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Sunshine Muffins Recipe

These hearty muffins are packed with goodies like pineapple, coconut, raisins and pecans. We enjoy them with coffee on Christmas morning. In fact, my family likes them so much that I now also make them for Thanksgiving breakfast.

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Sunshine Muffins Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Yield: 12 Servings

15 20 35

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup finely shredded carrots
2/3 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup crushed pineapple, drained
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions

In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. In another bowl, beat eggs; add carrots, oil and pineapple. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in coconut, raisins and pecans. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool on wire rack. Yield: about 1 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 302 calories, 18 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 35 mg cholesterol, 213 mg sodium, 33 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Sunshine Muffins in Country Woman Christmas Annual 1997, p19

Big Batch Baked Goods

We enjoy homemade baked goods for breakfast, but I don’t have time to bake each morning before school. So I devote 1 day a month to making large batches of cinnamon rolls, doughnuts, cream cheese rolls and muffins. I place them in heavy-duty resealable plastic bags labeled with the date. (They freeze for about 2 months.) On busy mornings, it’s a snap to pop a few in the microwave to warm. The kids love the fresh-baked flavor. —Lori T., New London, Texas

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Reviewed on Apr. 07, 2013 by battlexe44

I made these for my family this morning but accidentally left out the vegetable oil. They came out tasting great anyway and they had less fat and calories. I will definitely be making these again.