Many moons ago, in another life, I used to eat a chocolate chip muffin every day for breakfast. I commuted from one side of Sydney to the other and at the train station at my destination there was a muffin shop. I would alight, grab a behmouth of a choc chip muffin that probably had 10 gazillion calories and eat it on the walk to work.
It wasn’t until I started baking that I realised muffins weren’t supposed to be the size of a toddler’s head. Also, muffins are about a healthy a breakfast as birthday cake.
I bake muffins frequently for school lunchboxes or to take to work for my work collagaues. No-one kids themselves that they are a healthy breakfast alternative but I do like the portability of them.
This recipe for chocolate and double coconut muffins was in a recent issue of Donna Hay magazine. I thought I could hide the banana from Miss9 who has, in recent times, decided that she isn’t a fan of bananas…
Do not use replace the coconut milk with coconut cream as it will be too thick. I halved the amount of sugar from Donna’s original recipe.
GATHER:
2 ½ cups self-raising flour
½ cup dessicated coconut
½ cup brown sugar
¼ cup Dutch cocoa
½ cup coconut milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
3 large bananas, mashed with a fork
200 grams dark chocolate chips
LET’S GET TO IT:
Preheat oven to 180C and line cupcake or muffin tin with liners.
In a large bowl stir together flour, sugar, coconut and coca until combined.
In a large jug whisk together the vanilla, oil, milk and egg then tip into the dry mix and use a silver spoon to gently mix until just combined.
Spoon into the wrappers and bake for around 14 minutes – err on the side of under rather than over baked as they will cook up a bit more after being remved from oven.
Place on wire rack to cool completely, then dust with icing sugar if desired.
the hungry mum 
Ah Mrs H, the things we once ate and got away with! I too like a smaller muffin and also like the idea of coconut milk in these. Kid 2 loves banana but Kid 1 hates it, sooooo annoying…..
Isn;t in annoying that kids don;t like the same things?! Miss9 used to love bananas, now just about has an attack of the vapours if there’s one in her vicinity. Grrr.
I do love homemade muffins but I’ve never been a fan of muffins from muffin shops – so much sugar! I do like how you’ve made these with coconut milk – a lovely flavour with chocolate xx
I think you must be Donna’s biggest fan! And yes I used to walk past a muffin shop every morning but for some reason wasn’t really tempted. I think I prefer home made ones.
It’s been a while since I made (and ate!) muffins. But double coconut sounds perfect!
Maybe this is the recipe to tempt you back to muffin land 😉
I love muffins and wish I could eat them every day. I do eat them once in a while, though. It made me laugh when you described some of the store bought muffins as being the size of a toddler’s head! 🙂 So true! The combination of coconut and chocolate sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing your recipe!
Those behemoth muffins!!! They could feed a family of 6 😉 I love coconut and choc anything so these were delish!
Homemade muffins are the greatest. These look awesome. Thank you for sharing your recipe. I am on a muffin rampage at the moment. 🙂
Muffin rampage! Love it! Hope you enjoy these choccy ones.
This looks delicious!
WritingMonique
Thanks – so quick and easy to bake, too 😉
Here you’ve shattered my dream that muffins aren’t healthy for breakfast. 😉 These look delicious.
I am the bearer of bad news, aren’t I 🙂 #oops
This sounds delicious, always love the combination of chocolate and coconut.
thanks – I love this combo too
🙂