I love me a good muffin. But sometimes good muffins are so hard to find. I’ve tried so many muffins that are either bland or boring or hard. These are none of those. They are full of moist, delicious flavor and they’re definitely not boring.
I was inspired by an Almond Joy flavored coffee creamer that I’d been using in my Hot Chocolate. There was a day where I wanted that flavor but I wanted it in more than a drink. I wanted it in something baked and delicious.
I’m so excited with the way these turned out! My whole family loved them too. And it wasn’t just the chocolate chips either. I know because my kids are really good at picking out only the parts they like, and they devoured the whole muffin. And one of them claims to not like coconut! Yet, she ate these with a smile on her face. That should tell you something. Give them a try!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted and cooled
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon coconut extract
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 3/4 cup coconut
- 3/4 cup oatmeal
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips (see note)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees, line muffin cups with paper liners or grease with cooking spray.
- Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer.
- Using the paddle attachment of stand mixer, add butter and mix until combined.
- Combine eggs, milk, extracts and sour cream in a small bowl, then add them to the flour and butter mixture. Scrape down the bowl and blend well, But DO NOT OVERMIX.
- Add coconut, oatmeal and chocolate chips and FOLD in gently.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared tins, filling each almost to the top.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until the tops are brown and toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool slightly and remove from pan.
Notes
If you don't have mini chocolate chips, just use regular but give them a rough chop first. I almost prefer this way because there are bigger chunks of chocolate as well as little flakes all throughout the muffins.
These looks so delicious! I love coconut and chocolate chips. Can’t wait to try the recipe:)
Thanks Ginnie! Coconut and chocolate are one of my favorite combos, and one of the few that my husband likes too, so we have it a lot! I hope you do try them and love them too!
I just made these muffins and they are delicious! I used desiccated coconut and it is strong but not overpowering. I happen to love coconut so that is perfect.
They didn’t rise a lot so filling the muffin tins up most of the way was a good idea. I made big ones and it made 8 muffins.
I substituted the sour cream for 1:1 full fat greek yoghurt without any problems in consistency. The muffins are moist inside with a nice little crunch on the outside.
Thank you for this great recipe 🙂 I will definitely make them again.
I made these last night and they were delicious! I didn’t have mini chips so used regular size. I also subbed almond extract for coconut extract due to what I had on-hand. It was really yummy!! would definitely make it again. thank you!!
What kind of coconut does the recipe call for? Sweetened shredded? Unsweetened shredded? Unsweetened finely chopped? Tks.