{"id":15554,"date":"2018-01-31T11:16:44","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T09:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/responsive.jozikids.co.za\/zaparents\/?p=15554"},"modified":"2022-08-11T18:08:31","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T16:08:31","slug":"carrot-and-courgette-muffins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/lifestyle\/food-recipes\/carrot-and-courgette-muffins\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrot and courgette muffins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s great about these muffins is that they&#8217;re packed with the goodness of carrots, courgettes, nuts and even crushed pineapple.\u00a0 The cream cheese topping is hits the spot for anyone with sweet cravings.<\/p>\n<p>Makes 12<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>180ml\u00a0 canola oil<\/li>\n<li>3 eggs<\/li>\n<li>180g self-raising flour<\/li>\n<li>120g demerara sugar<\/li>\n<li>120g grated carrot<\/li>\n<li>120g grated courgette<\/li>\n<li>90g tinned crushed pineapple<\/li>\n<li>60g chopped pecan nuts<\/li>\n<li>5ml cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>5ml vanilla essence<\/li>\n<li>Pinch of salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Cream cheese frosting<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1 tub cream cheese<\/li>\n<li>5ml vanilla<\/li>\n<li>2tbs honey<\/li>\n<li>Orange zest<\/li>\n<li>Mix and use as frosting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Method:<\/h2>\n<h3>Step 1:<\/h3>\n<p>Preheat the oven to 180\u2019C Fan, 200\u2019C. Measure out all the ingredients<\/p>\n<h3>Step 2:<\/h3>\n<p>Measure oil in measuring jug, add egg and whisk lightly with a fork. Add carrot, courgette, pineapple vanilla essence.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 3:<\/h3>\n<p>Put the flour, sugar and salt into bowl<\/p>\n<h3>Step 4:<\/h3>\n<p>Pour the contents of the measuring jug into the flour bowl and mix well with a wooden spoon, but don\u2019t over-mix.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 5:<\/h3>\n<p>Place the mixture into the muffin moulds using the two spoon method<\/p>\n<h3>Step 6:<\/h3>\n<p>Place in preheated oven for about 20 minutes. Until muffins are cooked. Leave to cool on a wire rack.<\/p>\n<p>Click here to find cooking and baking classes for kids, teens and adults in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/extra-murals\/cooking-and-baking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gauteng.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>Note: If you enjoyed this article, and would like to stay updated with more, you can:<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li2\"><i><\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>Subscribe to our free weekly Jozikids\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/member-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\"><i>newsletter<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0 for parents in Gauteng<\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><i><\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>Like us on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jozikids.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\"><i>facebook<\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><i><\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>Follow us on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jozikids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\"><i>instagram<\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s great about these muffins is that they&#8217;re packed with the goodness of carrots, courgettes, nuts and even crushed pineapple.  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