Banana Coconut Cupcakes

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Servings: 16
Yield: 16 servings

Description

All the ingredients for banana bread with the addition of coconut are baked in muffin cups creating a portable banana coconut cupcake to pack in everyone's lunch.

Ingredients

1 cup white sugar
1/4 cup olive oil
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 very ripe bananas, mashed
1 cup shredded coconut
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 16 muffin cups with paper liners.
2 Beat sugar, olive oil, egg, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until light in color and creamy. Add bananas and coconut; stir to combine. Mix flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt into banana mixture until smooth. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
3 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes.