Recipe: Carrot and Apple Muffins and a Review of the Tefal Fresh Express

Yesterday I shared my Refrigerator Grocery Staples with you - and today I'm sharing a delicious recipe and my favourite kitchen gadget of the moment!

This recipe is a winner - it contains both a fruit and a vegetable and is so delicious no one will ever know. That means it's perfect for fussy kids (or partners! ;P). 

But, you're probably like me and thinking My gosh.. think of all that grating - uggh. That's where my favourite kitchen gadget comes into play.

I was lucky enough to get my hands on a Tefal Fresh Express from my friends at Kitchenware Direct.

The Tefal Fresh express is basically an electric grater - it does all of the work for you.

At first I thought I'd use it for recipes like Carrot Cake Oatmeal and Zucchini Banana Muffins - but little did I know I would be using it daily. 

The Fresh Express makes it really easy to add extra veggies to everything - I am always grating up carrots or zucchinis and adding them into what I'm cooking.

Here's a quick video of the different blades (there's 5 for different types of foods and grating needs) and to show you how quickly it grates! The Tefal Fresh Express definitely halved the prep time for this recipe - all I had to do was slightly chop up the apple and peel the carrot and it was time to grate. The only slight problem was that it wasn't a fan of the apple peel but that came out of the machine without any trouble. Now lets get onto the recipe, shall we? 

Here's the recipe! >> 

Muffins, Healthy, Gluten Free

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Yield: 12 muffinsAuthor: Southern In Law

Carrot and Apple Muffin Recipe

These Carrot and Apple Muffins are perfect for sneaking in a little extra veggies in a kid friendly muffin!

prep time: 15 minscook time: 20 minstotal time: 35 mins

ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups Plain Flour/Gluten Free Flour/Whole Wheat Flour (or a mix)
• 1/4 cup Oatmeal, ground
• 2 tbsp Flaxseed, ground
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 tsp Cinnamon
• 1/2 cup Honey (or sweetener of choice)
• 1 cup Carrot, grated using the Orange Tefal Fresh Express Cone
• 1 medium Apple, grated using the Orange Tefal Fresh Express Cone
• 2/3 cup Applesauce
• 1 Egg or 1/3 cup Egg Whites or 1/3 cup extra Applesauce (I use Naturegg Simply Egg Whites)

instructions

1. Preheat oven to 190°C/375°F
2. In a bowl, mix flour, oatmeal, flaxseed, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon.
3. In another bowl, stir together eggs (or replacement), applesauce, honey and grated carrot and apple.
4. Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, stirring until just combined.
5. Spoon into muffin tins and bake for around 15-20 minutes, or until a skewer inserted removes clean.

http://www.southerninlaw.com/2013/02/healthy-carrot-and-apple-muffins-recipe-tefal-fresh-express-review.html

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So tell me, what's your favourite kitchen gadget?