Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Recipe #55... Pineapple Macadamia Muffins... A little bit of Hawaii in a pretty wrapper


The kayak tour "bail out" beach
Your choice after personal assessment
Kauai's Napali Coast
Note:  After kayaking 12 miles along the stunning Napali Coast (not sure which activity was more breath-taking... the paddling or gawking), our group arrived at a kayak-only accessible beach for a well-deserved and immensely necessary-for-survival lunch.  As we tore into our sandwiches and chips, our guides sliced fresh pineapple.  Their advice to get us through the final 5 miles: Eat plenty of pineapple because the fruit contains Bromelin which helps your muscles recover.  Now, why question the wisdom of a guy who leads 4, 17-mile kayak tours per week??  Brett and I let the information soak in during a little post-pineapple nap on the beach...

Pineapple Macadamia Muffins 

Makes 12 regular muffins 

1 cup millet flour
2/3 cup gluten-free oat flour
1/2 c chopped macadamia nuts
1 tsp baking powder
1 pinch of salt 

For the blender...
1 c fresh cut pineapple
1 carrot
2 eggs
1 tsp minced ginger 
1 tbsp to 1/4 c sugar
1/2 cup grapeseed oil
1 tsp vanilla

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Line muffin pan with baking cups.
2. Pour pineapple mixture into flour mixture and fold to combine.
3. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
 
It just occurred to me that a little shredded coconut would also be a delightful inclusion... Sweetly yours... -A

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