Tropical Muffins

By dashy_65

Ingredients

• MUFFINS:
• 1 1/3 cups  all-purpose flour (about 6 ounces)
• 1 cup  regular oats
• 1 teaspoon  baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon  baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon  salt
• 1 cup  mashed ripe banana (about 2)
• 1 cup  low-fat buttermilk
• 1/2 cup  packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons  canola oil
• 1 teaspoon  vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup  canned crushed pineapple in juice, drained
• 1/3 cup  flaked sweetened coconut
• 3 tablespoons  finely chopped macadamia nuts, toasted
• Cooking spray
• TOPPING:
• 2 tablespoons  flaked sweetened coconut
• 1 tablespoon  finely chopped macadamia nuts
• 1 tablespoon  granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon  regular oats

Details

Adapted from find.myrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 400°.

2. To prepare muffins, lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 4 ingredients (through salt) in a large bowl. Make a well in center of flour mixture. Combine banana and next 5 ingredients (through egg) in a medium bowl; add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist. Stir in pineapple, 1/3 cup coconut, and 3 tablespoons nuts. Spoon batter into 12 muffin cups coated with cooking spray.

3. To prepare topping, combine 2 tablespoons coconut and the remaining ingredients in a small bowl.

4. Sprinkle about 1 teaspoon of topping over each muffin. Bake at 400° for 18 minutes or until muffins spring back when touched lightly in center. Remove muffins from pans immediately; place on a wire rack.