Lemon Coconut Muffins
photo by HisPixie
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Yields:
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12 Muffins
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- 1⁄2 cup quick oatmeal
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄3 cup margarine (you could use softened butter)
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest, finely grated
- 1 cup milk
- 3 tablespoons sweetened flaked coconut (or more)
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GLAZE
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1⁄4 cup lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest, finely grated
directions
- Measure first 4 ingredients into small bowl. Stir. Set aside.
- Cream butter and sugar in large bowl. Add egg and lemon zest. Beat well.
- Add flour mixture in 3 parts, alternating with milk in 2 parts, stirring after each addition until just combined. Fill 12 greased muffin cups 3/4 full.
- Sprinkle with second amount of coconut. Bake in 375°F (190°C) oven for 18 to 20 minutes until wooden pick inserted in centre of muffin comes out clean.
- Glaze: Combine all 4 ingredients in small saucepan. Heat on medium until boiling. Reduce heat to medium-low. Heat and stir for 2-4 minutes until starting to thicken. Carefully spoon over hot muffins. (This makes a mess of your pan. It is SO worth it though.) Let stand in pan for 5 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool.
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Reviews
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Great muffins!!! Thankyou for this Fab recipe.<br/>I've made these muffins twice now as they were such a hit! First time i did what the recipe says-1/2 oatmeal 1/2 coconut.<br/>This time i did 1 cup coconut. <br/>I would suggest trying 1 cup Greek style yoghurt instead of the milk. I love the Vaalia yoghurt.<br/>Also this time i also dipped the top of the muffin in the syrup which worked well as mine rise a lot which makes getting the syrup to soak in difficult.
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These are excellent!I made a few changes/additions to mine.I used 1 cup all purpose flour and 1 cup whole wheat.I also added 1/4 ground flax seed.I also used 1/2 tsp coconut,lemon and almond extracts.And one more thing,I had some frozen vanilla eggnog that I just thawed out and used that instead of the milk.The glaze adds a very nice zing to the muffin,the lemon zest is great!
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Yum! I loved that they had oatmeal in them (I used old-fashioned), and you couldn't really tell because the coconut makes them chewy anyways. I used about 1 tsp of lemon extract. I didn't use the glaze, and they were yummy without it. This recipe made 16 normal sized muffins for me (and I was glad it made more!)
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