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Carrot Coconut Pineapple Muffins with Brummel & Brown

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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Brummel & Brown.

If I take our family’s favorite carrot cake recipe, which is full of fruits and veggies, bake it in muffin tins and leave off the frosting… that’s breakfast, right?

carrot muffins for breakfast

This way, I don’t have to wait until a special occasion or feel guilty for eating cake. It’s just carrot muffins for breakfast. Muffins with carrots, applesauce, pineapple, raisins, and coconut. A perfectly acceptable breakfast.

carrot muffins

I left out the raisins in mine and added a cup of pecans. Use the toothpick test to determine if they are done and store in a tightly sealed container or freeze.

This recipe made 2 dozen delicious, moist, carrot muffins. I almost didn’t miss the frosting. Almost. It seemed like they could use just a little something else.

brummel and brown

I tried these carrot muffins with Brummel & Brown which is made with nonfat yogurt, giving it a smooth, creamy taste. It contains 50% less fat and calories than butter and there’s no cholesterol per serving. Brummel & Brown has 0 grams trans fat per serving and no partially-hydrogenated oils.

It was the perfect way to top off these carrot muffins.  My boys liked these muffins with the Brummel & Brown, too. I didn’t tell them that this was the same recipe that I use to make carrot cake, so they weren’t wondering where the frosting was! And since these muffins freeze so well, I plan on making a few batches and freezing them so we’ll have them on hand for breakfast.

brummel and brown

While I’ve enjoyed Brummel & Brown on these carrot muffins and on the rolls I made last weekend, it is really versatile. You can use it on its own or as part of easy recipes. Be sure to visit the Brummel & Brown page on Facebook for recipe ideas and other usage tips.

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Brummel & Brown.

Comments

  1. I love all things carrot so this is right up my ally.  I ate an amazing carrot cake for Mother’s Day, this looks like a little lighter option!  

    • Even my pickiest eats these, as long as I leave out the nuts and raisins. But my other two gobble them up no matter what. 

    • It would be less than 5 if it weren’t for grating the carrots! I use a potato peeler to get off the outer layer and throw it away. Then I use a cheese grater to shred the carrots. 

  5. I love carrot cake and I love coconut. So I think I’d love this! I can’t believe they are so quick to prep too. Thanks for sharing!

  16. I must agree, that DEFINITELY counts as breakfast. I mean, it does have healthy stuff in it plus topped with that delicious nonfat yogurt, it’s an overall healthy breakfast! You’re doing the world a favor, really 😉

  25. It sounds delicious and that’s the perfect way to top them – with Brummel and Brown! I like your “breakfast” idea. 🙂

  26. those muffins sound awesome! I’d love to make them and try the B@B yogurt spread.

  28. This is right up my alley. I love carrot and pineapple and now am going to make this recipe! Great one, thanks for sharing!!