Christmas is over, and the New Year is here. I don’t know about you but I could use a vacation. A nice warm location with sand, and a drink with an umbrella in it sounds perfect to me. Too bad that I live in Florida by the beach and it is no where near warm enough for that scenario.
So, I will have to settle for a nice warm cup of coffee, and a Pina Colada Muffin. What is a Pina Colada Muffin? A great Pineapple Coconut Muffin that tastes like it needs an umbrella sticking out of the top of it. They are moist, flavorful, but not overly sweet. The perfect addition to a brunch, or a quick breakfast.
Check out how easy these muffins are.
Pina Colada Muffins
Pina colada Muffins Printable Version
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated white sugar
2 Tbsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 (20-ounce) can crushed pineapple (save the juice)
2 large eggs
1 1/4 cup coconut milk
1/2 cup butter, melted
TOPPING:
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup Flaked Coconut
1/3 cup (packed) brown sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 Tbsp Reserved Pineapple juice
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease 12 muffin tins or line with paper liners.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
Drain pineapple (reserving 1/2 cup juice- also reserve about 2 Tbsp. of the pineapple to add to the tops of the muffins).
In a smaller bowl mix together all the wet ingredients; Pineapple, ½ cup juice, butter, eggs, & Coconut milk.
Add wet ingredients to dry and mix well.
Use an ice cream scoop to divide the batter among the 20-24 muffin cups (that’s the easiest way to do it… or just spoon it in).
In a small bowl, combine topping ingredients. Spoon the topping onto each muffin.
Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
Cool and Serve. Makes 20-24 muffins.
I have lots of other yummy muffin recipes! Check them all out!
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Can’t wait to make these! My 15 year old is a HUGE coconut fan! Thanks for the great recipe!
Can’t wait to make these! My 15 year old is a HUGE coconut fan! Thanks for the great recipe!
I’m sending this to my brother, who is a total pineapple and coconut lover. He’s going to love it! Thanks for sharing.
I’m sending this to my brother, who is a total pineapple and coconut lover. He’s going to love it! Thanks for sharing.
Wow, these look amazing!!
Wow, these look amazing!!
Trying to make these now, and where does the 2T of reserved pineapple go? Is that mixed into the topping mixture?
Yep sorry! I will add it to the post
Trying to make these now, and where does the 2T of reserved pineapple go? Is that mixed into the topping mixture?
Yep sorry! I will add it to the post
you did mean reserve 2T of pineapple, not pineapple “juice” right? My topping is very thick (like cookie dough) not liquidy like in your photos… :/ Batter looks beautiful though.
Ahhh, just read your edit, you did mean juice, not the pineapple itself. Might want to edit that to clarify, because it reads differently. Oh well, they’re in the oven now… will be interesting to see what happens with the tops.
you did mean reserve 2T of pineapple, not pineapple “juice” right? My topping is very thick (like cookie dough) not liquidy like in your photos… :/ Batter looks beautiful though.
Ahhh, just read your edit, you did mean juice, not the pineapple itself. Might want to edit that to clarify, because it reads differently. Oh well, they’re in the oven now… will be interesting to see what happens with the tops.