Maple Carrot Banana Apple Muffins With Cream Cheese Icing

2 cups of whole wheat flour
1 cup of sugar
1tsp baking powder
1tsp baking soda
1tsp ground cinnamon
1tsp all spice
1/2tsp salt
4 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil ( I use smart balance brand )
1/2 cup maple syrup
2 cups of grated carrots
2 granny smith apples grated up
2 smashed bananas

Frosting
1/4 cup butter
1 8oz pkg of cream cheese. ( I used reduced fat )
1/4 maple syrup
1tsp vanilla extract
4 table spoons of confectioners sugar

Directions:
1. In large bowl combine the 1st 7 ingredients. In another bowl beat eggs, oil and syrup. Stir into dry ingredients mix until smooth and moistened. Fold in carrots, apples and mashed bananas. Fill greased or paper lined muffin cups two-thirds full.
2. Bake at 350 for 20-25 min or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 min before removing from pans.

For the frosting. You can make this ahead of time so you can chill it and it will thicken. Combine cream cheese, butter, syrup, vanilla and confectioners sugar in mixing bowl and beat until smooth. Chill for 1 hour.

Tips: I put some green food coloring in the icing to make it fun for the kids and I sprinkled some cinnamon sugar mixture over the frosted muffins for extra sweetness. You can also use raisins and or nuts in this recipe.