Reviewed: May 5, 2012

I thought these were bland. I doubled the spices but it didn't help. All I could taste was molasses. Nice texture, looked yummy, but didn't even taste like carrots.

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roxley

Reviewed: Aug. 28, 2011

Except for the fact that I cut the recipe in half to make only a dozen muffins, I followed the recipe exactly, and the came out great. However, mine only took about 15 minutes to bake instead of 20-25. They were very moist, and good served warm with a little butter. I would definitely make these again.

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amj1485

Reviewed: Aug. 19, 2011

I found the same thing as other reviewers, tough, chewy and tasteless. Way too much time, energy and resources were expended for results that made me sad. I tried adding apple sauce, honey and some more spices into the second half (12 spots on the muffin tin, this recipe made 24 muffins) But those were just a little too wet and fell after I took them out of the oven. I don't think any amount of tweaking will persuade me to try this again

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liz

Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2011

Just made these for the kids and they were so good. I took the advice of some of the other people and added a little more brown sugar, less molasses and more spices. Excellent! Mois and light. Will definately make these again.

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moityrr

Reviewed: Dec. 2, 2010

Absolutely the worse muffin that I have ever made. I made two batches to freeze and had to alter the second batch to make it bearable to eat. Never have I had a recipe turn out so badly.

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dobson_enerbun

Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2010

Very tasty! Not too sweet. Nice texture. I followed the recipe exactly, except I added the carrots to the wet mixture not the dry as I didn't want them to turn green from the baking powder (not sure if they really do, but I've heard this before). I made one loaf and 12 muffins, and increased the loaf time by 8-10 minutes from the muffins. Will make these again, maybe with a bit more brown sugar as we like a sweeter muffin, but overall very happy with them!

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MONICA DEREGT

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Smithers, British Columbia, Canada

Living In: Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada

Reviewed: Sep. 17, 2010

Small, hard, bland, bitter (too much molasses). I wasn't expecting fluffy carrot cake, but a dense, moist, soft-ish muffin. If you're going to try it, I recommend 1/2 as much molasses, even if you don't add more sugar. I used yogurt for 80% of the milk, plus 1/2 tsp baking soda per cup of yogurt (2 recommendation for substituting with yogurt). They were really overcooked at 25 mins, but even just trying to eat the softer inside was not good--ok at first but severe molasses aftertaste.

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CANSWIFT

Reviewed: Aug. 22, 2010

These muffins were so moist! I sprinkled powdered sugar for my small daughters but made some cream cheese icing also and everyone liked them! And I got my family to eat carrots!yay!

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jandccooper

Reviewed: Aug. 1, 2010

This recipe is exactly what I was looking for. I thought they had a good texture and tasted great--moist but not too sweet. I did use all whole wheat flour (you can't tell the difference) and oil instead of butter because it's what I had on hand, and I added a bit of nutmeg instead of allspice since I had none (cloves or a mixture may have also worked, but I generally don't like their flavor). You can barely taste the carrot; it could have easily passed as pumpkin (albeit, not a very strong-flavored one). The flavor isn't too strong, which I guess is why some people say they're bland, but I thought the spices were just right--and I even used a bit less! All in all, I think it's a good, decently healthy muffin--and a good way to help me use my garden's endless supply of carrots.

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Robert M.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jun. 22, 2010

These muffins tasted good but I was disappointed that when I filled the muffin cups 3/4 full, instead of baking to a nice top, they sank to 1/2 full. It's entirely possible I did something to cause that. I just warn others to try this recipe at least once before making it to serve to guests or take to a school function!

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