Carrot Apple Muffins with Cream Cheese

These Carrot Apple Muffins with Cream Cheese are a delightful combination of sweet and tangy flavors. The cream cheese adds a rich and creamy texture, while the carrots and apples provide a natural sweetness. Perfect for breakfast or as a snack

Ingredients:

• 1 cup grated carrots
• 1 cup grated apples
• 1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts optional
• 1/2 cup raisins optional

Instructions:

Start by heating the oven to 350F 175C

Grate the apples and carrots and put them together in a bowl

Put away

Mix the brown sugar, granulated sugar, and cream cheese together in a different bowl until they are smooth and creamy

Mix the eggs and oil into the cream cheese until its smooth

Mix the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and salt in a different bowl using a whisk

Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ones, mixing only until everything is well combined

Grate the apples and carrots and mix them into the batter

If you want to add walnuts or raisins, chop them up and add them in too

Put paper liners in a muffin tin or grease the muffin cups

Fill each muffin cup about two thirds of the way to the top with muffin batter

After the oven is hot, bake the muffins for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick stuck in the middle comes out clean

After taking the muffins out of the oven, let them cool for a few minutes in the muffin tin before moving them to a wire rack to cool all the way through

Have fun with your tasty cream cheese and carrot apple muffins