Coconut was the pick of this week. The combination of vanilla and coconut is ancient and has its genesis in South-east Asian cuisine.
I used a combination of coconut milk, shredded coconut in the batter and sprinkled on top, and fragrant vanilla essence. A very basic recipe with a hint of the exotic for a perfect start to this maniacal Monday.
#MuffinMonday: Vanilla Coconut Muffins
Author: baking bites
Recipe type: Muffins
Serves: 12
Ingredients
- 2¼ cups all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 cups shredded coconut (sweetened or unsweetened)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup milk (regular or coconut)
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 5 tbsp butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Stir in shredded coconut.
- In a medium bowl whisk together eggs, milk and vanilla extract. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in egg mixture. Stir until the wet ingredients are almost fully combined and only a few streaks of flour remain.
- Pour in the melted butter and stir until butter is completely incorporated and no streaks of dry ingredients remain.
- Divide evenly into prepared muffin pan (cups will be quite full).
- Bake for 25-28 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Turn muffins out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
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Happy Baking!
Nice one, Anuradha! I didn’t even think to use coconut milk! I did mean to use coconut oil instead of the butter but then totally forgot. I love the golden touches on your lovely muffin.
Ooo, these are my kind of muffins. You can’t go wrong with vanilla but with the added coconut too, perfect delicious combo.
An, your muffins look so yummy! I loved this week’s ingredient.
Normally I’m not a huge fan of Asian flavor combinations but I love coconut and vanilla and I know these muffins are tasty tasty tastiness!
Coconut and vanilla….a perfect combo! These muffins look yummilicious!
Vanilla with coconut sounds like a wonderful combination!
Oooh coconut. I forget how much I love it. Lovely muffins.
yours look so delightful
Simple flavors are many times the best. This is a wonderful muffin An!
coconut and vanilla go so well together. these muffins look like a huge hit
Vanilla and coconut – two of my favorite flavors. :) These look really good!
Oh, I love this combination! I can’t wait to try it out!
These muffins look just beautiful, and I’ve been craving coconut too! Thank you so much for sharing them with us.
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