Peel and coarsely grate the carrot. Peel and break the banana into chunks
Cover and microwave the grated carrot for 2mins and cool
Line the muffin tin with the butter
Set the Oven to 180°C
Combine all the dry ingredients marked with ★ next to it in a large bowl. Set aside
Take the banana chunks, grated carrot, milk and optional maple syrup. Pop them in a blender and blend until almost smooth. I like to leave a bit of texture
Directly into the blender cup, drop in the egg and vanilla essence. Mix with the whisk
Pour the mixture into the bowl with the dry ingredients in 3 parts, mixing as little as possible (otherwise the muffins will become heavy)
Spoon the mixture into a muffin tray, about 3/4 full. I usually get 7 muffins from this
Bake in the oven for 20mins
Take the tray out of the oven and rest the muffins in there for 5min. Then transfer the muffins onto a cooling rack for a few more mins
Ready to serve!