Name: Carrot Cake Muffins With Maple Ricotta Cream
Prep time: 60 min
Ingredients: 2¼ cups all purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; ½ cup finely shredded unsweetened coconut; 3 teaspoons cinnamon; ½ teaspoon ground ginger; 1½ teaspoons ground allspice; ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ cup coconut oil; ¾ cup sugar; ⅓ cup light brown sugar, (loosely packed); 2 large eggs; ½ cup plain Greek yogurt; ½ cup coconut milk; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1½ cups crushed canned pineapple; 1½ cups (4 carrots) finely grated carrots; ½ cup fresh Wish Farms blueberries; ¾ cup ricotta cheese; 1½ tablespoons pure maple syrup; ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Carrot Cake Muffins With Maple Ricotta Cream

Wish Farms

Featured In WTFCF Season 1, Episode 02: Berries Bust Out.

A fan of carrot cake? Try it with Maple Ricotta Frosting for a new twist.

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Prep Time 1

Course Baked Goods, Desserts, Snacks

Cuisine American

Servings

Equipment

1 Muffin Tin
cooking spray or muffin cups
food processor or blender

Ingredients

Muffins

2¼ cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ cup finely shredded unsweetened coconut
3 teaspoons cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground ginger
1½ teaspoons ground allspice
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup coconut oil
¾ cup sugar
⅓ cup light brown sugar, loosely packed
2 large eggs
½ cup plain Greek yogurt
½ cup coconut milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1½ cups crushed canned pineapple
1½ cups (4 carrots) finely grated carrots
½ cup fresh Wish Farms blueberries

Ricotta Cream

¾ cup ricotta cheese
1½ tablespoons pure maple syrup
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Prepare The Muffins

Preheat oven to 350℉. Spray a muffin tin with cooking spray or line with muffin cups.
In a large mixing bowl, add 2¼ cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, ½ cup shredded ½ cup coconut, 3 teaspoons cinnamon, ½ teaspoon ginger, 1½ teaspoons allspice, ½ teaspoon nutmeg, and ½ teaspoon salt. Whisk together and set aside.
In a second bowl, add ½ cup coconut oil, ¾ cup sugar, and ⅓ cup loosely packed brown sugar. Whisk well.
To the second bowl, add 2 large eggs, ½ cup plain Greek yogurt, ½ cup coconut milk, and 2 teaspoons vanilla. Whisk well.
To the second bowl, add 1½ cups crushed pineapple, ½ cup blueberries, and 1½ cups shredded carrots. Fold to combine.
Add dry ingredients to the wet and stir until just combined. Pour into the muffin tin.
Bake 30 to 40 minutes, until golden, the center is set, and a toothpick comes out clean.
While muffins are baking prepare the Ricotta.

Prepare The Ricotta

In a food processor, add ¾ cup ricotta, 1½ tablespoons maple syrup, and ½ teaspoon vanilla. Blend for 1 minute until light and fluffy.
Serve the Ricotta on top of the muffins.

Enjoy!

About the Author

Wish Farms has a long history dating back to 1904, when Harris Wishnatzki arrived in Ellis Island and began to sell fruits and vegetables from a pushcart on the streets of New York City. Fast forward to 1929 – Harris purchases property in Plant City, FL establishing a buying and shipping operation, which over the next 80 years would become one of the bigger berry operations in Florida. In 2010 the Wish Farms brand was born. Third-generation owner Gary Wishnatzki continues to innovate – even now he’s leading the industry effort to develop a new automated harvester. Today Wish Farms produces strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries from a network of farms in the Western Hemisphere, though Florida is still the homestead. There’s already a 4th generation of Wishnatzkis onboard – and a fifth is coming along right behind.