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    Pina Colada Muffins

    Published: Feb 1, 2021

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    These Pina Colada Muffins are based on my one of my favourite muffins at the rink, back as a kid. Pineapple and coconut are a great way to start the day!

    Originally posted May 17, 2013. Updated 2/1/2021

    Several Pina Colada Muffins, tightly arranged. The tops of each are covered in toasted coconut.

    When I about 11 or 12, I spent a summer at the CalAlta Figure Skating Club in Calgary. Loved the rink, had a really nice coach...

    ... but the rink and the coach aren't what inspired this blog entry. It was the giant muffins that they sold there.

    I'm pretty sure they were from Costco.. each was way too big to be eaten in one serving.

    My favorite was the pina colada muffin, which I'd never seen before then. Upon my return to Winnipeg, searches of Costco failed to turn up these muffins, much to my dismay at the time.

    Anyway, last weekend I woke up from a dream about those skating days, and with the muffins included.

    A close up view of a pina colada muffin. Toasted coconut covers the top of it.

    Pina Colada Muffins

    I decided to design a recipe around the idea of them. I wouldn't be going for authentic, as their muffins were actually pretty dry.

    So, here we are. Moist, tender pina colada flavored muffins!

    One of the tweaks I made to the source content was to top the muffins with coconut flakes prior to baking, which would allow them to toast up in the process.

    Pretty AND tasty!

    Several Pina Colada Muffins, tightly arranged. The tops of each are covered in toasted coconut.

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    Several Pina Colada Muffins, tightly arranged. The tops of each are covered in toasted coconut.

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    Anyway, on to that Pina Colada Muffins Recipe!

    Several Pina Colada Muffins, tightly arranged. The tops of each are covered in toasted coconut.

    Several Pina Colada Muffins, tightly arranged. The tops of each are covered in toasted coconut.
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    Pina Colada Muffins

    These Pina Colada Muffins are based on my one of my favourite muffins at the rink, back as a kid. Pineapple and coconut are always a great way to start the day!
    Prep Time5 minutes mins
    Cook Time20 minutes mins
    Total Time25 minutes mins
    Course: Breakfast, Snack
    Cuisine: American, Canadian
    Servings: 12 Muffins
    Calories: 301kcal
    Author: Marie Porter

    Equipment

    • Muffin Tin

    Ingredients

    • 2-ยผ cups all-purpose flour
    • 2 cups coconut flakes sweetened or not, divided
    • 1 cup brown sugar
    • 2 tsp. baking powder
    • ยผ teaspoon baking soda
    • ยฝ teaspoon salt
    • 2 eggs lightly beaten
    • ยพ cup coconut milk
    • ยฝ cup butter melted and cooled
    • 1 cup pineapple puree*
    • 1 tsp. rum extract

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 375 F. Line 12 muffin cups with liners, or spray with baking spray.
    • In a large bowl, combine flour, 1 cup of the coconut, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Make a well in center of flour mixture; set aside.
    • In another bowl, combine eggs, coconut cream, melted butter, pineapple puree, and rum extract. Add egg mixture all at once to the flour mixture.
    • Stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy.) Divide batter between 12 prepared muffin cups, filling each to almost full. Sprinkle remaining coconut over muffin batter in cups.
    • Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 18 to 20 minutes or until golden and a wooden toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean.
    • Cool in muffin cups on a wire rack for 5 minutes, before serving

    Notes

    * For pineapple puree, I drained a 20 oz can of pineapple chunks, then pureed the chunks. You can use crushed pineapple if you would like, just drain it really well first!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 301kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 301mg | Potassium: 173mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 286IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 2mg

    Several Pina Colada Muffins, tightly arranged. The tops of each are covered in toasted coconut.

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    1. Shelley

      August 30, 2021 at 2:59 pm

      I just finished making these I used Coconut Yogurt instead of Coconut milk! They turned out really nice, but Iโ€™m going to only use half of the butter next time! I also topped with Madagascar Vanilla Cream Cheese Icing and toasted coconut!

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    2. Haley

      February 20, 2025 at 9:02 am

      5 stars
      I made these yesterday and they were a hit. I didn't have rum extract so I subbed vanilla and used coconut oil instead of butter. I also added 1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts. They will definitely be made again. Thanks!

      Reply

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