These muffins are like sunshine in the form of a muffin making them the perfect summertime treat.
Every time I make these muffins I fall in love with them a little bit more. Juicy crushed pineapple swirled through the mix gives these muffins its moist texture while the dried coconut adds a bit of crunch, especially the extra sprinkles on the top. And don’t forget the lime, it is subtle but it gives a little bit of zing that just lifts the flavor. Joined together they make a great flavor combination.
Like I mentioned above this a great summertime muffin but I think it does wonders on a cold wintery day. Just cook a batch up, sit back on the couch (feet up of course), close your eyes and take a bite and be whisked away to a tropical island...well in your mind that is...but there isn’t anything wrong with a little bit of day dreaming now is there.
These muffins are best enjoyed freshly baked but will keep for 3-4 days in an airtight container in a dry cool place.
Enjoy
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- ¾ cup white sugar
- 1 ¼ cups coconut flakes/ desiccated coconut
- ¼ cups coconut flakes/ desiccated coconut to garnish
- 2 free range eggs
- ½ cup coconut milk
- ¼ cup lime juice
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 cup crushed pineapple
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 (180C) and grease or spray a 12-count muffin pan, this recipe makes 16 so you will need to do 2 batches or use 2 pans.
- Grab 2 mixing bowls. Sift the flour, baking powder and sugar into one of them, then stir in the coconut.
- In the other crack the 2 eggs and add the coconut milk, lime juice, vegetable oil and crushed pineapple. Whisk this mix together then pour into the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Be careful not to over mix this batter. Leaving a few clumps of flour is fine because they will continue to mix as they bake and this will ensure they are light and fluffy.
- Spoon the mixture into the greased pans sprinkling a little of the remaining coconut on the top of each muffin.
- Bake for around 18 to 20 minutes until the tops are golden and the muffins spring back when pressed lightly. Let them cool in the pan for 5 minutes or so before turning out.
Eden Passante says
These sound amazing! Love the tropical flavor combinations for breakfast!
Jason says
Thanks, hope you enjoy them!
Tiffany says
do I drain the pineapple?
Jason says
Hi Tiffany, no you don't drain the pineapple. You add the liquid as well. Hope you enjoy them!
Tiffany says
Thanks for your quick response! I'm just making them now
Jason says
No problem!
Samara says
Hi, loved the sound of this recipe... Is the coconut milk the carton kind or the canned kind?
Thanks in advance!
Jason says
Hi Samara, I use canned coconut milk but the carton kind should work fine as well. I've actually also made them with regular milk as well when I didn't have any coconut milk and they still turned out great, enjoy!
Samara says
Great! thanks Jason! I'll let you know how I get on 🙂
Denise says
aloha.....these are the best....thank you so much....
Jason says
You are welcome Denise, enjoy!
Angela says
Can you leave out pineapples
Jason says
Hello Angela. You could do but the pineapple and it's juice make the muffins nice and moist. So if you leave them out the muffins may be dry. You could add the equivalent of another fruit to achieve the same texture. Hope that helps you? Jason.
Anonymous says
These are delicious, I will be making them again!
Jason says
Glad you enjoyed them, thanks!
Susan says
These were very delicious, will be making them again. Thanks!
Jason says
Hi Susan. Very happy to hear that, you're very welcome!
Margaret says
Hi Jason, how can I tweak this to cut out the sugar or at least cut down. Thanks
Anonymous says
I had the thought of making cherry lime pineapple muffins and this is the closest I have found. I would be using cherry extract instead of actual cherries as I was going to use pineapple anyway. I know there is the dry to wet balance to maintain so if I omitted the coconut what would that affect?
Once I make those I will def be back to do this recipe, as is! They sound so tropical and delish!!
Thank you!!