Scan Bran Carrot Cake Muffins

These muffins are super easy to make and really tasty plus at less than a syn each you can’t go wrong!  I’ve been trying to work out how many you can have as your HEB and I think it’s 10 plus 3 syns but maybe my syn calculator is being an oinker!  Worse, I could probably eat ten as well!!

Ingredients

6 scan bran (the blue ones)

1 weetabix

4 large eggs

2 large carrots grated

4 tbsp sweetener

3 tbsp mincemeat

2 level tsp mixed spice

Few drops of vanilla essence

Method

Break up scan bran and Weetabix, cover (only just, don’t drown them!) with boiling water and leave to soften

While the scan bran does its thing, add the eggs to a separate bowl and whisk for a few minutes until really light and bubbly.  Add the sweetener, mixed spice, vanilla essence and mincemeat and whisk again. 

Next, peel and coarsely grate the carrots and add to the egg mix.  Whisk again (I put a tea towel over the top of the bowl as at this stage bits have a habit of flying all over the place!)

Your scan bran and weetabix mix should be softened and slightly cooled.  Squash with a fork to make sure there are no dry chunks and drain off any extra water.  Add to the carrot/egg slowly and again whisk, with tea towel cover, until everything is blended well

Put the oven on gas mark 6

Spoon the mix into muffin cases, I use silicone muffin cases, it makes about 18 or so and I try to dig down to the bottom of the mix to make sure I get everything in each muffin.  It is a very runny, yukky looking batter but don’t worry, it will be fine and don’t be afraid to fill the cases up

Cook for about 30-40 minutes, they will rise and brown slightly but not a huge amount

Once cooked leave in the cases until cool before popping them out.  

Scan bran carrot cake muffins