Caribbean Banana Muffins

Description

With some of the native ingredients of the islands, you’ll be hearing the steel drums in no time!

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3 medium bananas
  • 1 tablespoon rum extract
  • 1 cup shredded coconut
  • ½ cup chopped dried pineapple

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare 12 muffin cups with paper liners.
  2. Sift the flour
  3. baking soda
  4. baking powder
  5. and salt into a bowl; set aside. In a large bowl
  6. cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time
  7. mixing well after each addition
  8. then beat in the bananas and rum extract. Stir in the flour mixture. Fold in the shredded coconut and pineapple; mixing just enough to evenly distribute. Evenly divide the batter among the prepared muffin cups.
  9. Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
  10. 20 to 25 minutes.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 35 mins

Servings: 12

Leave a Comment