What's better than a pumpkin muffin? Pumpkin Carrot Muffins! These simple, cozy muffins are packed with carrot, raisins, pecans, and all the goodness. Fall is coming so get ready for easy baking!
Pumpkin in August? I know, I know.
Please forgive me. I have always always been the one who has been adamant about keeping pumpkin recipes out of August, and even September sometimes.
This year, I got the pumpkin itch earlier than usual. It's not even halfway through August and here I am, diving in full force to pumpkin. To be fair, this is not a Pumpkin Spice anything. It's just a muffin recipe that contains pumpkin.
Carrot cake is my absolute favorite thing out there. So any excuse to whip up a muffin inspired by my favorite, I jump on it.
I had a couple cans of pumpkin in the back of the pantry that were not going to make it to fall this year. Summer pumpkin should really be a thing in my opinion. And since it can be canned, I wonder why I am not eating it all the more year round.
I guess I really am more of a seasonal eater. Who knew!
Pumpkin Carrot Muffins for the win!
If you like your muffins packed full of all sorts of goodness, then you are gonna LOVE these Pumpkin Carrot Muffins. Big juicy raisins, chopped nuts, shredded carrot--my kind of muffin!
Since I am getting these to you before the school year may be kicking off, you can have a couple batches in the freezer and ready to go when the little ones are heading out the door on a hectic morning. These are perfect for lunch boxes, don't you agree?
Slow morning? All the more reason to whip up a fresh batch. Sip of some coffee, share a muffin with someone special and make some cozy morning memories. Baked goods tend to have that sort of impact, don't you agree?
But you will have to wait a bit still to enjoy these with a Pumpkin Spice Latte in hand. Forgive me???
What you will need:
- flour
- pumpkin
- carrot
- oil: I used canola oil.
- sugar
- brown sugar: use light versus dark.
- milk: whole milk is what I used.
- eggs
- baking soda: always make sure it's fresh!
- salt
- cinnamon
- vanilla
Notes and Pro-Tips:
- Ok, so raisins aren't your thing--I get it, not everyone loves them. Go ahead and skip them. If you are feeling something else, you could add some coconut maybe? Oooooh, that sounds good--maybe I will be adding that next time!
- As with any baked good, always make sure the baking soda is fresh. It can make or break your muffins, trust me. I am the one who is really good at never having fresh baking soda or powder. I finally had one too many ruined baked goods to realize it was not worth it. Keep it fresh friends!
- If you want to make these gluten free, you should be ok with a 1:1 all purpose gluten free flour.
- I used whole milk when making these Pumpkin Carrot Muffins. I have not tried them with a dairy free milk at the time of publication so can't promise the same results if you go that route.
Try these as well:
- Strawberry Crumble Muffins
- Orange Cream Whole Wheat Muffins with Orange Glaze
- Easy Cinnamon Raisin Bagel Recipe
- Blueberry Baked French Toast Muffins
- Sweet Potato Morning Glory Muffins
- Green Smoothie Muffins
- Coconut Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
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Ingredients
- 1 ½ c flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 T cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 ½ c pumpkin
- 1 c carrot, shredded
- ½ c sugar
- ¼ c brown sugar
- ⅓ c oil
- ½ c milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ½ c chopped pecans
- ½ c raisins
- rolled oats (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon. Set aside.
- In another bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, pumpkin, oil, sugars and vanilla. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Fold in carrots, pecans and raisins.
- Spoon batter into greased or lined muffin cup tin and fill each muffin cup almost to the top. Sprinkle with rolled oats if desired.
- Bake for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes up clean. Allow to cool and enjoy!
Notes
- As with any baked good, always make sure the baking soda is fresh. It can make or break your muffins, trust me. I am the one who is really good at never having fresh baking soda or powder. I finally had one too many ruined baked goods to realize it was not worth it. Keep it fresh friends!
- If you want to make these gluten free, you should be ok with a 1:1 all purpose gluten free flour.
- I used whole milk when making these Pumpkin Carrot Muffins. I have not tried them with a dairy free milk at the time of publication so can't promise the same results if you go that route.
It's January and I made these with the frozen puree from my decorative Halloween pumpkins. they got great reviews even without the pecans
Oh great! Love hearing how well they work even with frozen pumpkin. Thanks so much Kusum!
Are the raisins and pecans necessary, or can I make the muffins without raisins and pecans? My family isn't fond of pecans or raisins and I really want to try this recipe.
Totally fine without them! Whatever you like is fine!
Tasty. Could you please reorder the ingredient list so all dry are together and all wet are together. The recipe was hard to follow
You bet! Anything that helps make it a bit easier to sort through for sure. Thanks for the feedback!
I totally agree with Regina about rearranging the order of ingredients. Although she asked in October it is still the same in March 2021. Thanks !
Updating now—I did something technical recently on the site and some recipes went back to older versions. I had this fixed so assuming that was the issue. Sorry for the inconvenience
Your recpe says "whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt". Is there 2 different salts?
Hi! No just one salt. Updating now!!
Wow - these muffins are wonderful. Although it is April it is a very gloomy day and I was looking for something cozy to whip up. I had all the ingredients for these muffins in my kitchen and am so glad i decided to make them! I followed the recipe exactly and I wouldn't change much - the muffins could be a touch sweeter but that is the ONLY thing. Otherwise, these muffins are fluffy, moist and delicious.
Thanks so much for sharing, Amy! I always love when I have everything I already need. Noted on the sweetness! Thanks again!
Love this recipe! My only comment is that when I made it into 12 muffins as suggested, they were nowhere near done after 22 minutes. This time I ended up doing 20 muffins and they were done in aboutv23 minutes. 🙂 my toddler devoured them!
Thanks for the info Kristy! Will make these again soon to re-test!
Pumpkin muffins? Brilliant! Made these for work and they were a huge hit!
Yay!!! My absolute faves lately. Glad everyone loved them as well!