Carrot and sunflower seed muffins with lemon icing

Recipes / Child

Bite into these gluten-free carrot muffins which are low in fat but packed with flavour.

Recipe «Carrot and sunflower seed muffins with lemon icing» presented in category Recipes / Child, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 3 eggs, 1 x 140g container apple fruit puree, 125ml reduced-fat milk or light soy milk, 70g brown sugar, 1 tbsp light olive oil , 155g finely shredded carrot, 2 tbsp sunflower seed kernels, 1 tsp finely grated lemon rind , 265g gluten-free all-purpose flour, 3 1/2 tsp gluten-free baking powder, 1/2 tsp mixed spice, 1 1/2 tbsp sunflower seed kernels, extra, 150g pure icing sugar, 2 tsp finely grated lemon rind, 1 tsp melted butter, 1-2 tbsp fresh lemon juice.

Ingredients:

  • 3 eggs 
  • 1 x 140g container apple fruit puree 
  • 125ml reduced-fat milk or light soy milk 
  • 70g brown sugar 
  • 1 tbsp light olive oil 
  • 155g finely shredded carrot 
  • 2 tbsp sunflower seed kernels 
  • 1 tsp finely grated lemon rind 
  • 265g gluten-free all-purpose flour 
  • 3 1/2 tsp gluten-free baking powder 
  • 1/2 tsp mixed spice 
  • 1 1/2 tbsp sunflower seed kernels, extra 
  • 150g pure icing sugar 
  • 2 tsp finely grated lemon rind 
  • 1 tsp melted butter 
  • 1-2 tbsp fresh lemon juice 

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Line twelve 80ml (1/3 cup) capacity muffin pans with paper cases. Whisk together the eggs, apple puree, milk, sugar and oil in a large bowl until well combined. Stir in the carrot, sunflower seeds and lemon rind.
  2. Sift the flour mix, baking powder and mixed spice into the carrot mixture. Use a large metal spoon to fold until well combined. Spoon batter evenly among prepared pans.
  3. Bake in preheated oven for 18-20 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centres comes out clean. Remove from oven. Turn muffins onto a wire rack and set aside to cool completely.
  4. Meanwhile, to make the lemon icing, sift icing sugar into a bowl. Add the lemon rind and melted butter. Stir in the lemon juice until a smooth paste forms. Drizzle the muffins with icing and sprinkle with the extra sunflower seeds. Set aside for 15 minutes to set.