Amazing Gluten-Free Carrot Muffins

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recipe by MealDiva http://mealdiva.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    45mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    24
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    243
based on 4 ratings

This yummy carrot muffin recipe uses freshly grated carrots and gluten-free flour and baking powder to make healthy, kid-friendly muffins with a delicious cream cheese topping. (Gluten-Free)

Inspired by: http://mealdiva.com/amazing-gluten-free-carrot-muffins/

recipe updated Feb 24, 2022

Ingredients

  • Gluten-free flour icon
    Gluten-free flour
    240 g
  • Baking soda icon
    Baking soda
    2 teaspoons
  • Gluten-free baking powder icon
    Gluten-free baking powder
    2 teaspoons
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    1 teaspoon
  • Granulated sugar icon
    Granulated sugar
    410 g
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    4
  • Olive oil icon
    Olive oil
    120 ml
  • Vanilla extract icon
    Vanilla extract
    3 teaspoons
  • Carrot icon
    Carrot
    335 g
  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    5 tablespoons
  • Cream cheese icon
    Cream cheese
    85 g
  • Powdered sugar icon
    Powdered sugar
    305 g

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Whisk
  • kCook icon Cooling rack
  • kCook icon Medium bowl
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl
  • kCook icon Mini muffin pan - 24-hole

Step preview

  1. Pre-heat oven - 175°C
  2. Grease a clean mini muffin pan
  3. Add gluten-free flour, baking soda, gluten-free baking powder and salt to a clean medium bowl
  4. Whisk briefly until combined then set aside
  5. Add granulated sugar and egg
  6. Mix together until combined
  7. Add olive oil and vanilla extract to the batter
  8. Beat until smooth
  9. Transfer dry ingredients to batter and beat until blended
  10. Add carrot to the batter and mix until combined
  11. Spoon batter into mini muffin pan
  12. Bake until springy to touch - 15 min, 175°C
  13. Transfer onto cooling rack
  14. Add unsalted butter, cream cheese, vanilla extract and powdered sugar to the large mixing bowl
  15. Beat until smooth - high speed
  16. Frost muffins
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