11/10/2025
CARROT-AND-PINEAPPLE MUFFINS
MAKES: 12 to 14 muffins
​Ingredients:
2 cups whole-wheat flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
One medium-size carrots, peeled and grated
One 8-ounce can crushed pineapple, drained
1 large egg
½ cup packed dark-brown sugar
¼ cup milk
½ cup canola oil
½ teaspoon coconut or almond extract
​Instructions:
​Position the rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease or line with paper baking cups fourteen 2¾-inch muffin cups.
​In a large bowl, blend together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, carrots, and pineapple. In a medium bowl, beat together the egg and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the milk, oil, and coconut extract. Combine the two mixtures, blending until the dry ingredients are just moistened.
​Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each about two-thirds full. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until a cake tester or wooden toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 5 to 7 minutes. Serve warm, or invert onto the rack to cool completely. Serve with Tropical Sauce.
​TROPICAL SAUCE
MAKES: About 1¾ cups
​Ingredients:
1 cup crushed pineapple, undrained
¼ cup water
2 teaspoons coconut dessert pudding mix
Pinch ground allspice
​Instructions:
In the container of a blender, combine all of the ingredients and process on medium speed until smooth. Pour into a small saucepan and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture comes to a boil. Remove from the heat, pour into a bowl, and serve warm.
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