Muffins with fruits and vegetables inside.

I rewrote this recipe from a normal muffin recipe to make it more  healthy and full of fiber! 

2 eggs

1/2 C brown Sugar 

1/2 C white sugar

1/2 C Canola oil

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1 1/2 C What pastry flower

1 1/4 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon

2 apples - use whatever variety you'd like- peeled & grated (watch that core!)

1 large carrot, peeled & grated

zest of 2 oranges

Sections of 2 oranges

1/4 cup almonds 

1/4 cup flax seeds

Preheat oven to 400F. Grease or line a muffin pan. I ended up with just shy of 2 dozen - but if you filled them up more, which many of mine could have stood to be, you'll probably get 18. 

Glaze: 

1/4 cup of honey 

2 T brown sugar 

1 T orange zest 

Juice that came from the orange center after you sectioned it.  Or about 4 tablespoons. 

1 t vanilla extract 

2 t. butter (optional but recommended) 

In small bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.

Whisk together sugar, oil, and eggs, vanilla, and orange zest of one orange.  

I left the skin on for more fiber and nutrients. 

Grate or chop carrots and apples in food processor.  Finely grind almonds and flax seed in food processor.  

Add to sugar and egg mixtures.  

Gently fold in dry ingredients until wet.

This is where I added the orange section whole. 

Pour batter into prepared muffin tins until about 3/4 the way full.

Bake 25-30 min or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean or until you push on them and they bounce back. 

Remove to wire rack to cool. 

Add all ingredients at once to a small sauce pan.  This is super sweet and it only makes about 1/2 inch, but you don't need anymore. 

Wisk together over medium-high heat until it start to bubble and all the sugar is melted and all ingredients are nicely incorporated. 

Add a spoonful over each muffin while still hot, it gets thick and sticky as it cools.  

This is how much I put about on each muffin. 

I just did this to make it look super goopy and yummy for the picture. 

All my muffins - As you can tell some of them could have been filled up more!