Banana Coconut Muffins (drizzled with chocolate)
Banana coconut muffins will be the perfect jump start to your morning. Moist, delicious and bursting with banana and coconut on the inside, while drizzled with warm melted gooey chocolate on the outside.
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Banana Coconut Muffins
Never underestimate the power of breakfast and in this case the deliciousness that comes with biting into one of these super moist banana coconut muffins.
Each bite will hit you with bold banana flavor, sweetened coconut and topped with melted semi sweet chocolate to make these banana coconut muffins amazing.
The mixture of fresh bananas, shredded coconut and semi sweet chocolate is truly magical. If you love muffins and you love the taste of banana and coconut you will not want to pass on this banana coconut muffin recipe.
How to make banana coconut muffins
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a 12-cup muffin tin with your favorite liners. Slice the bananas and measure out 2 cups along with 1 cup of shredded coconut and set aside.
- In a medium bowl sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and all spice and set aside.
- In a large bowl using an electric mixer, mix sugar, brown sugar, and butter until light in color. Add in whole egg, two egg yolks, and almond extract and mix until combined.
- In a large measuring cup whisk together whole milk and full fat greek yogurt. Alternating the flour mixture with the milk mixture add to creamed sugar mixture until both have been evenly combined and set aside.
- In medium mixing bowl add sliced bananas, 2 Tbsp of flour, and coconut, fold gently to coat. Pour into batter folding gently to combined. Using a spoon or cookie scoop add batter to muffin cups and bake for 27 minutes. Allow to cool 5 minutes.
- While the muffins are cooling add chocolate chips to a medium microwave safe measuring cup and melt chocolate chips in 30 second increments until smooth, making sure to stir between increments. Using a spoon or piping bag drizzle chocolate over the muffins and sprinkle with additional coconut.
How to melt chocolate in the microwave
Using a glass microwave safe dish or measuring cup add chocolate chips and microwave in 30 second increments until chocolate is smooth and melted. Make sure to stir the chocolate chips between each increment.
How to melt chocolate on stove
Melting chocolate on the stove requires a different technique than in the microwave. Create a double boiler by adding water to a pot about 1/2 way full.
Then using a heat safe bowl that fits just on top of the pot without dropping you can add your chocolate chips and over low heat allow the steam to melt the chocolate, stirring often.
Banana coconut muffins are perfect to make for brunch or if you are just in the mood for a moist and delicious treat topped with chocolate anytime of the day.
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Banana Coconut Muffins (drizzled with chocolate)
Ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1-1/2 tsp all spice
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 tbsp coconut extract
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- 1/3 cup full fat plain greek yogurt
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1 tsp sugar
- 4 cups roughly mashed rippened bananas
- 1 cup chocolate chips, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a 12-cup muffin tin with your favorite liners. Slice the bananas and measure out 2 cups along with 1 cup of shredded coconut and set aside.
- In a medium bowl sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and all spice and set aside.
- In a large bowl using an electric mixer, mix sugar, brown sugar, and butter until light in color. Add in whole egg, two egg yolks, and almond extract and mix until combined.
- In a large measuring cup whisk together whole milk and full fat greek yogurt. Alternating the flour mixture with the milk mixture add to creamed sugar mixture until both have been evenly combined and set aside.
- In medium mixing bowl add sliced bananas, 2 Tbsp of flour, and coconut, fold gently to coat. Pour into batter folding gently to combined. Using a spoon or cookie scoop add batter to muffin cups and bake for 27 minutes. Allow to cool 5 minutes.
- While the muffins are cooling add chocolate chips to a medium microwave safe measuring cup and melt chocolate chips in 30 second increments until smooth, making sure to stir between increments. Using a spoon or piping bag drizzle chocolate over the muffins and sprinkle with additional coconut.
