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Carrot Pineapple Muffins

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As many times as I’ve made muffins for the blog in the past, I’m really not a muffin girl.

I don’t know what it is – the only muffins I ever really L-O-V-E-D were the blueberry ones my mom would make for us on Sundays.  Or the too-big-for-a-linebacker Otis Spunkmeyer monstrosities that were covered in sugar and had loads of calories in them.  Hey, don’t judge – Otis knows what he’s doing.  The muffins are legit!

 

Legit muffins or not though, these days I just can’t justify eating a muffin the size of my husband’s hand.  Something about the lack of truly intense exercise and the belly that is slowly being squished by a big baby boy who is growing rapidly makes it hard to actually eat one whole muffin at a time.

Enter carrot pineapple muffins.  I get to sneak in a few bites of fruit and veggies, even if I DO top them with butter.  There’s a little sugar, but not as much as Senor Otis puts in his.  They’re normal-human-sized, which means that I MAY even be able to fit TWO WHOLE MUFFINS in before feeling like I’m about to explode.  Oh, and the batter makes a lot of muffins, which I think we all means is great for sharing more for me.

CARROT PINEAPPLE MUFFINS

  • 1 cup crushed pineapple in juice
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded carrots
  • 1 cup plain yogurt (although vanilla would work well too if it’s what you have on hand, just use a little less sugar)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 Tbsp vanilla
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 Tbsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350.  In a bowl stir together the pineapple, carrots, yogurt, sugar, eggs, and vanilla.  There’s no reason to do it in any specific order – just mix the wet ingredients together.  Sift in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon and stir until just combined.  Line a muffin pan with liners (or spray with cooking spray) and fill each muffin cup about 3/4 of the way full (I use an ice cream scoop for consistency).  Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.  Let cool slightly before devouring with a little butter on top.

Know what I just realized?  If you’re feeling sassy and you like coconut you could add a little pinch on top of each muffin before baking.  And methinks today is going to be a sassy kind of day!

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  1. Debbie says

    September 13, 2017 at 4:34 pm

    Need help‼️
    Is anyone familiar with substituting almond flour for regular❓
    I know in 21 day fix cookbook they use almond flour exclusively for muffins but I just substituted it your recipe and they fell sunken and did not hold together.
    Do I need more baking powder, or something???

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    • Heather says

      September 14, 2017 at 9:05 pm

      Hey Debbie! The thing with nut flours is that they are much heavier than all-purpose or wheat flours, so subbing them is tricky. They require different ratios with the binding agents and liquids too! Here’s a great article: https://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2017/03/20/baking-with-almond-flour/

      Reply
  2. Christine says

    February 2, 2016 at 12:39 am

    These muffins did not turn out well for me. The flavor wasn’t bad but something was off with the texture. It was more of a bun feeling than muffin. Is there supposed to be butter or oil maybe? I don’t know. They don’t come off the muffin liner nicely either. Disappointed.

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    • Heather says

      February 3, 2016 at 10:20 am

      I’m so sorry they didn’t turn out Christine! I know it’s not the answer you’re looking for, but I’m not sure how to help troubleshoot because this recipe always works out for me :/ It could have something to do with the amount of moisture in the carrots used. You could cut the yogurt with butter (1/4 cup melted butter, 3/4 cup yogurt) and see if that works. And maybe use the aluminum muffins liners – they always make for cleaner muffin removal 🙂

      Reply
  3. Tiffany A says

    December 30, 2015 at 3:32 am

    Hi, it says there is butter in the batter, but I don’t see it in the ingredient list. Can you help?

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    • Heather says

      January 7, 2016 at 4:58 pm

      Hey Tiffany! I’m so glad you caught that – there actually ISN’T butter in the batter…I just topped them with it. Thanks so much for pointing it out!

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  4. kirsten says

    October 15, 2014 at 8:28 pm

    This recipe is just so delicious! I followed the steps/ingredients and the result>>> DELICIOUS GOODNESS! My kids loved it.

    Reply
  5. JenMarie says

    November 30, 2011 at 11:16 am

    I love the tablecloth you have with the photos. They look great with the muffins! Very creative.

    Reply
  6. Bianca @ Confessions of a Chocoholic says

    November 29, 2011 at 9:07 pm

    I was just thinking “I would love these with some coconut” before I got to the bottom of the post and you said it too! I’m definitely feeling sassy 😉 Great recipe, I am bookmarking now!

    Reply
  7. Jessica @ How Sweet says

    November 29, 2011 at 6:22 pm

    Holy gorgeous pictures! Stunning!

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  8. Maria says

    November 29, 2011 at 12:30 pm

    Great muffin flavor!

    Reply
  9. Gina @ Running to the Kitchen says

    November 29, 2011 at 10:57 am

    These are like carrot cake without the cream cheese. How healthy! 😉

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  10. Estela @ Weekly Bite says

    November 29, 2011 at 10:32 am

    I love muffins! And love that there is pineapple in these 🙂

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  11. Delishhh says

    November 29, 2011 at 9:50 am

    Ohh i know what you are talking about – i am hungry but i can’t as much as i want i have a few bites and i am stuffed but i am still hungry. . .it’s weird. So i wait an hour and have a few more bites :). There look fabulous, i tried making pineapple muffins with pineapple this past summer but they were horrible and stringy, you have the trick that you only used the juice,

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  12. Aggie says

    November 29, 2011 at 9:20 am

    Oh my, I love the sound of these!! I’m a sucker for carrot and pineapple combo…my kids would seriously love these too!

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  13. Anna @ On Anna's Plate says

    November 29, 2011 at 9:08 am

    There were some muffins very similar to this at a coffee shop Ryan and I used to go to in grad school, and he LOVED them…I should make these for him as a surprise 🙂

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  14. Kelli H (Made in Sonoma) says

    November 29, 2011 at 8:42 am

    Oh man, I bet those are so moist and tasty!

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  15. Lisa @ Life in Green says

    November 29, 2011 at 8:26 am

    Those look and sound great. And love that you didn’t add raisins!

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  16. Elle says

    November 29, 2011 at 8:24 am

    Such a great combination of flavors–and good for you, too. so have two!

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  17. Claire @ Live and Love to Eat says

    November 29, 2011 at 8:03 am

    They sound delicious – and with no butter or oil in the recipe!

    Reply
  18. Kim in MD says

    November 29, 2011 at 7:42 am

    Yum! My favorite carrot cake recipe lightened up and in muffin form! Thanks, Heather!

    Reply
  19. Kellie @ Blackboard Kitchen says

    November 29, 2011 at 7:25 am

    Yum! Carrot and pineapple muffins sound really tasty. I love carrot juice mixed in with other fruit juices; this seems like it’d be the same kind of refreshing-ness!

    Reply

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