Einkorn Carrot Coconut Muffins: A Soft Place to Land

Some days don’t ask us to go anywhere or prove anything. They simply ask us to come home to ourselves. I had one of those days today. It was the kind of day where the world feels loud enough without stepping into it, and all I wanted was the quiet comfort of my own walls, the familiar rhythm of home holding me steady.

It had been a while since I’d baked something just for the sake of nurture. Not for company or celebration, but as a way of being gentle with myself. These carrot–coconut muffins came together slowly and simply with a little Einkorn flour for tenderness, carrots and coconut folded in with care.

Nothing elaborate.

Nothing rushed.

Just the kind of food that feels like a soft place to land.

Grace often meets us this way. Not in grand gestures, but in small acts of kindness we offer ourselves.

You don’t have to have it all together to be held. Sometimes being wrapped in the arms of home, choosing warmth over striving, is enough.

Einkorn Carrot Coconut Muffins: a soft place to land

Moist • gently sweet • nourishing

Makes 12 muffins

Dry Ingredients

• 1½ cups Einkorn all-purpose flour (spoon & level)

• 1 tsp baking soda

• ½ tsp baking powder

• 1½ tsp cinnamon

• ¼ tsp nutmeg

• ¼ tsp ginger (optional)

• ½ tsp salt

Wet Ingredients

• 2 large eggs

• ⅓ cup maple syrup or honey

• ¼ cup coconut sugar or brown sugar

• ⅓ cup neutral oil (avocado, olive, or melted coconut oil)

• ½ cup plain Greek yogurt or coconut yogurt

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Add-Ins

• 1½ cups finely shredded carrots (lightly packed)

• ¼–⅓ cup unsweetened shredded coconut

• ½ cup raisins

• ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Optional healthy boost:

• 2 tbsp ground flaxseed or chia seeds

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a muffin tin with parchment liners.

2. In a bowl, whisk all dry ingredients.

3. In another bowl, whisk eggs, maple syrup, sugar, oil, yogurt, and vanilla until smooth.

4. Stir in shredded carrots.

5. Add dry ingredients to wet and fold gently until just combined.(Einkorn prefers a light hand — stop as soon as the flour disappears.)

6. Fold in coconut, raisins, and nuts.

7. Divide batter evenly (about ¾ full).

8. Bake 18–22 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.

9. Cool 10 minutes before removing.

I hope this recipe brings you warmth and quiet comfort. And more than that, I hope you find moments of solace in your own gentle spaces. In those places where you can rest, be held, and receive the kind of care that only home can offer.

“Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” — Matthew 11:28

Warmth and light from my Porch Light Kitchen to yours on this cozy Sunday,

Lori