Recipe #67: Hawaiian Muffins

Hawaiian Muffins

Hawaiian Muffins are so named because of the macadamia nuts, pineapple, and brown sugar in the ingredients. The recipe I chose for this week came from the Pillsbury.com website, "Pineapple Macadamia Muffins." They turned out very well--nicely high-fiber and sweet. The recipe called for whole wheat flour, canned pineapple, brown sugar and macadamia nuts. They also had a nice crunch top.

Macadamias are wonderfully flavorful--I don't understand why anyone would want to flavor them with garlic or some other such coating as you find in snack mixes. These were delicious muffins, mostly due to the macadamias. They were also fairly healthy--not only white whole wheat flour, but some of the fat was substituted by applesauce, adding that nice apple flavor as well. The pineapple also added fiber and flavor, as well as sweetness.

I would definitely make these again. My tasters mostly enjoyed them--one stated he thought the combination was a little odd, though he ate them anyway😉.

Rating: 5/5

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