Banana Coconut Cupcakes
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
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1 cup white sugar
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1/4 cup olive oil
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1 egg
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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4 very ripe bananas, mashed
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1 cup shredded coconut
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1/2 teaspoon salt
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 16 muffin cups with paper liners.
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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.
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Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes.