Name: Coconut Banana Muffins
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour; 1 tsp . baking powder; 1/4 tsp . salt; 3 ripe bananas (, mashed); 1/4 cup oil; 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce; 1/2 cup coconut sugar (, or table sugar); 1 large egg; 1 1/2 tsp . coconut extract; 2 TBSP . shredded sweetened coconut

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Coconut Banana Muffins: the perfect blend of flavors in one delicious muffin!

Almost every weekend my husband and I make sure we have a family breakfast. During the week our schedule is so busy (and my kids tend to be picky) that a lot of times the kids eat dinner before my husband and I. Right now with three young children under the age of 6 this actually works best most nights. My husband and I are able to eat dinner together and catch up on our day while our kids play. As our kids get older we will certainly have dinner as a family each night. Because of weekdays can be so hectic we always make sure to have a family sit down breakfast either on Saturday or Sunday and sometimes both 🙂 My kids absolutely love breakfast. It’s the one time of the day I don’t have to fight with them to eat something. They love rainbow pancakes, lemon coconut poppyseed waffles, and muffins! I recently had a batch of ripe bananas that needed to be used and I decided to mix some of our favorite flavors together. These coconut banana muffins are so delicious and they didn’t last longer than breakfast! This batch makes about 12 muffins and are topped with some delicious shredded coconut that really makes the coconut favor pop!

This recipe uses unsweetened applesauce and coconut sugar for a muffin that is a bit healthier than one loaded with sugar. Make sure you only use the amount of unsweetened applesauce that the recipe calls for. You still need the oil to make these muffins fluffy. Swapping the oil completely for unsweetened applesauce will cause the muffins to be very dense and even chewy. You need the fat from the oil 🙂 The secret ingredient for the flavor of these muffins is the coconut extract! You should be able to find it in your local grocery store. You can also add some shredded coconut to the batter if you would like. I would only add about 1/4 cup though.

Coconut Banana Muffins

Course Breakfast

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp . baking powder
1/4 tsp . salt
3 ripe bananas , mashed
1/4 cup oil
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup coconut sugar , or table sugar
1 large egg
1 1/2 tsp . coconut extract
2 TBSP . shredded sweetened coconut

Instructions

In a medium sized bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
Whisk together bananas, vegetable oil, unsweetened applesauce, sugar, egg, and coconut extract in a large bowl until well combined. Mix in flour mixture until just moistened
Divide batter among lined muffin cups and sprinkle with shredded coconut. Bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

These muffins made my house smell like a day at the beach! They are one of my sons new favorites and he asks for them every time he sees that we have some ripe bananas 🙂