Carrot Orange Breakfast Muffins

An easy recipe to make and will get the day off to a great start full of flavor. 

Yield: 12 servings 

Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 20-25 Minutes Total Time: 40-45 Minutes

2 cups flour

1 cup oatmeal

1 Tbs. baking powder

1/2 Tsp. baking soda

1/2 Tsp. Kosher Salt

1 Tsp. Cinnamon

1/2 Tsp. Cardamom

2 eggs

3/4 cups plain yogurt

1/2 cup ketchup, such as carrot ketchup

1/2 cup Walnut Oil

1/2 cup honey

1/2 cup orange juice

1Tbs. Orange Zest

1/3 cup chopped walnuts

Start by heating the oven to 375 degrees F. Prepare a standard size muffin tin with paper liners or by coating with a cooking spray of choice. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, kosher salt, cinnamon, and cardamom. Next combine eggs, yogurt, ketchup, oil, honey, and orange juice in a bowl and whisk to combine thoroughly. In a quart measuring bowl, combine eggs, yogurt, oil, honey, orange juice, and orange zest. Whisk to fully combine. Add in the dry ingredients to the wet and stir to combine. Lastly, add nuts and fold into batter, being careful not to over blend. Allow batter to rest for 10 minutes before pouring. Pour batter into the prepared muffin tin filling each well to about 3/4 full. Bake 20 to 25 minutes until a skewer stuck through the middle comes out clean. Enjoy!