Best Coconut Key Lime Muffins Recipes

Coconut Key Lime yogurt muffins image

Provided by Eileen Hineline

Categories Muffins

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 11

1-1/2 cups all purpose flour
1-1/2 tsps baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
8 tbsps unsalted butter, melted9i used salted butter)
1 cup white sugar
1 tsp lime zest
1 tbsp lime juice(from 3 small limes)
2 eggs
2/3 thirds whole greek yogurt(i used 1-5.3 0z container of toasted coconut vanilla yogurt and 1 container of key lime yogurt)
3/4th cup sweetened coconut flakes

Steps:

1. preheat oven to 350°F. Line 12 muffin cups with paper holders. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until combined; set aside.
2. In a large bowl, beat together butter and sugar with an electric beater until combined. Beat in yogurt, eggs, zest, and juice. Add dry ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon until evenly distributed.
3. Fill muffin tins 2/3 full with batter. Top each tin with coconut.
4. Bake until a tester inserted into the center of a muffin comes about clean, about 20 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
5. ***Tip*** I used the flavored yogurts in place of the plain greek yogurt to equal the amount called for, you can do this if you do not have plain yogurt on hand. Prep time is 15 minutes-Bake time is 20 minutes and cooling time-15 minutes

Coconut Key Lime Muffins image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 1/2 cups (7 1/2 ounces) all purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 cup (7 ounces) sugar
2/3 cup whole Greek yogurt
2 eggs
1 teaspoon zest and 1 tablespoon juice (from about 3 small key limes)
3/4 cup sweetened coconut flakes

Steps:

1 Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Line 12 muffin cups with paper holders. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until combined; set aside.
In a large bowl, beat together butter and sugar with an electric beater until combined. Beat in yogurt, eggs, zest, and juice. Add dry ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon until evenly distributed.
Fill muffin tins 2/3 full with batter. Top each tin with coconut. Bake until a tester inserted into the center of a muffin comes about clean, about 20 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.