Whole Wheat Fruit Muffins
Serves 1210 mins prep20 mins cook
Moist, flavorful muffins made with whole wheat flour, fresh fruits and veggies and just a little bit of brown sugar. The perfect mid afternoon snack or healthy dessert.
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What you need

cup brown sugar

cup orange juice

tsp ground cinnamon

tsp vanilla extract

tsp baking soda

tsp ground nutmeg

cup whole wheat pastry flour

cup apple
egg

cup cooking oil

tsp salt

cup ripe banana
Instructions
0 Preheat your oven to 425°, line your cupcake tins and set aside for now 1 Line a 12 cup muffin tin and set aside for now 2 In a large bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups of whole wheat flour with 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking soda, 1 teaspoons of ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and a pinch of cloves 3 In a separate bowl, whisk 2 large eggs with 1/2 cup of brown sugar, 1/4 cup of a neutral oil, 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract and 1 cup of mashed bananas until fully combined 4 Add the wet ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients and mix until mostly combined 5 Add 3/4 cup of blended orange pulp, 1/2 cup of orange juice, 1 cup of grated apple and 1/3 cup of raisins, dried cranberries or other dried fruit (optional) and mix until evenly distributed 6 Divide the batter between 12 full size liners or 48 mini liners 7 Bake 425° oven for 6-8 minutes and then reduce the oven temperature for 350 degrees and bake until a toothpick will come out of the middle of a muffin clean. This should take about 12 minutes total for mini muffins and around 18 minutes total for full sized muffins 8 Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature or the refrigerator for up to 5 daysView original recipe

