Big Batch Whole Wheat Harvest Muffins Recipe

Big Batch Whole Wheat Harvest Muffins are warm, tender and delicious. They’ll feed a crowd and freeze well making them a perfect make-ahead anytime muffin.

Big Batch Whole Wheat Harvest Muffins are great for any meal of the day and are perfect for last-minute guests since they can be stored in the freezer.

It’s no secret that I am in love with muffins. Homemade muffins are perfect for breakfast with a plate of eggs or with a bowl of soup at dinner time. They add that little bit of sweetness when you’re balancing out savory or just want a nice little snack.

What is the difference between a muffin and a cupcake? Well for one, you normally don’t frost muffins. They may come with a topping such as a crumble, streusel, a sprinkling of oats, or maybe even a glaze but not frosting.

They are more like a quick bread though since you don’t use yeast in them and they can be sweet or savory.

The difference between muffins and cupcakes

To me, they are a legal food to have with a meal or snack whereas a cupcake is a dessert. And, since you can’t have dessert unless you finish your dinner, muffins aren’t subject to such food laws.

Also according to my own food laws the more stuff I can put into a muffin the better. Just take these Harvest Muffins. There are different versions of them out there but I Julieized them (another undefined term).

The whole wheat flour gives these muffins a nutty flavor and blended with white flour keeps them moist and tender. In this recipe, most of the oils are switched out for butter and half the white sugar for brown sugar.

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They’re loaded with cinnamon and spice, and even though some recipes come with coconut, we don’t harvest coconut here in Nebraska. We don’t really harvest grapes either but don’t draw that comparison, please. These muffins could live without raisins, but that would be a culinary travesty.

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Big Batch Whole Wheat Harvest Muffins

Big Batch Whole Wheat Harvest Muffins are warm, tender and delicious.  They’ll feed a crowd and freeze well making them a perfect make-ahead anytime muffin.

Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Total Time 40 mins

Servings 36 muffins

Author Julie Menghini

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Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 4 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1-1/2 tbsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp cloves
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1 cup butter unsalted, melted
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 4 cups apples peeled and shredded (3 large apples)
• 1 cup carrots peeled and shredded (3 large)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup pecans chopped
• 1/2 cup milk any is fine
• 1 tbsp vanilla
• 3 eggs beaten

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.  Grease or line 36 muffin cups with liner papers. 
• In a large bowl, whisk together flours, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, cloves, and nutmeg.
• In a separate large bowl add melted butter, vegetable oil, sugars, apples, carrots, raisins, pecans, milk, vanilla, and eggs.
• Combine both bowls together and stir until just combined.
• Spoon batter into muffin cups 3/4 full.  Bake for 18-20 minutes, turning pans halfway through baking.  Remove muffins from pans to a cooling rack immediately.
• Muffins can be frozen in an air-tight container once they’ve cooled completely.

Nutrition

Sodium: 261mg | Calcium: 22mg | Vitamin C: 1.1mg | Vitamin A: 785IU | Sugar: 13g | Fiber: 1g | Potassium: 121mg | Cholesterol: 27mg | Calories: 199kcal | Saturated Fat: 4g | Fat: 9g | Protein: 2g | Carbohydrates: 27g | Iron: 0.9mg

This recipe was calculated using the exact brands and measurements I used to make this recipe. If you are following a strict diet please note changing anything will cause the nutritional info to change. My calculations are intended as a guide only.

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