Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Carrot Date Muffins

Delicious for breakfast or dessert, these Carrot Date Muffins are baked to perfection and melt in your mouth. The muffins are gluten-free, dairy-free, and even refined sugar-free (but you wouldn't even know it!). A healthy alternative to other muffins, they're also great for a grab-and-go snack.

carrot date muffins on a plate

Why You Should Make Carrot Date Muffins

  • Easy grab-and-go snack or meal
  • Healthy muffin alternative
  • Delicious for breakfast or dessert
  • Kid-friendly
  • Gluten-free
  • Dairy-free
  • Refined sugar-free
carrot date muffins in muffin tin

What more can I say? These carrot muffins are a must to have on hand!

What You'll Need For This Recipe

  • Blender Or Food Processor

  • Muffin Tin

  • Muffin Tin Liners optional

Ingredients

ingredients for carrot date muffins
  • Gluten-free rolled oats
  • Ground flax
  • Baking powder
  • Baking soda
  • Salt
  • Cinnamon
  • Nutmeg
  • Ginger
  • Almond milk (or any nut milk)
  • Almond or Cashew butter
  • Vanilla extract
  • Date syrup
  • Carrots 
  • Walnuts
  • Chopped dates or raisins
  • Unsweetened shredded coconut

How To Make Carrot Date Muffins

First, preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Line a muffin tin with liners or spray your muffin tin with olive or coconut oil.

Place the oats into a blender or food processor and cover. Blend until the oats are as finely ground as possible.

Add the flax meal, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. Blend again to combine.

Add the almond milk, almond butter, vanilla, and date syrup. Blend just until smooth.

Turn off and remove the blender from the base. Use a spatula to combine and incorporate any remaining flour stuck at the bottom.

Fold in the grated carrots, walnuts, dates, and coconut.

Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin cups. Bake for 18 minutes, until a tester comes out clean.

Enjoy your healthy carrot date muffins!

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Carrot Date Muffins

Deliciously moist and baked to perfection, these healthy carrot date muffins are great for breakfast or dessert.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 23 minutes
Course Breakfast, Snack
Servings 6

Equipment

  • Blender Or Food Processor
  • Muffin Tin
  • Muffin Tin Liners optional

Ingredients
  

  • 2 1/2 cups rolled oats
  • 2 tablespoons ground flax
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ginger
  • 1 1/2 cups almond milk
  • 1/3 cup almond or cashew butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup date syrup
  • 1 1/2 cups grated carrots 2-3 large carrots
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts plus more for garnish
  • 1/2 cup chopped dates or raisins
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened shredded coconut

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a muffin tin with liners or spray your muffin tin well.
  • Place the oats into a blender and cover. Blend until the oats are as finely ground as possible.
  • Add the flax meal, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. Blend again to combine.
  • Add the almond milk, almond butter, vanilla, and date syrup. Blend just until smooth.
  • Turn off and remove the blender from the base. Use a spatula to combine and incorporate any remaining flour stuck at the bottom.
  • Fold in the grated carrots, walnuts, dates, and coconut.
  • Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin cups. Bake for 18 minutes, until a tester comes out clean.

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Notes

Flour alternatives: Although oats are by far the easiest, cheapest, and healthiest option for this recipe, you can try using almond or coconut flour instead. 
 
Keyword Gluten-free, Muffins, Refined sugar-free
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How To Save Carrot Date Muffin Leftovers

You can save these carrot date muffins in an airtight container on the counter for 1-2 days, in the fridge for 5-6 days, or freeze to enjoy within 3-5 months.

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