Make-Ahead Coconut-Pineapple Muffins

Description

I make and refrigerate the batter for these not-so-sweet muffins the night before. The next morning, I bake them and they are ready for breakfast or for a quick snack. I sometimes dip them in a brown sugar glaze to sweeten them up a bit.

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup vanilla Greek yogurt
  • 1 large egg, at room temperature
  • 1 ½ teaspoons coconut extract
  • 1 cup chopped fresh pineapple
  • ½ cup sweetened shredded coconut
  • ½ cup chopped pecans
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons fresh pineapple juice

Instructions

  1. Sift flour
  2. baking powder
  3. baking soda
  4. and salt together in a bowl. Set aside.
  5. Cream sugar and butter in a second bowl with an electric mixer. Add Greek yogurt
  6. egg
  7. and coconut extract; beat until well combined. Add in flour mixture and mix until just combined. Fold in pineapple
  8. coconut
  9. and pecans. Cover and refrigerate batter for 8 to 12 hours.
  10. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin or line with paper liners.
  11. Fill each liner with batter using an ice cream scoop.
  12. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean
  13. 20 to 25 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes in the pan
  14. then transfer to a wire rack. Cool completely before glazing.
  15. Combine brown sugar and pineapple juice for glaze in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave until sugar has melted
  16. 20 to 25 seconds. Dip each muffin into the glaze.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 9 hrs 15 mins

Servings: 12

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