Adapted from
Quick Cooking
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2 cups
unbleached flour
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1/4 cup
coconut
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1/4 cup
almonds, chopped
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1 tsp
baking soda
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1/2 tsp
salt
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4 ozs
fat-free cream cheese, softened
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1 cup
granulated sugar
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1 tsp
pure vanilla extract
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1/2 tsp
almond extract
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1 whole
egg
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20 ozs
crushed pineapple, drained
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1/4 cup
light sour cream
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1/4 cup
almonds, chopped
Preheat oven to 375. Prepare 18 standard muffin pans with cooking spray; set aside. In a mixing bowl, combine flour, coconut, 1/4 cup almonds, baking soda, and salt. Mix well and set aside. In another mixing bowl, combine cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add vanilla extract, egg, crushed pineapple, and sour cream. Add to flour mixture. Mix until all is moistened. Fill muffin pans with two ounces of batter. Sprinkle each muffin with remaining chopped almonds. Bake for 20 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.