Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2012

Quite good! I only made one substutition and that was using shredded coconut in place of the sunflower seeds and that was only because I didn't have any. I thought this was a little sweet (they almost seemed like cupcakes to me, not muffin-y) but the boys thought these were perfect. I think I'd increase the pineapple and carrot next time--for me I like more "stuff" in my muffins--and I think I'd try to lighten it up a bit. Maybe add more pineapple with juice but cut back on the butter and eggs? I bet these would be good with golden raisins, too!

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Sarah Jo

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Seattle, Washington, USA

Living In: Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 12, 2012

A little bit pale and dense, but pretty tasty! Frosted with cream cheese icing and added chopped pecans instead of seeds.

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Tammy

Reviewed: Sep. 21, 2011

Yum, these were good, I added raisins, just for fun, thanks I enjoyed

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Jacquie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Ironwood, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 17, 2011

I actually didn't add any sunflower seeds or carrot because i didn't have any. But they still came out amazing!!

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nhpup4

Home Town: Long Island, New York, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 21, 2011

Love these muffins. I made them exactly as written. If you don't have sunflower seeds I think they would taste good with coconut, or double the amount of carrots.

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Oureatinghabits

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Reviewed: Apr. 23, 2011

These were relly good! Some of the reviews here said to use coconut instead of sunflower seeds so I used both. The flavor and texture combination is perfect with the chewy coconut and crunchy seeds. Delicious.

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Beebower

Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2010

Didn't put in carrot, instead put in craisins. Love the pineapple and sunflower seeds really make a difference.

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WENDYBELL

Reviewed: Sep. 1, 2010

I left out the sunflower seeds and added 3/4 of a cup of yellow v( very sweet carrots) and 1/4 cup regular orange carrots > they were very moist!

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alexis

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Living In: Tucson, Arizona, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2010

These were not too dense, but not a lot of flavor either. Skipped the seeds and used shredded coconut as suggested. Used fresh grated ginger which gave a nice sublte flavor. Next time instead of 2 tsp vanilla, I think I will use 1 tsp orange extract for a bit more flavor. Because these baked up so nice, I think the recipe is worth tweaking.

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dbray

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Eureka, California, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2010

Excellent recipe, very moist and flavorful. Used the coconut in place of sunflower seeds. The only touch I added was to mix icing sugar with orange juice and make a glaze which I brushed on after they had cooled for 15 min. Works well if you use the paper muffin cups and actually seals the freshness even more.

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