Heirloom Carrots Parte Deux!

Maintaining healthy habits in the New Year is a constant struggle. As January comes to a close, I’m trying new ways to continue eating well.  I have a bag of buckwheat flour that’s about to expire next month; I probably bought it the last time I was “eating well”! 

Can you see the date?! I got two more weeks to go!

I searched the internet blogs and recipe lists for the last two days looking for a recipe that wasn’t necessarily vegan and didn’t have any strange stabilizing agents like xanthan gum. What I concluded was that I’d try something on my own!

My heirloom carrots inspired me to make a carrot cake muffin, but a healthy version, and my favorite kitchen gadget aided in the shredding! 

By saying, “No!” to cream cheese frosting, these muffins became savory and the buckwheat adds an earthy element. Also the honey didn’t impart much of a sweet factor as I’d had hope, so in a possible revision, I’d substitute honey with brown sugar. As a side note, you can substitute whole what flour for the oat flour. If you don't have oat flour, you can quickly make your own by pulsing oats in a coffee grinder. I used the grinder blade on my Nutribullet. Ultimately, I reached my goal with this recipe. This will be a great breakfast with a little bit of fruity jam; can't wait til tomorrow morning!  ENJOY!!

 Ingredients 

1 cup buckwheat flour (dark)

^1/2 cup oat flour

2 tsp baking powder

^1/4 tsp salt

^1/4 tsp cinnamon

^1/4 tsp ginger

^1/4 cup walnut

^1/4 cup apricot

2 ^1/2 cup carrot (about 2 carrots)

^1/4 cup honey

1 egg (beaten)

^1/3 cup canola oil

1 cup skim milk

Makes 12 muffins

Directions 

Heat oven to 350F. Mix dry ingredients. Mix wet ingredients. Grate carrots. Combine wet ingredients to dry. Place mixture into muffin tins and bake for 20 minutes.

PS
This is my cream cheese frosting recipe:
Ingredients

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

1 8-ounce package cream cheese, room temperature

 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

Directions

Blend all ingredients together with an electric mixer. Dollop onto muffins.