To tell you the truth, these morning glory muffins are sort of/kind of to die for. Like unbelievably moist and flavorful, with little bursts of currant goodness, and great texture (from both darkly-toasted pecans and sweetened shredded coconut). I have had my mother-in-law’s recipe for them (which looks a lot like this morning glory muffins recipe) for years, as my husband has always sworn they were delicious, but I was resistant to trying them for two reasons: One, I have always thought of a morning glory muffin as kind of a healthy, hippy muffin of sorts and in general baked goods of that ilk tend not to be my thing. Two, (full disclosure) I don’t always listen to my husband. 
But this is what I learned: Despite the fact that these muffins are indeed healthy-ish (they include whole wheat pastry flour and a whole, unpeeled apple, and a couple of carrots) it is absolutely mandatory that I up my listening-to-husband game, as these muffins are just too good. They are like carrot cake muffins on steroids that don’t even come close to needing or wanting a cream cheese frosting and my kids have been known to eat them for dessert. Need i say more?
Nantucket is ostensibly the morning glory muffin’s provenance and I looked to the original morning glory muffin recipe when beginning to develop my own. I also looked at Sally’s Baking Addiction (but decided against including apple sauce), and Martha Stewart (but oats were not going to make the cut), and King Arthur Flour (I was against adding orange juice or soaking my currants, but liked the idea of not peeling my apple). Long story short, my recipe came together pretty quickly. Yes, I played around with the amount and type of leavening, as I wasn’t getting the lift I wanted, and with the amount of light brown sugar and oil in search of the perfect balance of sweet and moist, and I decided on currants (rather than raisins) for the more delicate fruitiness they impart, but each batch I made was delish and could have been the one, if not for my need for morning glory perfection.
And that is what you will find here: The perfect (slightly healthy) morning glory muffin of your dreams, provided you dream about morning glory muffins, which I (admittedly) now do.
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