Ingredients

  • 1 23 cups whole wheat pastry flour
  • 13 cup old fashioned oats
  • 1 tablespoon ground flax seeds
  • 1 12 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 12 teaspoon salt
  • 12 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 12 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 1 pinch ground cloves
  • 14 cup coconut flakes (unsweetened)
  • 14 cup dried mango, chopped
  • 1 medium carrot, grated
  • 12 cup apple juice concentrate, thawed
  • 1 cup canned crushed pineapple, drained, 2 T juice reserved
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil

Method

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit.
  • Spray a 12-cup muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, combine the rolled oats and ground flax seed with the crushed pineapple, reserved pineapple juice, apple juice concentrate, oil, carrots, coconut, and mango.
  • Set aside for 10 minutes while you sift together the dry ingredients.
  • In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, spices, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
  • Pour in the pineapple mixture and stir together until the all the flour is just moistened.
  • Do not over-mix.
  • The batter with be thick.
  • Distribute evenly among 10 of the muffin cups, filling to the top.
  • Fill the 2 remaining empty cups with 1/4 cup of water each.
  • Place on the middle rack of the pre-heated oven and bake for 20 minutes or until the tops are light golden brown.
  • Test for doneness with a knife or toothpick.
  • Let cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then remove from tin and let cool on a wire rack.