These hearty Morning Glory Muffins are filled with healthy ingredients, refined sugar free and naturally gluten free. Packed with oat flour, ground flaxseed, apple sauce, nuts, raisins, apples and carrots these wholesome muffins make for a great on the go snack.

Morning glory muffins are a favorite of mine, they are richly spiced, reminiscent of carrot cake, and packed full of nutritious ingredients. However, most recipes also contain a ton of refined sugar and oils which are things I prefer to avoid on a day to day basis.
Enter, my homemade morning glory muffins. This recipe uses real butter, honey to keep them refined sugar free, and oat flour making the muffins gluten free as well. Still packed full of plenty of nutrient dense ingredients like eggs, apple sauce, ground flaxseed, pecans, raisins, shredded apple and carrots, these muffins are a great snack to keep on hand. To make them even better, this recipe is made in just one bowl for less dirty dishes.
How To Make Morning Glory Muffins
To a large bowl, add apple sauce, honey, vanilla extract and eggs. Whisk together.

Mix in melted butter.
Whisk in ground flaxseed, salt, ground ginger, cinnamon, and baking soda.
Stir in oat flour.

Add raisins, pecans, grated apple, grated carrots and stir.

Preheat oven to 375 and set aside batter.
Add liners to a muffin pan. Evenly divide batter between 12 muffin cups.
Bake at 375 for 20-25 minutes.
Substitutions In Morning Glory Muffins
Butter. Melted coconut oil can be used instead.
Apple Sauce. Mashed banana can be used in its place.
Honey. Pure maple syrup works in this recipe as well.
Raisins. Dried fruit like chopped dates, chopped dried apricots, or dried cranberries or blueberries are great alternatives.
Pecans. Walnuts are my favorite substitute, but almonds or sunflower seeds work too.
Apple. I like the sweetness the apple adds, but shredded carrot can be used instead.
Carrot. More shredded apple can be used in place of the carrot, or shredded zucchini works in it’s place.

How To Make Oat Flour
Add rolled oats to a high speed blender. Blend on high until oats resemble a fine flour, about 30-60 seconds.
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Healthy Morning Glory Muffins

These healthy morning glory muffins are packed full of nutritious ingredients, making them a great snack option. Honey and oat flour keeps this recipe free of refined sugar and gluten.
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup unsweetened apple sauce
- 2/3 cup honey
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup ground flaxseed
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 1/2 cups oat flour
- 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
- 1/3 cup raisins
- 1 1/2 cups shredded carrots
- 1 apple, grated
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together apple sauce, honey, eggs, and vanilla extract.
- Mix in melted butter.
- Add ground flaxseeed, salt, ground ginger, baking soda, and cinamon. Whisk again.
- Stir in oat flour.
- Add raisins, pecans, grated apple, and shredded carrots. Stir together and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Line a 12 well muffin pan with muffin liners. Divide batter evenly between muffin wells.
- Bake 20-25 minutes.
- Store in the fridge up to 5 days, or in the freezer up to 3 months in an air tight container.
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