Carrot Spice Muffins

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups light brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon clove
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1 egg
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 (2 1/2 ounce) jars strained carrot baby food
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 4 ounces crushed pineapple in juice
• nonstick cooking spray
• 3/4 cup loosely packed coconut
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar (optional)
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice (optional)
• lemon zest (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350º.
• 2 mix together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger and cloves.
• 3 stir in oil, applesauce, eggs, vanilla, baby food, orange juice and pineapple and mix until well blended.
• 4 stir in coconut.
• 5 spray muffin pans and fill to top or use cupcake liners and spray the liners lightly with nonstick spray for ease in removing muffins from paper.
• 6 bake 20 to 25 minutes.
• 7 a glaze can be made, if desired, by mixing confectioner's sugar with lemon juice and zest and spread on top of muffins.