Vegan Bites: Morning Glory Muffins

 Morning Glory

Looking for some Fall-ish muffin recipes, I found this fully fruity combination of raisins, carrots, apples plus the addition of some cranberries http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2015/04/05/simple-morning-glory-muffins/
We had to 'vegan-ize' them a wee bit, subbing in chia & water for the eggs, but otherwise we actually followed the recipe this time.

They took an extra 30 minutes to bake (maybe due to the chia egg substitute).

How to soften sugar

 

We even snuck in a wee science lesson courtesy of some demerara sugar that was rock hard!
We placed an apple sliced in half inside the bag and waited 3 days before it borrowed the moisture from the apples to get all squishy again (the moisture even turned some of the sugar white!) http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-soften-brown-sugar-195922