Hearty and nourishing, these Morning Glory Muffins are a delicious way to start your day!
Their baked goods were prepared by the owner’s wife, Lynn. She was a fantastic baker.
My mother was never big on sweets, but she loved anything Lynn baked because everything was so irresistible. Her cookies, muffins, cakes, tarts. Totally drool-worthy!
Today, I’m serving up one of my mom’s favorites from the market, courtesy of Lynn’s special recipe. These glorious Morning Glory Muffins.
Lynn knew how much Mom enjoyed them, so she gave her the recipe years back. And even though Mom was really never a baker when I was growing up, this is one recipe she did attempt.
A delicious combination of shredded carrots and apple, pineapple, coconut, golden raisins, and two kinds of nuts, pecans and walnuts, these have just the right amount of sweetness. They’re nourishing and hearty and a fabulous way to start your day. Enjoy!
A Few Cook’s Notes for Morning Glory Muffins Recipe:
Lynn’s recipe calls for a combination of pecans and walnuts, but if you prefer you can just use all pecans or all walnuts.
You can use any type of apple that you like. I used a Gala apple.
Morning Glory Muffins
Print Recipe Pin RecipeIngredients
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 cups freshly grated carrots
- 1 apple, peeled, cored and grated
- 1/2 cup shredded sweetened coconut
- 1/2 cup golden raisins
- 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
- 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
- 1 8-oz. can crushed pineapple, drained
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
Instructions
- Heat oven to 425 degrees. Line 18 muffin cups with paper liners or spray with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Stir in the carrots, apple, coconut, raisins, nuts and pineapple.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, vegetable oil and vanilla extract.
- Add the wet mixture into the dry mixture until just combined. Evenly spoon the mixture into the prepared muffin cups. (I use a standard size ice cream scoop)
- Bake at 425 degrees for 5 minutes, then lower the oven temperature to 350 and continue baking for 14 minutes or until tester inserted in center of muffin comes out clean. Cool muffins in pan on wire rack. Store in airtight container when totally cooled. Muffins will keep in airtight container at room temperature for 2-3 days, then transfer to refrigerator.
These muffins look wonderful Mary Ann and a lovely back story with them. Wishing I had one with my morning coffee right now!
They really are wonderful Leanne! Perfect with your morning coffee.
I am a total muffin gal and these are my kind of muffins! What a great way to start the day. I love all those ingredients and they make one delicious muffin!
I really hope you give them a try Kathy. You’ll really enjoy them!
Absolutely wonderful ! There is nothing better than moist and nuts packed bites. Thank you for these !
You’re so welcome Davorka!
Back in my educator days, a colleague would bring these muffins in all the time and I absolutely devoured them! Thanks for the sweet reminder, and recipe!! Have a great weekend, Mary Ann!
You’re welcome my friend. Hope you have a wonderful weekend too!
So awesome when you can create your own version of a restaurant/market/bakery goodie and it looks like you hit it out of the park with this one! These muffins look loaded with yumminess and I can see why you enjoy them so much! They would be perfect smeared with butter to go with my coffee this am! Pinned and trying soon :) Happy weekend, my friend.
So perfect smeared with some butter Dawn. Thanks so much for pinning! Happy weekend!
How heartbreaking that the market closed after Hurricane Sandy!! But, how wonderful that Lynn gave your mother the recipe for her favorite treat!!! I can see why your mother loved these muffins, because they look absolutely delicious! I haven’t had breakfast yet and I’m wishing I had one (or three) of these in front of me to go with my morning coffee!!! Pinning! Can’t wait to make these!
The whole neighborhood was heartbroken Chey. The food was totally amazing! Hope you give these a try. They’re fabulous!
I am definitely a muffin lover and morning glory is one of my favourites! So many textures and flavours :) Yours look absolutely perfect, so I will be trying these soon :)
Hope you enjoy them Jennifer!
There was a bakery here in Santa Cruz I often picked up a muffin like yours before I went to work . This is a great recipe Mary Ann.
Thanks so much Gerlinde! Hope your doing better!
I love recipes like this that are tied to warm memories. And what a nice tribute to the market. These muffins truly do look drool worthy – perfect for holiday breakfasts!
Perfect for the holiday season ahead Marissa!
Mary Ann! When I was in University I would go to this little bakery stall in one of the Uni buildings and buy their morning glory muffins. They were my favorite! I would look for the day-old ones because they were cheaper (University student, haha)! These make me think of those, and now I reallllllly need to make these! I love that this recipe brings memories for you!
I happy that it brings back memories for you too Katherine! Hope you give them a try!
What a lovely story, also what a great looking muffin recipe. These are just the type of muffin I would normally love to eat at breakfast!
Thanks Matt! These are loaded with so many delicious ingredients. They’re so delicious!
What a great way to start the day! Delicious ingredients and flavors just meld together!
Thy really are a treat Kevin!
I live in Lavallette all summer and remember the Market. How lucky to have a sweet memory like this saved to revisit! Making these tomorrow to remind me of my Happy Place at the shore! Thanks for sharing!
You’re going to love them Rosalyn! I really miss the market. I made these for my college girlfriends when they came to visit last weekend! They were a hit. I saved a few and froze them, so I can treat myself when the craving hits! Thanks so much for following!
Please don’t hate, is there something I can use in place of the coconut? Up the pineapple and carrots maybe?? I just can’t have coconut but this sounds delicious! Thank you in advance!
No problem AJ! You can just omit the coconut totally and you don’t need to replace it with anything. Enjoy!
I love all of the ingredients in these muffins, especially the cinnamon and the coconut. Delicious way to start your day
Hope you bake a batch! They’re one of my favorites. And my mother’s!
I’ ve made several variations of morning glory muffins, and these are one of my favorites. I substituted dried cranberries for the raisins because that is what I had on hand. They were delicious, everyone loved them. Thanks for the recipe!
So happy you gave the recipe a try Kristen. Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a comment. And thanks so much for following! Happy New Year!
Do you mean a can of crushed pineapple or of pineapple tidbits?
Thank you so much!
Reena
Hi Reena. Sorry about that. I just clarified. It’s crushed pineapple, drained. Enjoy!