place of that 1/2 cup of white flour, and maybe add pecans instead of walnuts if I have none on hand. Yummy! Thanks so much for the recipe.
Yay! This comment made my morning, Laura 🙂
How many calories are in these morning glory muffins? The nutrition information is not displayed on the page. Thanks.
My husband and I just “tested” my first batch! Yummy! Almost like the cafe down the street! I pretty much followed your recipe but did add a finely chopped green apple, skin on, and about 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds. Dried cranberries and raisins too. I see from many comments from others, they were worried about the dry batter…,..no need to worry! They come out nice and moist! I want another, one is not enough. Oh, I got 20 muffins from this recipe. Definitely will be making again
How many calories are in one muffin?
These have become our favourite muffins for breakfast, lunches and snacks during hiking trips. I have 2 versions that I adapted, in one I substitute All-Bran cereal for the 1.5 cups of whole wheat flour. In the other, I substitute a cup of crushed/drained canned pineapple for a cup of the carrots. Both are so delicious!! I’ve also made a version where I used quinoa flour instead of the white flour. All of the versions above make for a very dense muffin (as they don’t rise much) and all freeze equally well.
These were good, but am cutting sugar, oil and cinnamon by half next time. These are too much like cake to call them healthy.
Hi Hannah. I’m glad you enjoyed the recipe. And I look forward to hearing how your adaptions go! Just beware, reducing the oil and sugar will dramatically change the taste and texture of the muffins.
Sitting in my Florida room on a cool weather day, I did your morning glory muffins, just having one with a cup of tea, incredeble how good they are. They will be from now on my favorite muffins. Thank you for this delicious recipe.
Could I use oat flour?
I’ve made these 3 times now and they have been awesome every time. I don’t make any changes to the recipe and they turn out great! I had my first carrot muffin at the hospital at Vanderbilt University when my son was there for heart surgery. I would get so upset each day if they were out of them! I hunted for a recipe as soon as we were back home and found this one. Now, I just make my own instead of making the 6 hour drive.
Thanks for sharing this receipt, I did not make any changes and it was perfact, moist and tasty. My husband give them a five star. Thanks again. Dawn G.
How many muffins does this recipe make and how full do you fill the muffin cups?
Tried these out this morning, so glad I did! Have a family member going through chemo, and he was thrilled to find something healthy he wanted to eat! Used fresh ginger as we both love the taste, but followed the rest of the recipe as listed. Soooo good!!! Thank you for sharing!
I was looking for the nutrition facts but there are none.
I love all the healthy ingredients! I found the final product to have a strong baking powder/soda taste. I would omit the salt in hopes to cut down on the baking powder/soda taste (assuming the recipe needs that much rising aid?). A slice of cheese or butter somehow counteracts the soda/powder. Not sure why because those are salt too!
How many muffins does one recipe make? Thanks!
I got 12 muffins out of this recipe
So many comments on an amazing muffin recipe.. but a few edits to the recipe that I would suggest.
Add the nutritional value.
Estimate how many muffins in the recipe
Recommend how full to fill the muffin cups
Change baking instructions – 20 minutes at 375 does the same as the method stipulated.
Honestly the best muffins I have ever made hands down !
Hi,
Do I need to adjust the baking time if I make them in Tulip muffin papers? These tulip papers are pretty high and big
Thank you!!
Made these today. The mixture was unmixable upon adding the oil, apple, apple sauce, and vanilla. Holding out hope I tried as best As i could and then added the carrot,hoping they would moisten it enough to turn it into proper batter. Unfortunately, it remain dry and doughy. I used about a cup of cashew milk to make it more of a muffin batter texture. As a result, I now have 24 muffins, all of which are gooey, bad-gooey in the center.
I wonder if perhaps 2 cups of flour is too much to have so little moisture. I will likely make them again, using less flour and without the milk. They taste amazing, though, so I will not be giving up just yet.
Delicious muffins!! I followed the recipe exactly and they turned out great. Just curious how you store your muffins. Would they be okay out of the fridge for a couple days? I wanted to take some on an upcoming backpacking trip and wanted to make sure they would be ok out of the fridge for a few days.? Please let me know what you think.
Best muffins ever…can’t believe people try to change the recipe …perfect as is!
Just about to gather ingredients and discovered I only have fresh ginger, will that work?
I’ve been making these for awhile now and we absolutely love them.
My husband doesn’t even realize that they are actually quite healthy.
I can’t make enough of them, he gobbles them up!
I made these for my family that makes fun of vegan food. They loved them and said they were the best Morning Glory muffins they have ever had. Then I dropped the bomb on them that they were vegan . I did use Nutiva butter flavored coconut oil.
Has anyone tried making these with almond flour? I am gluten sensitive and prefer not to use whole wheat flour. Thank you.
I just did, came out perfect and moist, Delicious.
How many muffins does this recipe yield?
Thank you for this recipe. They are so moist and delicious!
I followed the recipe exactly and am so confused by the pictures and the comments! They didn’t turn out anything like the pictures look, or taste that good. I’ve checked at least five times that I didn’t forget to add anything! The batter was not like a muffin batter, quite stiff and thick – almost like a dense cookie dough batter. The muffins don’t rise at all, and are very dry. I’m thinking they need some extra form of liquid. Any thoughts on what may be going on? The pictures look so goood!
Made these today with my daughter…absolutely yummy. Just get a slight baking soda taste as you eat. Can you adjust to less raising agent? I didn’t add the coconut. Instead added a handful of oats. Also some comments mention substituting the oil with pumpkin purée – does that work? What else can you substitute the oil with?
Thank you for sharing your wonderful recipe. I followed the recipe and they turned out looking just like yours. I got 15 full muffins.
Delicious! I cut down sugar to 1/2 cup and substituted homecanned zucchini ‘pineapple’ for the apple with a little of the juice as the batter seemed a bit dry and pecans. This muffin has a wonderful texture.
Hi! I have been making these for at least 3 years now. SO good! The nutritional information is not listed. Do you know how many carbs per serving? I am training for a marathon and thought these might work as obe of my snacks. The gial us to consume about 30 grams carb per hour. The gels really kind of creep me out and I would like to try and eat as much real food as possible. And these would be a total treat!! Thank you!
Has anyone tried making these in a large muffin tin as opposed to a normal size one?? And if so, what baking time/temp did you do?
They’re too good to be true! I made them and I love them. They’re gooey right out of the oven they they fire up for lunches. This recipe makes 2 dozen. How many calories are in each?
These are the BEST morning glory muffins I have EVER !-:!! Will definitely be a “go-to” recipe in the future!!
Best ever! Hubby loves them!
Yay!!!
I made these two days ago and they are my new favourite muffin!! I will make more again but eliminate the nuts so my daughter can take them to school. Love them!!!
I made these last week and my husband and I ate almost all of them in one day, they are so good! I took the remainder to work and everybody raved about them. Going to bake up some more today to take to a new mom so she can keep her energy up 😉
HI! This recipe looks amazing!!! I was wondering what the nutritional information is for these muffins? Specifically the sugar, fiber, and protein. Thanks so much!
No words! These are soooo good. They might not last until tomorrow!!
I made these for work this morning. Put the dry ingredients in a bowl last night to save a step this morning. I thought I had bought wheat flour but it was a small bag of white. Came out great! Will make thee often. Husband loved them too. Looking forward to making these for company breakfast. Thank you Ashley! Your recipes are always so delicious. Love your book too!!!
The first time I made these I felt they were really sweet and kind of oily. Second time I backed the oil to 1/4 cup. The brown sugar I also decreased to 1/2 cup. They were perfect. Wonder how many points are they with WW.?. Thank you
This receipe is incredible. My kids loved them!!! Thanks!
Just made these muffins for my college age grandson. They had a very nice flavor and were extremely moist. I used white flour as that’s what I had on hand. Also, the recipe calls for an apple, shredded. I used a small Gala apple. My recipe made 24 full muffin cups. Will definitely make them again.
Just discovered this recipe and it is a major hit in my house! We love the fact that these muffins are packed with a ton of wholesome, REAL ingredients! We have eliminated refined sugars in our home so I used raw coconut sugar instead of brown sugar and lessened the amount by a third (roughly). I also used organic, dried, unsweetened cherries instead of raisins and pecans instead of walnuts. Thank you for the wonderful recipe!!
A perfect recipe for all. I love the texture, the taste, and the healthy ingredients! My kids and their friends love them and can’t believe they are vegan, This time I have made a double batch so I have some for the freezer. Thanks so much!
Hello. Made these muffins yesterday. They are fabulous! Do you happen to know the calorie count for each muffin?
Just like the other comments I also Love these muffins and have been making them every week since I found the recipe. Many people have asked about the calories, carbs, etc. Did we ever get and answer because I would also like to know. The nutrition guide posted doesn’t tell you anything. It would be so awesome if someone would figure it out.
Love this recipe! Inserted recipe into myfitnesspal and nutritional info based on 12 muffins.
Per muffin:
Calories 277 Carbs 37g Fat 13g Protein 3g
These looks so good! Adding these to my baking list!
Will any apple work or is there a specific apple for the taste?
These just came out of my oven and my house smells delicious! They look great and I can’t wait to try them!
I’m back, I’ve tried them, and they’re delicious!!
Yum! I just made these muffins and they are amazing! Made some modifications – like no oil, bananas instead of applesauce, and oat flour instead of other flours – and they turned out great. Thanks for sharing!
these were really really good! i did extra cinnamon and ginger, then used canola oil instead. my whole family loved them!
Hi…wanting to make these muffins today but have a question: if I sub in half almond flour for some of the wheat flour do I need to add more baking powder/soda?? Thanks Sarah
I made these with the gluten free 1 to 1 mix by bobs mill. They came out tasty but did not rise at all. Was wondering if you had any suggestions on what to do next time. My 5 yr old still gobbled them up
excellent! merci d’avoir mis des substitues équivalent pour ceux qui n’aime pas certain aliment ou pour quand on n’a pas les ingrédients. c’était très apprécier. donc, comme je n’avais pas d’huile de coconot, j’ai pris de canola et comme je n’aime pas les raisins, j’ai opté pour les canneberges. j’ai choisi les amandes tranchés comme noix et c’est un délice. peut-être un peu trop sucré à mon avis, mais je vais juste diminuer la prochaine fois la cassonade. merci encore pour cette recette végétalienne.
Can I use whole wheat cake flour?? Or does it need to be regular whole wheat flour??
Best muffins ever ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you for this recipe. They came out so moost and delicious. I changed the walnuts for a mix of chia, flaxseed and hemp seeds, because my son have allergies to tree nut. Omg I ate three in a row 😉
Just made these and they are so yummy!
How long can these be stored unrefrigerated?
These are delicious! I subbed applesauce for the coconut oil. Has anybody tried to make these gluten free?
Is there something I can use instead of the apple sauce? Would using the same amount of oil instead (in addition to the oil already called for in the recipe) work?
Try with stewed rhubarb sweetened with a little Stevia.
Ohh made these today. I omitted the sugar and used only half the amount of coconut oil and they turned out delicious. Really looking forward to these for breakfast x
How long will these store for?
Batter was extremely thick so I decided to make a “test” muffin. Did not rise was too dense and stuck to paper muffin liner. I added 3/4 cup milk and they were fine. I had substituted pineapple and a little pineapple juice instead of the apple. I added walnuts and a few pieces of dried crystallized pineapple on top. They looked good and tasted great.
Love this recipe. It is so versatile. I have made them so many different ways. Subbing oat flour for the all purpose or wheat. Using zuchinni instead of carrots. Thanks for posting. It is definitely a favorite in our home.
Hi.
What can I substitute applesauce with as it’s not easy to get them where I am.
Thank you
hi. What can I replace Applesauce with ?
Thank you
I made these exactly as the recipe directs except I added an egg and did 1 cup whole wheat flour and 1 cup white flour. They came out fantastic! This will be my only Morning Glory Recipe from now on.
These are amazing! They were one of my first quarantine recipes and the beginning of my new baking obsession, and I have gotten the best feedback on these out of all of the muffin recipes I’ve tried! I love that they’re vegan, yet don’t have any funky/expensive ingredients, and are super easy to make. They’re delicious and not overly sweet, and are perfect for breakfast. I’ve probably made them 5 times already, and I think I’ll keep them as my go-to muffin recipe for the rest of my life. Thanks for the recipe!
These are the best I’ve made! Thank you for so many amazing Recipes!!
What kind of Apple is best for this?
Thank you so much for this recipe! They remind me of the my favorite Morning Glory Muffins form a bakery in NY. I’ve been trying to replicate them during quarantine. I tried another recipe but this one is it! Delicious, perfect. I love that they are tasty but not too sweet.
Hi, I am not much of a cook, especially baking. I’ve made these often and they have turned out well and taste GREAT. I switched out the oil and added more applesauce. It still turned out well. Question: The Tops are always nice and crunchy, but The base could use some extra baking. Will it hurt anything to bake longer??? Also, , I have used dried crabs each time, VG !! These are very moist. Looking forward to,the Pumpkin muffins! Thanks.
Hi Kate. The addition of extra applesauce may be what’s causing them to stay a little undercooked. So you can definitely experiment with adding a few minutes of baking time 🙂
These are by far the best recipe for muffins I have ever made. I have made them quite a bit. Everyone loves them. Thank you so very much for adding this recipe. I only use this one even though there are many recipes. This one is tried and true. Thank you.
I love these muffins! I used your recipe for my grade 8 cooking class, and they loved them too! It was nice to give them a veggie packed healthier alternative for mornings. Thank you so much for sharing!
I saw this recipe on Instagram and thought it looked interesting . I baked them today and they are, by far, the best muffins I have ever made! They are so unbelievably delicious!! The only thing I left out were the nuts because I just don’t like them in, well, anything :). I’ll be making these again and again!
These muffins are delicious! I made them with splet & almond flours. Added cranberries, all-spice, more cinnamon and a little almond milk. Yum!
Absolutely delicious!!! Definitely will be making this again & again!
Love this recipe! Inserted recipe into myfitnesspal and nutritional info based on 12 muffins.
Per muffin:
Calories 277 Carbs 37g Fat 13g Protein 3g
These are delicious. I used mashed sweet potato instead of apple sauce. Added raisins, walnuts, coconut flakes. Super moist and delicious. Will make again. Thank you!
Hi there!
These look lush, can’t wait to get baking – but do I need to ‘buy’ apple sauce, can’t I just make some?
Thanks…
Helen.
Was looking for a healthy, breakfast muffin to share with a woman who is hiking The Ice Age Trail and will be in our area tomorrow. These turned out perfectly. I will certainly make these muffins again. Muffins often get a bad rap for being overly sweet and unhealthy, but not these.
These are fantastic! Big hit with the whole family. I cut down the sugar to 1/2 cup but next time I might try 1/3 cup sugar. I also only used 2 tablespoons of oil and the for rest of the oil I grated an over ripe mango and used that instead. This resulted in the most amazing moist muffins with a lower calorie count. Next time I will make these oil free. This recipe will be on repeat in my household! Nevermind the fact that they are one bowl and low mess! Thank you so much.
I did quite a bit of editing here based on both preferences and when I had on hand. I replaced the sugar with just 1/4 cup of monk fruit, the oil with half olive oil and half vegan yogurt, 1/4 cup of the apple sauce with maple syrup, the apple with mashed butternut squash, and half the flour with a gluten free/ almond flour mix. These turned out wonderful, and with no refined sugar and half the fat!
Can you tell me how many calories for each muffin based on it making 12? Many thanks
Do you have nutritional data, calories etc, based on 12 muffins? They are delicious. Made the recipe as is but will use a little less sugar next time around. Thanks in advance for nutritional data
Easy to make and delicious. Brought them to work today and my coworkers loved them!!!!
I’ve probably made these 20 times now, my family and extended family are all obsessed with them! Will probably be one of those recipes that I’ll be passing on to my grandkids one day (I’m only in my 20s now)
These were great! Definitely going to be baking them regularly. So moist and flavorful
These are so delicious! Very moist! I’ve been enjoying them all week for breakfast. I subbed coconut sugar for brown sugar and left out the coconut. Great recipe, I’ll be making it lots more!
Oh my! Soooo good! I used Truvia brown sugar ( about 10 calories) replacement. I also swapped out the raisins for low sugar crasins. I used unsweetened coconut and toasted pecans. I used all organic ingredients, and feel really good about these muffins! They’re seriously delicious too!
Thank you! 🙂
Made Using zucchini, instead of carrots, it turned out Great!
Dear Ashley,
Thank you for this excellent muffin recipe!
It lends itself perfectly to a gluten-free version. I swap out the wheat for buckwheat flour, which suits my purposes.
Kind regards,
Wendy
I’ve made these as is and they are delicious! I’m wondering your thoughts on swapping zucchini for the carrots. I have so much zucchini right now.
Just made these. Sooo yummy!! I left out the coconut and used pureed apple instead of applesauce. Had some very small apples to use up so used 5, about 1 1/2 cups of grated apple. They are really moist and delicious.
Love this recipe!!! Don’t forget the 1 and 1/2 cups ww flour though, an added cut it off on my page and my muffins turned out very moist and I did t get as many. *face palm*
Could I use this recipe for a quick bread?
I have used the recipe for a long time and I love it!! Always come out great. I freeze them and then take one out tue night before so I can quickly grab a muffin and fruit for a breakfast on the go.
These are delicious! And very satisfying. Would it be possible to get the nutritional info?
I like to use verywellfit’s nutrition calculator for recipes that don’t have nutritional info! I believe this recipe is somewhere around 250-270 per muffin, but I would put it in myself just to double check 🙂
Excellent. Prep time 45 minutes unless you have a kitchen robot to help
So good! My family absolutely loved these muffins. I made 16 instead of twelve and subbed the coconut oil for olive oil and subbed the applesauce for pumpkin puree and they still turned out great. They were great both fresh and the next day 🙂
Do you have the nutritional breakdown of this recipe?
I love Morning Glory muffins and used to get them at the local Foodtown until it became a Stop & Shop. I miss them so much! I finally made these and followed the recipe except I used melted butter. They are perfect! Next time I’ll bake them a few extra minutes but that’s my oven’s fault. I also chopped the walnuts more in my mini chopper as not everyone likes walnuts so I’m hiding them. The batter is dense so I used my hands to mix it at the end. Then an ice cream scoop to put into muffin pan. Love these and so simple!
How must I modify baking temperature/time if I want to bake them as mini muffins.
Thanks un advance
Just what I was looking for!
Do you have nutritional/calorie information?
Can I use all-purpose flour instead of the wheat flour
I will try 1 teaspoon baking powder instead of 1 Tablespoon
Nutrition facts and calorie count?
I substituted1/2 cup oat bran for 1/2 cup of flour and these were amazing! And vegan!
Do you have the Nutritional information for these? Particularly how many calories per muffin? Thanks!
Is there supposed to be eggs?
Hello, do you know the calorie count per muffin? Thank you
I never write reviews … But these are seriously perfection ! So moist and yummy and you don’t feel guilty for eating too many . I just realized I forgot the applesauce in them and they were still the best ❣️
Can I replace the coconut oil with olive oil?
These are perfect, delicious, healthy muffins! I made it exactly as the recipe said and I loved them.
I was wondering if you had nutritional information for these muffins?
Scrumtaraptious!! Made 2 dozen!!!!
Delicious!!!
Love these!
I’ve made these a bunch of times and they’ve always been brilliant! I use different flour but that’s just personal preference and what’s normally in my cupboard. My whole family is obsessed and we now have about 4 households that make them regularly. Best muffins ever!
These are by far the best muffins I’ve ever made. Thank you so much for this amazing recipe!!
These muffins are delicious! Even my 8 year old gobbled them up
Can I use anything to replace the all-purpose flour in this recipe?
I don’t have wheat flour only regular how much of that should I use??
This recipe hasn’t any eggs.
Is that correct?
these popped right out of my silicon muffin cups! the only thing i didn’t use was the coconut. husband said he could taste the baking soda though, so maybe next time i’d use less or does this amount do something important???
Hi Angela. The baking soda helps the muffins spread. You could reduce it by a 1/2 teaspoon, but I don’t recommend decreasing it more.
Just made these today! They are so good! Moist and great flavor. Used dried cranberries because that is what I had. My husband loved them too! Making another batch tomorrow to share!
I love using cranberries in these, too! So happy you and your husband enjoyed them, Jan!
This is an awesome recipe but it makes way more than 12 standard muffins. I’ve made this a few times and always get between 16-20. So have two pans ready or you’ll be baking longer than anticipated using only one pan twice!
How many calories per muffin please
Not a fan of coconut. Can I just remove or add more of something else?
Hi Julie. You may omit the shredded coconut. Feel free to add some extra nuts or dried fruit, if desired.
These were good and very filling! I left out the coconut since no one in our family likes it. I toasted the walnuts before adding them to the batter, but made no other changes.
I need recipe
It’s in the recipe box, in this post.
I think it’s supposed to be 1 tsp of baking powder, not 1 tbsp.
The amount of baking powder is correct. Reducing it to 1 teaspoon will not give these muffins the proper rise.
Also I think it should be 1 tsp vanilla, not 1 tbsp.
The amount of vanilla called for is correct, but feel free to reduce it to a teaspoon.
These muffins are delicious! Great flavor and texture.
I’m so happy you enjoyed them, Jessica!
Hi – I’m just making these muffins and I’m surprized that there’s no egg – just wanted to check to make sure. : )
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I just took them out of the oven and ate one! Delicious! I changed nothing. Will definitely make again! Thank you!
can you leave the coconut out as my husband doesn’t care for it
Sure!
Can I use almond flour in place of wheat flour.
I don’t recommend it!
I tweaked the recipe a bit because of personal likes and availability of ingredients. I used 2C of whole wheat flour because that’s what we use. My husband does not like anything coconut so I added a 20oz can of crushed pineapple. I used one large Juci apple and fresh cranberries because we didn’t have raisins or craisins. My husband loves peanuts so I ground peanuts. I got 3 dozen muffins. They baked just fine following the instructions. Now we have plenty of healthy muffins for breakfast and snacks. Thank you for this very nice, adaptable recipe!
Hi Ashley, I don’t have whole wheat flour. Can I use all AP flour? Thank you.
So you have the food values for these muffins?
The print option is not working!
Made these this morning since it’s 20 degrees out! Made them in XL silicone muffin pan BIG and beautiful! I tried to adjust the cooking time but will need to tweek it again. Toothpick showed done but after sitting 5 minutes, still a little wet. Any suggestions? Most important part is . . . They were yummy! I took a picture but I’m not on social media.