Carrot Spice Muffins from The Kick Diabetes Cookbook by Brenda Davis

Ingredients

• ¼ cup (60 ml) ground flaxseeds
• 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract
• ½ cup (125 ml) coarsely chopped walnuts
• 1½ teaspoons (7 ml) baking powder
• ⅓ cup (85 ml) raisins
• ¼ teaspoon (1 ml) ground nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon (1 ml) ground cloves
• 1 tablespoon (15 ml) apple cider vinegar
• 3 medium or 2 large carrots, chopped
• ½ cup (125 ml) pitted soft dates
• ½ teaspoon (2 ml) baking soda
• 1 apple, diced
• ½ teaspoon (2 ml) ground ginger
• 2 cups (500 ml) old-fashioned rolled oats
• ½ teaspoon (2 ml) salt
• 1½ cups (375 ml) fortified unsweetened soy milk or other nondairy milk
• ¼ cup (60 ml) hemp seeds
• 2 teaspoons (10 ml) ground cinnamon