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Magnificent Morning Glory Muffins Recipe from Miranda Krone, Delicious Planet

“Food is magic when you eat the right stuff,” says Delicious Planet owner Randi Carter. As a teenager, she watched her mother beat the odds for seven years by eating organic foods and trying alternative treatments after she was diagnosed with cancer and told she had only a few months to live. Randi went on to become a Bastyr-trained nutritionist, and in 1998 she opened Delicious Planet, which delivers organic, gourmet meals throughout the Seattle area. Chef and baker Miranda Krone appreciates working with the Delicious Planet team to create healthy food that can change people’s lives.

Makes 12-15 medium-sized muffins

Dry Ingredients
2-1/4 cups organic brown rice flour
1 cup organic Sucanat (dehydrated cane juice sugar) or organic brown sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 cup coconut flake or shredded coconut
1/4 cup ground milk thistle seeds
1/2 cup ground flaxseed

Wet Ingredients
2 ripe organic bananas
3/4 cup applesauce
1/2 pineapple or 2 cups canned crushed pineapple
2 cups shredded organic carrot
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 cup organic raisins
1/3 cup organic canola oil

Preheat oven to 325°.

If you have a food processor, pulse pineapple and banana into small uniform chunks. Move from processor to a large bowl and mix with remaining wet ingredients.

If you don’t have a food processor, chop pineapple very fine; then use a sturdy whisk to mash all wet ingredients together thoroughly.

Mix all dry ingredients together in a separate, larger bowl.

Mix dry and wet ingredients thoroughly until all are combined uniformly. (Don’t worry about overmixing. One of the benefits of using brown rice flour is that it doesn’t produce gluten when mixed with wet ingredients, which can make muffins tough.)

Portion the batter into lightly oiled muffin tins (fill the cups approximately three-quarters full), and bake for 45-60 minutes, rotating every 15-20 minutes.

These delicious muffins are free of wheat, dairy, corn, soy, eggs and nuts. Eat them hot out of the oven or for an anytime snack.

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