Healthy Muffins!

I decided to play around a little bit in the kitchen this morning! I was looking online for a recipe for healthy muffins and I found a good one but decided it needed some tweaks. Below is the recipe I made up and the link is where I derived this knowledge from :) You can omit or add ingredient as you choose! I know it looks scary because of all of the ingredients but it's pretty simple! Here it is:

Healthy Muffins! nom nom!
*Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F

1 1/2 cups organic carrots (a few handful of baby carrots), shredded/finely chopped
1 cup organic spinach (couple handfuls), finely chopped
1/3 cup raisins
1 cup mixed nuts, chopped
1 cup wheat flour
1/2 cup white flour
1 cup rolled oats
3/4 cup ground flax seed
1/2 cup organic sugar
1/2 cup stevia powder (or other natural sweetener)
2 eggs, organic, lightly beaten
1/2 cup applesauce
3/4 cup milk (I used 2% organic)
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
a few teaspoons vanilla extract (I like a lot!)

*In a large bowl or mixer, mix together flours, oats, sugars, flax, cinnamon, baking soda & powder, salt. Add the milk, eggs, applesauce, and vanilla until well mixed. Add the carrots, raisins, nuts, spinach. *For the carrots, I placed a few handfuls of baby carrots in the food processor and let it do the work. I did the same with the spinach leaves and nuts and it worked great! Fill muffin cups (with paper liners or greased) about 2/3 full. Bake them for 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick/knife comes out clean. Mine took 18-20 minutes depending on how full they were, but every oven's a little different!

I wanted a little sweet kick for the top so I made a little glaze out of organic powdered sugar, organic milk, and a little vanilla/almond extract. I just added everything until it tasted good! I wanted it a little liquidy so I could just put a few little drops on each muffin! A yummy touch! I hope you enjoy!

Here's the recipe I took my ideas from:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Bran-Flax-Muffins/Detail.aspx