super-moist carrot-pinapple muffins
We use the carrot leftovers from our juice machine to make this recipe. They are very finely grated and blend very well into the recipe. Also, we used a 20 oz can of pineapple, which, when well-drained was about 1 cup of crushed pineapple.
prep time
30 Min
cook time
25 Min
method
Bake
yield
18 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups carrot, shredded
- 1 can crushed pineapple, drained well
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 - egg whites
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon, ground
- 3/4 cup agave nectar
- 1/2 cup apple juice (or skim milk)
- 1 1/2 cups spelt flour (or whole wheat if you don't have spelt)
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (or nutmeg)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
How To Make super-moist carrot-pinapple muffins
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Step 2Mix carrots and pineapple together well. Then add other wet ingredients.
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Step 3In a separate bowl, mix all the dry ingredients.
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Step 4Fold the spelt flour mixture into the wet mixture. Blend well.
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Step 5Using an ice cream scoop greased with cooking spray, spoon one full scoop into muffin liners in a muffin tray. This recipe makes approximately 18 medium-sized muffins. (They do not rise very much.)
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Step 6Bake for 20-25 minutes. Muffins will be very moist. Allow to cool for 15 minutes before trying to peel off the paper liners.
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Step 7Top with butter or eat alone. Enjoy!
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Category:
Muffins
Tag:
#For Kids
Tag:
#Healthy
Keyword:
#Carrot
Keyword:
#pineapple
Keyword:
#sugar-free
Keyword:
#Spelt
Keyword:
#agave nectar
Diet:
Low Fat
Diet:
Wheat Free
Method:
Bake
Culture:
American
Ingredient:
Flour
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