Blueberry Coconut Banana Muffins
Third times a charm…
It took me 3 times to make these Blueberry Coconut Banana Muffins! It’s all fun and games until someone eats 3 batches! Well maybe not all 3 (or maybe?). If you follow me on Instagram you saw that I posted my recipe fail. I tried making them with a few different flours and sweeteners before I landed on this. When I first tested these out, it was with Almond Meal. It was so so so good but did not hold well at all as a muffin. Then I tried it again with Oat Flour and it just crumbled apart. If you bake with oat flour you know what I mean. It’s on the dryer side IMO. So I went with organic whole wheat pastry flour and Boom…delicious, moist flavorful muffins. For realz.
I love the way muffins look wrapped in parchment paper so I was testing out my own cut outs to see how they would work. That’s why you see half the pan lined with them and the other half without. Next time I need to make smaller squares. I had more paper than muffin in some. Oops!
When I use to work in the city, every morning I would pick up an iced coffee with 3 sweet n lows and cream along with a giant blueberry muffin. I thought I was being healthy. Pffft. (IKR!) And I really wanted a chocolate chip muffin but thought blueberry was the healthier choice. Can you even deal with that. Oh the days of being twenty something. I took my blueberry muffin breakfast days for granted then. Well not anymore! I enjoy the heck out of these babies. Plus I added coconut and banana to the mix. Ummm YUM!
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Incredibly delicious muffins that are a breeze to whip up. They are super moist, flavorful, decedent and nutritious! The combination of blueberry coconut and banana really holds the bar high for your average muffin. Out with the old, in with the new! Howdy Healthy Muffins, where have you been all my life!
- 2 c whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 c shredded coconut (and extra to top)
- 2 medium ripe bananas, mashed
- 1 c fresh blueberries
- 2/3 c maple syrup (or sweetener of choice)
- 1/3 c coconut oil
- 1/4 c almond milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 350F. Spray standard muffin pan with non stick cooking spray or line with parchment paper cups.
- Sift together dry ingredients, flour, baking soda, baking powder and shredded coconut in one bowl and whisk together all wet ingredients in another bowl. Mashed bananas, maple syrup, coconut oil, almond milk and vanilla extract.
- Combine the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until well combined.
- Fold in blueberries.
- Bake for 20 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes.
- Sprinkle tops with extra shredded coconut. Enjoy!
We LOVE these muffins! Thanks Jennifer! I have been making them for my three year old for the past two years and she cannot get enough of them. LOL We use the whole wheat flour since sometimes we can’t find the pastry flour here and they work fine. We also put four bananas and it just makes them bigger, she loves it. And I make them for my mom who now requests them too. Great recipe, thanks for sharing. 🙂
Annette thank you so super much for sharing this with me. I’m so happy you and your family love them. You totally made my Monday, thank you again. Xo
Could you give the nutrition facts for the recipes?
Hey Isabella, for nutritional info you can use Apps like MyFitnessPal =)
It looks very nice, I like it.
Thanks! Great recipe idea !
Thank you!!!
These were awesome! How many calories would you estimate in one muffin?
Hey Amy thanks so much! I’m not really sure about the caloric intake but you can use Apps like MyFitnessPal to figure out an estimate!
What’s the deal with pastry flour?! Will regular wheat flour work?
I personally like the texture because it’s softer and finer. It makes cakes, muffins lighter. Whole Wheat Flour is a little more course and is good for breads and harder things like that even some muffin or scone recipes. Whole Wheat Pastry Flour is also lower in protein and gluten.