Pineapple Coconut Muffins

Desiccated coconut is coconut meat which has been shredded and then dried to remove as much moisture as possible. If desiccated coconut is not available, regular dried coconut can be used as a replacement. Tropical pineapple and coconut are combined for a truly tropical indulgence.

220 g All-purpose flour
1 tbsp Baking powder
½ tsp Salt
100 g Sugar
1/2 cup Unsweetened desiccated coconut flakes
90 g Egg

50 g Corn oil
120 ml Milk
1 tsp Vanilla extract
400-500 g Canned pineapple, diced
1/2 tbsp Brown sugar
1 tbsp Unsweetened desiccated coconut flakes

Preheat oven to 200C/400F. Sift flour then add baking powder, salt, sugar, and coconut and mix through.
Beat eggs and vanilla extract well then add oil, milk and pineapple and stir well. Add dry mixture to wet ingredients and combine quickly. Take care not to over-mix.
Divide the batter into 12 greased or lined muffin cups, about 3/4 full. Sprinkle the top of the muffins with coconut flakes and brown sugar. Bake for about 25 minutes.

54 comments:

Anonymous 16/9/09 19:42: LOVE coconut. These sound delicious.
Anonymous 16/9/09 20:19: Y cant i think of all these?It sounds pretty simple and looks yum. am bookmarking it.
pigpigscorner 16/9/09 20:58: The top looks really crispy!
Abhilash 16/9/09 21:05: This looks marvellous...
The Duo Dishes 16/9/09 21:31: Such a great photo of those muffins. This is a perfect tropical combination for a dessert.
Dajana 16/9/09 22:08: Delicious combination. Must be moist and crispy at the same time.
lululu 16/9/09 22:15: these muffins are sapid!
i could only eat the crispy topping! Yumm!
Unknown 16/9/09 22:16: These look lovely!
Sarah Naveen 16/9/09 22:17: Muffins Looks perfect!!
Love the coconut - pineapple combo
Christo Gonzales 16/9/09 23:20: the crust looks so naturally sweet and crunchy in only that way that a muffin top can be sweet, moist and crunchy!
Katy ~ 17/9/09 00:49: This sounds too, too good! Love the combination of ingredients!!
nora@ffr 17/9/09 01:04: Great recipe & pictures angie!... these coconut muffins look so beautiful & so tempting :) What a great combination of ingredients! love it very much! you know my husband siting here next to me and begging me to make some of those pineapple coconut muffins for him. pineapple is one of his very favorite ingredient. hehe.
cheers!
Palidor 17/9/09 01:13: Pineapple and coconut is a killer combination. I love these muffins! I wish I could eat them!!
Beachlover 17/9/09 02:33: your coconut and pineapple muffin is calling my name!! love anything wt coconut!! so exotic!! thanks for sharing! I mind try this soon!
Reeni 17/9/09 02:53: What a perfect combination of coconut and pineapple. I love both! These are such yummy treats!

I had to laugh when I saw your message - I nominated you too! Thanks so much, Angie!! Your the best.
Ju (The Little Teochew) 17/9/09 03:17: Oooh wow! Yummy! Maybe you can add some rum and then you'll have piña colada in a muffin!!!! LOL!
Sanghi 17/9/09 03:57: This looks flavourish and yummy!
Marillyn @ just-making-noise 17/9/09 05:48: Looks great!! I should try that... we have plenty of coconuts and pineapple here :o)
My Little Space 17/9/09 09:46: I bet it smell superb...from the combination! Great job, Angie!
Parita 17/9/09 10:07: Delicious flavorful muffins!
Sophie 17/9/09 14:47: MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM,....what more can I say?
Anonymous 17/9/09 19:18: I love the tropical flavors with coconut & pineapple in these delicious looking muffins! Yum!
Anonymous 17/9/09 19:22: OH MY GOODNESS!!! These look fantastic!!!!!!
Vrinda 17/9/09 21:45: Pineapple is my fav fruit,and muffins with that sounds super delish...will definitely try this soon..yum yum yumm
lisaiscooking 17/9/09 22:09: These sound tropically delicious! Love pineapple and coconut together.
Velva 18/9/09 03:11: These coconut muffins look really good! This is a great recipe idea. Thanks for sharing.
Donna-FFW 18/9/09 04:39: Love the combination od pineapple and coconut.. so delicious. They look fantastic.
Ingrid_3Bs 18/9/09 05:30: Oh, yes! I just bet those were divine! I like pineapple and coconut together! Very tropical!
~ingrid
Duchess of Tea 18/9/09 11:44: Yummy!! Darling, a girl can get thick around the waist simply by visiting your delicious blog!! Have a sweet and lovely weekend.

Love & Hugs
Duchess ♥ ♥ ♥
Hornsfan 18/9/09 17:28: Delicious looking - very tropical!
Lavanya Siva 20/9/09 02:13: hmmmmmm the muffins looks so yumm and delicious. Let me have a piece.
Heather S-G 21/9/09 00:26: How did I miss this post? These sounds delicious...I do love the pineapple/coconut combo. Yummy :D
theUngourmet 21/9/09 01:07: Fantastic looking muffins! Crisp on the outside and moist and sweet on the inside. Couldn't be better! :0)
s 22/9/09 08:58: these look awesome..am bookmarking them...really really tempting..
Chats the Comfy Cook 24/9/09 05:32: Dreams are made of these. Coconut and pineapple ----yum.
Anonymous 26/9/09 07:00: I love muffins, coconut and pineapple!!! These look so good, nice recipe :)
Olive 3/10/09 13:14: I love coconuts! these muffins looks delish!

Angie, I remember seeing a home made gyoza wrapper here, can I please have a link to that? I want to try making gyoza, Thanks so much! :) - Olive
Angie's Recipes 3/10/09 18:48: @Olive: Here they are:
Chinese Jiao Zi (Spinach&Carrot flavours)
Ginseng Tea Spinach Jiaozi
Ambreen 18/4/11 15:12: Hi Angie! I tried this recipe and the muffins turned out delicious. Thanks for sharing it :)
AllThingsYummy 24/2/13 06:59: Love this flavor combo. Looks delicious.
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Dakshina Mogul 22/6/20 16:14: Great recipe, excellent results. Instructions were clear and easy to follow. My muffins came out deliciously looking and the taste was even better!Thank you Joanne for sharing it!