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Banana Coconut Chocolate Chip Muffins
Filed under Muffins/Quick BreadsJan 17
My daughter is funny. She goes in spurts with what she really likes to eat. One day, it will be oranges. The next day it will be crackers. And the next day, it will be marshmallows. Whatever it is that she is into, she wants and asks for all day long.
Well, when she was a little younger, she loved bananas. Couldn’t get enough of them. Then one day, she was over the bananas. I couldn’t get her to eat one for anything. Then, all of a sudden, about a month ago, I guess she remembered that she loved bananas, because now, once again, she can’t get enough of them. But still, sometimes I go overboard and end up with a few that are overly ripe. And as much as I love banana bread, I get tired of it sometimes. So I went on a search for a muffin recipe. I didn’t want just plain banana muffins. I actually started out looking for something chocolate, but then I saw these muffins and I knew I wanted them. And they were just as delicious as I had hoped for!
What do you make when you have a surplus of bananas?
Banana Coconut Chocolate Chip Muffins
from Week of MenusMakes 12-15 muffins
1 1/2 cups of all purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup of sugar
1 large egg
3 large ripe bananas
1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup dried coconut (if you can find the unsweetened variety, feel free to use.) and a bit more to sprinkle on top of the muffinsPreheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cupcake/muffin pan with liners. In a medium bowl, measure out and mix together flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk egg and sugar, and vanilla extract together until well combined. Add melted butter. Mix well. Squish into the bowl bananas and mix. Add chocolate chips and coconut. Mix well.
Add dry mixture. Use a VERY light hand to mix at this point. The more mixing you do the tougher the muffin so try not to over mix. You want everything well mixed together but not over mixed.
Divide batter equally in liners. Sprinkle tops with some coconut. Bake until golden brown, about 22-30 minutes.
Cool for 5 minutes in the pan and then enjoy.
 
19 Responses to “Banana Coconut Chocolate Chip Muffins”
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Rosa's Yummy Yums said on January 17th, 2011 at 1:18 pm
Those look terrific! An exquisite combo.
Cheers,
Rosa
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Barbara said on January 17th, 2011 at 2:09 pm
Those muffins are chock full of good stuff, Deborah! I fiddled around with a recipe like this over the holidays. Used roasted bananas, which I've never done before.
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claire said on January 17th, 2011 at 3:02 pm
i love the toasted coconut on the tops of them!
they look amazing deborah!
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Maria said on January 17th, 2011 at 3:03 pm
Ooonh, I love the coconut in there!
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Karly said on January 17th, 2011 at 3:36 pm
Ooh, I haven't seen that combo before! Yum!
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Jennifurla said on January 17th, 2011 at 4:24 pm
the coconut on top is what does it for me! Delish, my daughter at only 2 1/2 is the same with food.
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Tasha said on January 17th, 2011 at 4:46 pm
I buy tons of bananas, and freeze what we don't eat in time to toss in the food processor with PB to make "ice cream" for a guilt free dessert, but it's a little cold for frozen treats right now. This is a perfect alternative. I know my muffin-loving little one would LOVE the combo of bananans and chocolate chips!
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kat said on January 17th, 2011 at 4:56 pm
I remember going through those phases as a kid. This reminds me I have a lot of banana frozen to turn into bread
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Joanne said on January 17th, 2011 at 5:24 pm
The banana/coconut combo always puts me in such a tropical mood! Love it!
My little sister used to be the same way when she was a kid…about clothes, about food…about which parent she liked better. She grew out of it though
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Georgia (The Comfort of Cooking) said on January 17th, 2011 at 7:15 pm
What a delicious flavor combination – banana and coconut, mmm! I'll have to try these soon. Your recipe and photography are just great, as usual. Thanks for sharing, Deborah!
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triciamolina said on January 18th, 2011 at 1:19 am
these look amazing! i definitely will try them!
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Liz said on January 18th, 2011 at 2:42 am
I love banana choc chip muffins, coconut makes a great addition!
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Vivienne said on January 18th, 2011 at 8:24 am
haha my colleagues are always talking about how their kids taste change all the time too!
i love a good muffin for morning tea…hmmm[Reply]
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Val said on January 18th, 2011 at 4:04 pm
These look and sound like the most perfect muffins! I love all the flavors.
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Natalie said on January 18th, 2011 at 7:27 pm
ooh I just made some banana coconut muffins–I should've used chocolate chips in there too!!
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Valerie said on January 20th, 2011 at 1:34 am
Those look really good. I love coconut.
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grace said on January 20th, 2011 at 6:15 am
when i have oodles of bananas, i always make banana bread or muffins, but i try to do something new with it each time. a mounds bar variation sounds great!
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Jenny said on April 25th, 2012 at 8:42 am
thank you SOOO much for this recipe! I have made these several times, and they are WONDERFUL!!!
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Deborah Reply:
April 25th, 2012 at 8:43 pm
@Jenny, so glad you love them! Now I want to bake up a batch – it’s been awhile!!
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