Carrot Oatmeal Streusel Muffins
Easy Carrot Oatmeal Streusel Muffins are filled with carrots, brown sugar, and hearty oats in each bite. The muffins come together with no electric mixer and are sprinkled with a buttery sugar streusel before baking. They are irresistibly good!
Ingredients
For the muffins
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cup rolled oats
- 2 tsps cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsps baking powder
- 2/3 cups oil
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 egg room temperature
- 1 egg yolk room temperature
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tsps cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg optional
- 1/8 tsp cloves optional
- 1/8 tsp ginger optional
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/3 cup carrots finely grated
For the streusel
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 tbsp butter cold
- 1/4 cups white sugar
- 3 tbsp dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup rolled oats
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
For the streusel
- In a medium-sized bowl, add flour, butter, cinnamon, oats, brown sugar, and white sugar. Mix together with a fork or your hands until combined into big and small pieces. Place in the fridge to chill while you make the muffin batter.1/2 cup all-purpose flour, 4 tbsp butter, 1/4 cups white sugar, 3 tbsp dark brown sugar, 1/4 cup rolled oats, 1/4 tsp cinnamon
For the muffins
- Preheat the oven to 375℉/190℃. Line your muffin tin with 14 muffin liners and set aside.
- In a medium-sized bowl, add in flour, oats, salt, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, baking powder, and baking soda. Using a spatula, mix until just completely combined.1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 1/4 cup rolled oats, 2 tsps cornstarch, 1 tsp baking soda, 1 1/2 tsps baking powder, 1 1/2 tsps cinnamon, 1/8 tsp cloves, 1/8 tsp ginger, 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- Using the fine side of your grater, grate the carrots.1 1/3 cup carrots
- In a large bowl add shredded carrots, unsweetened applesauce, eggs, vanilla, brown sugar, and oil. Whisk until combined.2/3 cups oil, 1 cup unsweetened applesauce, 1 egg, 1 egg yolk, 1 cup light brown sugar, 1 tsp vanilla
- Add the dry into the wet and using a spatula, gently mix until just combined. Don't over-mix!
- Scoop the muffins evenly between 14 regular liners. This recipe makes 13-15 muffins depending on how full you fill each liner. Sprinkle a handful of streusel on top of each muffin.
- Bake the muffins for 20-25 minutes in regular liners or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- The muffins stay good on your counter for up to 3 days and in the fridge in an airtight container for up to a week.