Macadamia Pineapple Muffins Recipes

DELICIOUS PINEAPPLE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour muffin pans, or line with paper liners.
• In a large bowl, stir together 2 cups flour, white sugar, baking powder and salt. Drain pineapple, reserving 1/4 cup juice. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, and pour in the reserved juice, egg, milk, and 1/4 cup melted butter. Mix just until blended.
• In a separate bowl, stir together the cinnamon, brown sugar, 1/2 cup flour, and 1/4 cup melted butter to make the topping.
• Spoon batter into muffin cups, then spoon crushed pineapple over the batter and sprinkle with the cinnamon topping.
• Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted in the crown of the muffin comes out clean.

BANANA MACADAMIA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven at 375°. In a large bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients. In another bowl, combine the eggs, oil and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients until just moistened. Fold in the bananas, coconut and pineapple. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Sprinkle with nuts. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Freeze option: Freeze cooled muffins in airtight containers. To use, thaw at room temperature or, if desired, microwave each muffin on high until heated through, 20-30 seconds.

MACADAMIA NUT COOKIES WITH PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• 1. CREAM SHORTENING AND SUGARS, BEAT IN EGG AND VANILLA.
• 2. SIFT DRY INGREDIENTS; ADD TO CREAMED MIXTURE ALTERNATELY WITH PINEAPPLE. FOLD IN NUTS.
• 3. DROP BY TEASPOON 4 IN. APART ONTO GREASED BAKING SHEET. BAKEAT 350 FOR 15 MINUTES OR UNTIL LIGHTLY BROWNED.

MACADAMIA NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Line 10 muffin cups with paper muffin liners.
• Using electric mixer, beat 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup brown sugar in large bowl to blend. Add 3 eggs and mix well. Beat in almond and vanilla extracts. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into medium bowl. Add to butter mixture and beat until combined. Add whipping cream and beat just until smooth. Fold in chopped macadamia nuts. Divide batter equally among prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle each muffin with whole macadamia nuts.
• Bake until tester inserted into center of muffins comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

MACADAMIA NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F Spray bottoms of 12 muffin cups with nonstick cooking spray.
• In medium bowl, combine flour, nuts, coconut, sugar, baking powder, lemon peel, cardamom and salt. Make well in center; whisk in milk, oil and egg until just moistened. Spoon into muffin cups. (I like to sprinkle a little cinnamon & sugar on top before baking.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until nicely browned. Cool in pan on wire.
• rack 10 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely.

PINEAPPLE MACADAMIA NUT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, combine sugar, eggs, oil, pineapple juice and pineapple.
• Mix well.
• Sift together baking powder and flour.
• Stir flour mixture into pineapple mixture.
• Fold in Macadamia nuts.
• Pour batter into greased pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of loaf comes out clean.
• Makes one 9x5 loaf.