My husband and oldest son liked these. I used almonds instead of walnuts and pumpkin butter instead of apple butter. My muffins caved in the middle, but this was my fault. I am going to try making this a quick bread. I am still in search of a semi healthy breakfast option that everyone will eat!

Fantastic healthy muffins.

I love this recipe. I reduced the sugar to 1 cup as suggested by others and used apple sauce instead of apple butter and they turned out great. I will make these again.

Yum! I made these muffins even healthier by using all wheat flour and adding 1/3 cup flax seeds. I also used 2 apples, omitted the raisins (hate raisins), and added about a cup of toasted chopped walnuts (didn't do the wheat germ/walnut topping). They turned out great. Perfect for breakfast!

I loved these muffins, my 10 year old son loved them too. The only thing we did different, was substituted the sugar with 1 cup of Splenda. I might also try substituting the apple butter with apple sauce like another reveiw said. I gave these a 5, but my son said 3.5, so we'll give it an even 4. Definately making these again.

Great Recipe! I had a few alterations. I only used 1 c. of shredded carrots. I was shredding baby carrots and it took way too long. I think it was the right amount though. Second, I used cinnamon apple sauce instead of apple butter. I also added 1/4 c. of millet and left out the apples. I put walnuts and rolled oats instead of wheat germ on the tops. The muffins were wonderful. The oats and walnuts on the top really took it up a notch. The millet gave the muffins a wonderful crunch. I will make this again. Next time I will include the apple and I might add just a little bit of brown sugar.

I used equal parts WWF and all purpose flour, with a few tablespoons of bran mixed in. Chop apples into small pieces, makes the muffins easier to eat. I reduced the sugar to 3/4 cup and it was still pretty sweet. I added a handful of coconut. I used equal parts apple butter and unsweetened applesauce. When my batch of fall apple butter is gone I am sure applesauce will work fine. I also reduced the oil and will possibly substitute with applesauce next time. I forgot the nuts but still sprinkled wheat germ on the top. Great recipe and they freeze well!

Excellent, I use blueberries instead of raisins (only because I don’t like raisins). However I’m sure they are delicious with raisins as well) very good

Used applesauce instead of oil and mashed bananas instead of butter...these were excellent even if I didn't have the nut topping this time!

Wow, this is a great little breakfast muffin. I did have to make a few changes because of what I had, but the end result was perfect. No walnuts, extra apples and raisins. Cut the sugar down a bit, and used applesauce instead of apple butter. Thanks for the great recipe!

I followed the "original" recipe and these were yummy! I made them for my "health nut" boyfriend and he really likes them. The one thing we both agreed on though was that they were too sweet. We will try honey next time instead of sugar.

Another winner! my family loved these muffins. I didn't have apple butter and substitued real butter, was a little worried because the ingredients are so different but they still came out great. I also topped mine with Pampered Chef Cinnamon sprinkels and finely chopped almonds.

Delicious! I modified it a bit, I used Spleda sugar blend instead of the sugar same measurments, egg substitute instead of the 1 egg and used 1 cup frozen blueberries in place of the raisins. They came out wonderful, so tasty and you cant even tell Spelnda was used. Next time I think I might use applesauce instead of the oil to make it even healthier.

These are INCREDIBLE! I made the following changes based on other reviews: substitute 1/2 of the sugar with brown sugar, substitute pumpkin for the oil, substitute pecans for walnuts, add 1/2c coconut, and sub flax seed for the wheat germ. You won't be sorry with this recipe! Double it right away!

I used this recipe for my son's first birthday, and all the kiddos loved their healthy "cupcakes!" I added coconut, and some craisins since I didn't have enough raisins, and also used half whole wheat, half white flour. My mother-in-law the baker said they were the best she'd had! I've since made mini-muffins, this recipe made about 60.

These muffins turned out excellent! This recipe works well when you don't want to go out to the grocery store, because you can modify it so easily. I used 2 c. whole wheat flour instead of the mix. I also reduced the sugar, making it 1/2 c. white and 1/2 c. brown. I only used 1 c. of carrots because that's all I had. I also used 1/2 c. raisins and 1/2 c. Craisins. I used peach butter in place of apple butter. And finally, I did not have wheat germ available, so instead I simply included the 2 tbsp. chopped walnuts in the batter and added 2 tbsp. Quaker oats. They were delicious and perfectly fit 18 muffin cups. They are great for breakfast, healthy, and hearty to boot! Definitely recommend these!

5, 10, 20 stars! This recipe is delicious. I've made it a bunch. The only change I make is subbing applesauce, banana, or pumpkin for the oil and apple butter. Yum!