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Carrot Cake Muffins

Looking for a Bakery Style Carrot Cake Muffins? Look no further. These delicious muffins have a crumble topping and chocolate chips in them.
Course Breakfast, Desserts
Cuisine American
Keyword Apple Dessert, Carrot Cake, Chocolate Dessert, Crumb topping, Muffins
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 16 muffins
Calories 457kcal
Author Janine Waite

Ingredients

Muffin

  • cups carrots shredded
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup flour
  • 2 eggs
  • ¾ cup vegetable oil
  • 4 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup chocolate chips

Crumble

  • cup granulated sugar
  • cup brown sugar lightly packed
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 cup butter melted
  • 3 cups flour

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°

Crumble

  • Melt butter over the stovetop or in the microwave.
  • Combine sugars, cinnamon, and salt in a medium bowl. Whisk in melted butter then add flour. Stir until moist.
  • Pour crumbs onto parchment paper.

Muffin

  • Line muffin tin with 15 parchment tulip liners. Watch video on how to make the liners.
  • Beat together the cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
  • Add carrots and beat together.
  • Next, add eggs and beat until smooth.
  • Now, alternate adding the flour and oil to the cake batter.
  • Add salt, cinnamon, baking soda, vanilla, and chocolate chips to the mixture. Beat well.
  • Pour batter into prepared muffin liners.
  • Top with half the crumb topping.
  • Bake in oven for 15 minutes.
  • Take muffins out of the oven and top the rest of the muffins with crumble.
  • Bake for another 10-15 minutes until crumble is slightly golden.
  • Place baked muffins on baking rack to cool.
  • Once muffins are cooled, place chocolate chips on top, you can also place them on the muffins when you pull them out mid-bake.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 457kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 59mg | Sodium: 357mg | Potassium: 107mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 2485IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 2mg