Ingredients
Dry
1 & 3/4 cup whole-grain Kamut flour (or white whole wheat flour)see note
1/4 cup natural sugar
1 tbsp ground flax seed
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda see note
1 tsp cinnamon
3/4 tsp ground ginger
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp kosher salt
Wet
1/3 cup + 2 tbsp pure maple syrup
1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce (oil replacer)
1/2 cup coconut milk (the cream on top from a full fat can) OR yogurt see note below
1/4 cup + 3 tbsp water
1.5 tsp pure vanilla extract
Mix-ins
1.5 cups grated carrots (about 3 small-medium carrots)
1/2 cup raisins, soaked in water and drained
1/3 cup chopped & toasted walnuts
Instructions
Toast the walnuts (optional) on a baking sheet for about 8 minutes at 300F. Remove and set aside. Preheat oven to 400F and line a muffin tin with liners.
Whisk all dry ingredients together in a large bowl. In a smaller bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients (maple syrup, applesauce, coconut milk, water, vanilla). Add the wet to the dry and mix until just incorporated. Batter will be THICK!
Fold in the carrots, raisins, and walnuts. Scoop batter into the muffin liners, filling batter to the top. Bake for about 18 minutes at 400F until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool for about 10 minutes. Makes 12 muffins.
Notes: 1) I love Kamut flour because it is a whole grain, but it bakes up light just like all-purpose flour. It also has a mild taste. The original recipe used white whole wheat flour. 2) Next time I would reduce the baking soda to 3/4 tsp as I could detect the baking soda taste every so slightly. 3) The original recipe used soy yogurt. I used coconut milk (the cream from the top of can, not the watery liquid) and it worked well, resulting in a very moist muffin. However, the batter was VERY thick when mixing!