Reviewed: Nov. 10, 2011

These are really yummy muffins! I made some mini-muffins and a few regular sized (48 and 4 respectively). The one thing I would suggest to others who want to make these: if you are looking for a strong carrot flavor (more like a carrot cake), add more carrot than what is recommended. I used about 4 carrots from my garden (medium sized) and I found the carrot flavor was still a bit muted, especially paired with the strong cinnamon flavor of the glaze; so I would suggest using about 5 med-sized carrots. Also, I used applesauce instead of oil and found the muffins to be really nice and moist! Definitely a keeper recipe!

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mjnooner

Reviewed: May 30, 2011

I made these for my son's snack at school and they were well-liked. They aren't overly sweet, but there is enough sweetness to make them appealing, especially with the glaze. I would make these again.

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DiablosMom

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Living In: Missoula, Montana, USA

Reviewed: May 20, 2011

These are good but a bit bland, even though I accidentally used 2 tablespoons of cinnamon instead of 2 teaspoons. I also thought they were too sweet, even though I did not use the glaze. Still, a good recipe to start from. Next time I will use 2 T cinnamon, 1/2 tsp nutmeg, 1/2 tsp allspice, no white sugar, and add plumped raisins. I'll also chop the pineapple in a food processor before adding it--I didn't care for the chunks. I got 20 muffins, but I like to fill my cups mostly full for a nicely rounded muffin. When I calculated the calories for this recipe, I came up with 210 calories each (for 24 muffins) WITHOUT the glaze.

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moremadder

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Living In: Port Angeles, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 13, 2011

Was looking for a recipe for carrot cake muffins similar to Mimi's cafe...with other fruit in it. These sure were great! Love the addition of pineapple and coconut, and I even added golden raisins...the buttermilk is a great too. Am sharing it several places and plan to bring recipe cards with me. Doesn't even really need the frosting... So I really love it! Thanks for sharing!

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Sara Alison

Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2011

These were good muffins that are best when eaten the day they are baked. Because of the glaze, mine started to get a little gooey the day after. The spice is just right, and they baked up very nicely.

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mominml

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Living In: Moses Lake, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2011

I was looking for some healthy, delicious muffins; and these are them!! To make them even healthier, I cut the sugar in half, substituted applesauce for the oil, and used milk with a touch of lemon juice in place of the buttermilk. I also added 1/2 c. raisins because I think all carrot muffins need raisins. :) The glaze is the perfect topping. You won't regret making these!!

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countrycook

Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2011

These are like a super-duper breakfast muffin. I didn't have buttermilk so I added a tsp. vinegar to regular milk. I also cut back the sugar to 1/2 cup white and 1/2 cup brown. Finally for the topping I chopped up 1/4 cup walnuts, mixed them in with 1 tsp cinnamon and 2 tbs white sugar. The topping really turned out awesome with these little babies. A great muffin, especially if you love a little spice.

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oceanfriend

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Squamish, British Columbia, Canada

Reviewed: Sep. 8, 2010

Fantastic!!!

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SaraDan

Reviewed: Aug. 17, 2010

I made a half batch of these and they made nine muffins, not twelve. That would have been a handy piece of information to have. I used all whole wheat flour, doubled the spices and cut the sugars down to half. I also omitted the coconut as my husband is allergic and I did not make the glaze. My family thought these were great and the extra sugar (or the glaze, for that matter) wasn't missed. Really moist and fluffy muffin. IMO, I think this might make better mini-muffins, especially for a brunch or Mom's Meetup.

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