No time to waste around here, so while the oven was on baking cookies, I had to whip up something extra for the kid's lunch boxes and afternoon tea. Mini muffins are ideal because they're just a bite sized little morsel, don't take long to eat, freeze well and taste scrummy. It's also a good way for me to use up fruit that's going a little bad. I found 2 sad looking pears in the fridge so Pear and Coconut it was going to be. I so wanted to sprinkled some flaked almonds on top but with nut allergies at both Kindy and School, I didn't.
I used my Basic Muffin recipe, previously posted, and just added a few ingredients. I don't worry about cupcake papers for these mini muffins as it's one less thing the kids have to worry about at lunch time.
Pear & Coconut Mini Muffins
2 cups Self Raising flour
1/4 cup oil
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup milk
1 egg
2 pears, peeled and finely diced
1/2 cup coconut
Add all ingredients, mix lightly and pour into muffin pan and bake in a 180 deg C oven for 15 minutes. Makes a dozen large sized muffins, 18 cupcake sized muffins or 24 mini muffins.
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We must be on the same craving wavelength...because I just made something with coconut too! I have never tried pear and coconut muffins but these sounds so yummy!!
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Oh my, they look dangerously delicious! Just the ticket for a picnic.
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Pear and coconut sounds like such a delicious combination! Nothing better than homemade mini muffins xxx
ReplyDeleteThey sound great! Pear and Coconut isn't a flavour I would put together before, but now that it's been mentioned I'm so keen to try!
ReplyDeleteIt just tickles me the way you find something in the fridge and bake something with it. I hope to get "there" some day. I have some strawberries, hmm...maybe strawberry muffins.
ReplyDeleteOh Anne, those look delicious! Thanks for your gorgeous recipe.
ReplyDeleteYummmmmmmmmmmeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! What else can I say?
ReplyDeleteThese look delicious! And not too tricky to make either! I'm definitely going to make those :) Yum!
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They have my mouth watering clear over here on the East Coast of the USA. ; )
ReplyDeleteThose muffins look yummy and I've never tried cooking pear and coconut ones so that's another idea to try in the future.
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ReplyDeleteWhat lovely muffins, I love this combination of flavor. Great recipe! Thanks for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and come back soon!
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