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Banana, carrot and pecan muffins with orange icing
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Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
25 minutes
Total Time:
40 minutes
Irresistible gluten-free muffins for all to enjoy!
Ingredients:
  • 2 medium ripe banana, mashed
  • 125ml (1/2 cup) skim milk
  • 70g (1/3 cup) brown sugar
  • 18.20 gm olive oil
  • 2 medium carrots, peeled, coarsely grated
  • 30g (1/4 cup) coarsely chopped pecans
  • 1 tsp finely grated orange rind
  • 265g (1 3/4 cup) gluten-free plain flour
  • 10.00 gm gluten-free baking powder
  • 2.50 gm ground cinnamon
  • 40.00 ml coarsely chopped pecans, extra
  • 150g (1 cup) pure icing sugar
  • 2 tsp finely grated orange rind
  • 5.00 gm melted butter
  • 21.00 gm orange juice
Instructions:
  • 1. Preheat the oven to 180C and line twelve 80ml (1/3 cup) capacity muffin pans with paper cases. 2. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, banana, milk, sugar, and oil. 3. Stir in carrot, pecans, and orange rind until well combined. 4. Add the flour, baking powder, and cinnamon to the mixture and stir until combined. 5. Spoon the batter evenly among the lined muffin pans.
  • Bake in a preheated oven for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Then, transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • For the orange icing, sift icing sugar into a medium bowl. Mix in orange rind and butter until combined. Stir in orange juice until smooth. Drizzle over muffins, sprinkle with pecans, and let it set for 30 minutes.