If you love regular carrot cake muffins, you will absolutely love these bakery style carrot pineapple muffins! They are packed with flavor, super moist from using oil and crushed pineapple, and really easy to make with just 2 bowls. Because everything is better with frosting, were topping these with a nice slather of classic cream cheese frosting. Whether you're making them for breakfast, a snack, or a brunch party, you will love these muffins. They are very kid friendly and great as mini muffins too!
1cupcrushed pineapple, use a spoon to add to measuring cup, not drained
3large eggs
1/2cupvegetable oil
¼cupmilk, any kind
2 ½cupsall purpose flour
3/4cupdark brown sugar
2teaspoonsbaking powder
½teaspoon
baking soda
1teaspooncinnamon
½teaspoonkosher salt
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 425° F and line a 12 cup muffin tip with muffin liners.
Using a box grater or a food processor, grate the carrots.
Take out 2 medium sized bowls. In one bowl, add the 1 cup shredded carrots and 1 cup crushed pineapple. Spoon the crushed pineapple into a measuring cup, don’t drain it.
Add the 3 large eggs, ½ cup vegetable oil, and ¼ cup milk to the wet ingredients and whisk well.
In the second bowl, add the 2 ½ cups flour, ¾ cup dark brown sugar, 2 tsp baking powder, ½ tsp baking soda, 1 tsp cinnamon, and ½ tsp kosher salt. Whisk well.
All at once, add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
Using a large spatula, lightly and gently fold in the flour taking care not to over mix or mix too hard. You want the flour to JUST mix in till there are no more large streaks. The batter will be lumpy.
Using an ice cream scoop for accuracy, scoop the batter into the prepared muffin tin all the way to the top.
Bake for 7 minutes on 425, then lower the temperature to 350°F and continue to bake for another 13-15 minutes.
Take the muffins out and let them cool for 5-10 minutes in the tin, then remove and cool completely on a wire rack.