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coconut carrot vegan muffins

Carrot and Coconut vegan muffins

These are eggless goodies with the sweetness of carrots and crunch from coconut topped with caramelised coconuts simply irresistible.

Course Dessert
Cuisine Fusion
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 8 muffins
Author indrani

Ingredients

Muffin base

  • 2 cups Whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup oil(vegetable or olive)
  • 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
  • 1/4 cup grated carrot
  • lemon juice 1/4 cup
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla

Topping

  • 1 cup coconut grated
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla

Instructions

  1. Strain whole wheat flour and baking powder

  2. Pour lemon juice in a deep bowl and add baking soda.

  3. When the mixture starts to bubble add oil and beat with a electric or hand beater

  4. It will form a frothy mixture.Add powdered sugar and beat again

  5. Add vanilla and mix.

  6. Add carrots and coconut

  7. Add water and mix.

  8. Then fold in flour little by little till an easy to handle dense batter is formed

  9. Spoon the mixtures in already greased muffin molds until 3/4 th filled

  10. Bake in a preheated oven for 20 minutes at 170 degrees

Caramelized coconut Frosting

  1. In a pan add coconut and sugar and continue to stir until sugar melts and the mixture start leaving the sides of the pan.Add vanilla and stir thoroughly.

  2. Cool the muffins on a cooling rack and take out of the molds

  3. Top each muffin with caramelized coconut mixture