Muffin Cream Cheese Recipe | Raisin Carrot Muffin Recipe - Diet, Nutrition, Exercise for a Healthy L

Ingredients

• First of all preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and start by mixing all the dry ingredients together that is the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl.
• In a separate bowl beat the eggs and sugar followed by adding carrots , raisins, buttermilk and 1/3 cup melted butter mixing them well.
• Next, add the flour mixture to this and stir until all the dry ingredients are mixed well and moistened.
• Now spoon this batter into greased or paper lined muffin cups and allow it to bake for about 16 to 18 minutes or until the muffins turn golden brown.
• On the other hand, mix cream cheese and 1 tablespoon melted butter in a bowl and add the powdered sugar, milk and vanilla extract to it gradually beating it until fully incorporated and smooth.
• Place a dollop of the cream cheese frosting over each muffin and serve.
• The recipe contains cream cheese, butter and eggs all of which contain excess amount of calories.
• Carrots are good for your health as it has a number of health benefits and has both nutritional and medicinal values. They are an excellent source of beta carotene that is equivalent to vitamin A .
• It also contains folic acid in bulk which is a group of vitamin B which has a good effect to fight against free radicals in the body.
• You can forgo the cream cheese topping to reduce the calorie intake or can substitute cream cheese with yogurt cheese which is a better alternative.
• You can use light fat free cream cheese or low fat milk.