Cream-filled Carrot Cake Muffins

Four pounds of baby carrots is a lot of carrots!  I found this recipe for Cream-filled Carrot Cake Muffins on Pinterest and thought it would use up a few.  The problem with grating baby carrots, however, is that it is pretty tedious.  You end up with a lot of short, bite-sized ends.  I guess that’s not a problem, since they are great to snack on.  If your mouth is full of carrots, you’re less likely to eat the filling by the spoonful. 

I followed the recipe exactly, except for my total reckless abandon when it comes to measuring ingredients.  I got fourteen generous sized muffins, instead of the twelve indicated in the recipe.  Something about living at a high altitude makes cakes and muffins rise better.  I thought they turned out great and I will definitely make them again.  Soon, probably.

  

My first basket 5/26/12

Hey there!  Thanks for reading my new blog!  I just became the Volunteer Site Coordinator (VSC) for a Bountiful Baskets site in a tiny town in Colorado.  I learned about Bountiful Baskets from friends online, but since I live in such a remote place, there were not any sites close by.  After working on this for about a year and a half, I was finally able to open a site!  This past weekend was my first time even participating and it was a lot of fun.  I am impressed with what we got! 
So the purpose of this blog is going to be to breakdown what I get in my baskets each time, compare the value with Walmart and to share how I am using the produce that I receive.

The prices here are from my local Walmart.
 
Fuji apples – 2 lbs – $.97/lb = $1.94
Peaches – 1 lb 6 oz – $1.98/lb = $2.73
Bananas – 2 lb 10 oz – $.52/lb = $1.37
Valencia oranges – 4 – $.58/each = $2.32
Cantaloupe – 1 – $1/50/each = $1.50
Baby carrots – 4 lbs – $2.94/ 2lb bag = $5.88
Romaine lettuce – 1 head – $1.48/head = $1.48
Artichokes – 2 – $2.50/each = $5.00
Yellow bell peppers – 2 – $1.78/each = $3.56
Tomatoes – 1 lb 4 oz – $1.94/lb = $2.43
Corn – 5 ears – $.33/each = $1.65

Grand total: $29.86
Contribution to Bountiful Baskets: $15.00
Savings: $14.86