Carrot Pineapple Toss Recipes

PINEAPPLE-GLAZED CARROTS

Steps:

• Place carrots and a small amount of water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until crisp-tender., Meanwhile, in another saucepan, bring the fruit, honey and butter to a boil Drain carrots and transfer to a serving dish. Drizzle honey mixture over carrots; toss to coat.

CARROT RAISIN SALAD

Steps:

• Place the raisins in a small mixing bowl and cover with hot water. Let the raisins sit in the hot water to plump up for 5 to 10 minutes. Once raisins have plumped up, drain off the water.
• Drain the pineapple tidbits, reserving 2 tablespoons for the dressing.
• In a large mixing bowl, mix together the rice wine vinegar, honey, salt, and 2 tablespoons of reserved pineapple juice. for the dressing. Add the carrots, pineapple tidbits, and plumped raisins to the dressing and toss well to combine.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour before serving.

SPICED WALNUT CARROT CAKE WITH PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large mixing bowl, toss together the carrots, walnuts, pineapple, raisins, and coconut with 1/2 cup of the flour to coat them and keep them from sinking to the bottom of the cake batter.
• Sift together the remaining 1 1/2 cups flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt.
• In a mixer with a whip attachment, mix the eggs and sugar until light and fluffy (the "ribbon" stage) then drizzle in the vegetable oil. Fold in the dry ingredients and pour over the carrot mixture. Fold carefully to blend, then pour the batter into a buttered, floured 10 by 3-inch cake pan containing a circle of parchment paper in the bottom. Bake until firm to the touch in the center, about 1 to 1 1/4 hours. Let cool on a rack and then turn out. Dust the top with powdered sugar and cut into wedges to serve.

OLD-FASHIONED CARROT SALAD

Steps:

• Peel the carrots and grate them in a food processor fitted with the large grating attachment-- Lay the carrots on their sides in the feed tube so you will have nice long grated strands.
• Place the grated carrots in a large bowl and add the mayonnaise, pineapple, raisins, salt and pepper.
• Toss well and season to taste.
• Serve chilled or at room temperature.
• Enjoy!

CARROT PINEAPPLE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners.
• Stir white sugar, vegetable oil, and eggs together in a large mixing bowl until thoroughly combined.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a separate bowl.
• Stir flour mixture into liquid ingredients until thoroughly moistened. Mix in carrot, pineapple, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
• Pour batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling them to the top.
• Bake cupcakes in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the middle of a cupcake comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Set aside to cool completely.
• Cream butter with cream cheese with an electric hand mixer in a bowl until smooth.
• Beat in confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract, and milk to make a spreadable frosting; frost the cooled cupcakes.

CARROT AND RAISIN SALAD WITH PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Toss raisins, carrots, and pineapple together lightly; set aside.
• Stir together mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt and sugar and add to the raisin mixture.
• Refrigerate until served.

CARROT PINEAPPLE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Stir together sugar and oil.
• Stir in the eggs until well combined.
• Stir in vanilla.
• In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
• Stir into sugar mixture just until combined.
• Stir in carrots and pineapple just until combined.
• Spoon into greased muffin tin, filling to top.
• Bake in a preheated 375F oven for 20 minutes or until done.
• Cool in pan for 5-10 minutes, then remove to a rack to finish cooling.

EASY CARROT PINEAPPLE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line or grease a muffin pan.
• Using a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients: flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.
• In another bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients: crushed pineapple, eggs, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract until combined together.
• Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, whisking until the ingredients are just combined (no dry ingredients are visible). Fold in the grated carrots. Scoop into the muffin cups, filling each ¾ full. Bake for 20-22 minutes, until a wooden skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Let the muffins cool for 5 minutes before removing them from the pan and letting them cool further on a wire rack. Enjoy warm or cool with some butter if you like.

CARROT PINEAPPLE CAKE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
• Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Make a well in the center and add sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla. Mix with wooden spoon until smooth. Stir in carrots, coconut, walnuts and pineapple.
• Pour into 9x13 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes. Don't panic, the center will sink a little. Allow to cool.
• To make the frosting: Cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add the confectioners sugar and beat until creamy.

CARROTS AND PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring 1 in. of water to a boil; place carrots in a steamer basket over water. Cover and steam for 8-10 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain pineapple, reserving juice; set pineapple aside., In a saucepan, combine cornstarch and cinnamon. Add the brown sugar, butter and reserved juice. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in the carrots and pineapple; heat through.

PINEAPPLE CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350°F. Spray bottom of 13x9-inch pan with nonstick cooking spray. In a large bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Add grated carrots and toss to coat. Set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, using medium speed of electric mixer, beat eggs, sugar and vanilla. Add oil and pineapple, mix well. In batches on low speed, add carrot mixture, mix until combined. Pour into your pan. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• To make the cream cheese frosting, run a dry whisk or fork through the powdered sugar to break up any lumps and set aside. In a medium mixing bowl, using electric mixer at medium speed, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until very smooth. Turn the mixer on low speed and add in the powdered sugar in batches.
• Cool cake completely, about 1 hour. Frost with the cream cheese frosting.

CARROT AND PINEAPPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter 2 (8-inch) round cake pans. Line with parchment paper, then butter and flour the pans.
• For the cake: Beat the sugar, oil, and eggs together in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until light yellow. Add the vanilla. In another bowl, sift together 2 1/2 cups flour, the cinnamon, baking soda, and salt.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Toss the raisins and walnuts with 1 tablespoon flour. Fold in the carrots and pineapple. Add to the batter and mix well.
• Divide the batter equally between the 2 pans. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow the cakes to cool completely in the pans set over a wire rack.
• For the frosting: Mix the cream cheese, butter and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until just combined. Add the sugar and mix until smooth.
• Place 1 layer, flat-side up, on a flat plate or cake pedestal. With a knife or offset spatula, spread the top with frosting. Place the second layer on top, rounded side up, and spread the frosting evenly on the top and sides of the cake. Decorate with diced pineapple.

PINEAPPLE & COCONUT CARROT SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix first 6 ingredients. Stir in remaining ingredients. Refrigerate, covered, until serving.

JICAMA, CARROT, AND PINEAPPLE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix the jicama, carrots, pineapple, and jalapeño. In a small bowl, whisk together the lime juice, oil, and salt. Pour over the salad and toss to coat. Refrigerate at least an hour. Serve cold. NOTE: To prevent too much juice from accumulating in the salad, add the pineapple just before serving. From "1,000 Mexican Recipes." Copyright 2001 by Marge Poore. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.