If you have ever wondered what the inspiration is behind the recipes I choose to share with you then wonder no more!
Posted August 11, 2016, Updated December 18, 2025
It is usually this, oh I have two old brown bananas on my bench, what, of the ingredients that are in my pantry go with this! Or I have managed to buy 3 bags of apples what can I make, doubled up on cocoa, have to use up these oranges soon etc etc. Nothing more nothing less lol. Rarely will I head out and specially buy an ingredient unless it is for something very special. Which is why so many of my recipes are simple with basic pantry staples.
Which is how this recipe came about, two bananas were dying a slow death on the bench and I have several other recipes here that include bananas but wanted something different so wondered if banana and coconut would go well and boy did it work a treat!
This recipe creates such lovely lightly flavoured muffins that all three of my kids loved them…..a rare event!
I used finely desiccated coconut but if you prefer you could definitely use coarser coconut or threads, but I enjoyed having just the coconut flavour without the crunch of the coconut being too pronounced. A sprinkling of coconut on the top of the muffins before cooking is a nice touch too!
A sprinkling of Coconut before baking creates a lovely crunch!
The muffins are simple to prepare, and create a nice dense muffin, I hope you enjoy this recipe, let me know what you think in the comments below!
Now for my Banana & Coconut Muffins Recipe
Banana & Coconut Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 Cups Plain White Flour, 187 grams
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 115 grams Butter, Melted
- 2/3 Cup White Sugar, 146 grams
- 1 large Egg
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Essence
- 2 Bananas (Overripe has best flavour!)
- 1/2 Cup Coconut (finely desiccated, threads or flakes) PLUS 2-3 Tablespoons for topping
Instructions
- Preheat Oven to 190C (375F)
- Prepare muffin trays with cupcake liners or grease well
- In a large bowl add the flour, baking powder and salt.
- Melt the butter and mash the bananas.
- In a separate bowl add the melted butter, sugar, lightly beaten egg, vanilla, mashed bananas and first measure of coconut and mix well.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the flour mixture and combine gently with a wooden or large spoon until fully incorporated.
- Spoon into the prepared cupcake cases (approx 2/3rds full)
- Sprinkle the batter with the extra coconut
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until tops are lightly golden and muffins spring back to the touch.
- Allow to cool slightly in the muffin tray then carefully remove to a wire rack.
- Delicious warm or cold.
- Store in an airtight container.
- Enjoy!
The Kids lunchbox batch!
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Happy Baking!
Anna
GAYLE says
Have just taken these out of the oven, they are delicious, best muffin I’ve made for a long time, won’t be the last time they will become a regular. Love them thank you for the recipe
Anna From Just A Mum says
Thanks for the fantastic feedback, I’m so pleased you loved them! Anna
Allison Rankin says
I made these and they went down a treat even for the people who don’t like coconut as it’s not overpowering. Absolutely delicious.
justamumnz says
That’s lovely to hear.
Carol says
Make these on a regular basis ,they are delicious and never fail ,freeze well to .
Christina says
These are absolutely amazing! Simple ingredients and easy to follow. Thoroughly enjoyed by my household 🙂 Look forward to making more of your recipes 😀
Jenny says
Made these this afternoon, forgot to add the sugar, didn’t make much difference, still very tasty.
justamumnz says
That’s great to hear.
Brenda Els says
Made these late last night for the family and wow. I don’t like banana flavored anything, yet these were amazing. Thank you for the recipe…
justamumnz says
I’m so pleased to hear that.
Jean Fitzgerald says
Really easy to make and my grandchildren love them, thankyou
Margaret says
Hi I can never work out the cup measurements for example what size cup u use sorry thanks
justamumnz says
Hi, we use a 250ml cup here in NZ, so in google you can work out the grams, for example search “250ml cup flour to grams” and so on for each individual ingredient. 🙂
Melissa A says
Hi there,
Just made these and they are delicious although a bit saltier than I’d like. Can you please confirm if it’s meant to be 1/4 tsp not 1 + 1/4 tsp?
Thanks 🙂
justamumnz says
Hi Melissa, you are right!! I am so sorry, I didn’t pick that up when I edited the recipe!! I will amend that now. Thank you so much for pointing it out. Anna p.s sorry about the salty muffins!!!