Mango muffins are moist, sweet and fresh. They have a bold mango flavour with a crunchy sweet coconut crumb. Once it’s mango season, lovers of mango get uber excited. There is such a variety to choose from depending on your location.
Their flavoursome, sweet and juicy succulent flesh is awesome. The colours range from green to yellow to orange, some a combination of the colours. The different species all have their peculiar flavours and textures.
Mangoes are used for both sweet and savoury dishes, baking, drinks, soups, salads, mousse, chutney, ice cream etc. They are delicious in salsa, Lassi, muffins etc.
To make mango muffins you have to cut the firm flesh into small chunks but to add an extra punch, squeeze out the flesh of some soft mangoes as a puree and add to your wet ingredients, yum.
I use a crumb on top of my mango muffins just for added texture, this is optional. Coconut and mango, what can be more tropical than that. You can brush the top with some lime or add lime zest to your batter. You can use store-bought desiccated coconut or grate fresh coconut and lightly toast in the oven as I did.
To make Healthy Mango Muffins
Crumb 3/4 cup Toasted coconut 1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup cold butter Muffins 3 1/2 cups flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoon cinnamon 1 1/2 teaspoon sugar 4 eggs 2 cups buttermilk 1/2 cup vegetable oil 2 teaspoons vanilla essence 2 1/2 cups peeled, chopped mango
Preheat the oven to 220°C, brush 24 muffin cups with butter, or oil, or line with paper liners.
To make the crumb, mix together desiccated coconut, flour, sugar, and butter in a bowl till it becomes crumbly.
Cover and put in the refrigerator.
Peel mangoes and chop into small cubes, puree some if you want to and set aside.
In a bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and sugar, mix until well blended.
In a separate bowl mix together, eggs, buttermilk, vegetable oil, and vanilla essence.
Pour egg mixture into the flour mixture and stir until just combined.
Gently fold in mango cubes and mango puree.
Spoon batter into prepared cups up to two-thirds full.
Sprinkle crumb on top of muffins, gently press in slightly.
Bake for 20 minutes, until a skewer inserted in the middle, comes out clean.
Cool muffins in the cups for 5 minutes then remove and cool completely on a wire rack.
Enjoy with any drink of your choice.
If you enjoyed my Healthy Mango Muffin, you will also enjoy my Cinnamon Muffins, Sesame seed muffins (Ridi muffins), Plantain Muffins and Newfoundland Tea Buns.
Mango muffins with Coconut crumb
Ingredients
Crumb
- ¾ cup Toasted coconut
- ½ cup flour
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup cold butter
Muffins
- 3 ½ cups flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 ½ teaspoon sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups buttermilk
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla essence
- 2 ½ cups peeled (chopped mango)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 220°C, brush 24 muffin cups with butter, or oil, or line with paper liners.
- To make the crumb, mix together desiccated coconut, flour, sugar, and butter in a bowl till it becomes crumbly. Cover and put in the refrigerator.
- Peel mangoes and chop into small cubes, puree some if you want to and set aside.
- In a bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and sugar, mix until well blended.
- In a separate bowl mix together, eggs, buttermilk, vegetable oil, and vanilla essence.
- Pour egg mixture into the flour mixture and stir until just combined.
- Gently fold in mango cubes and mango puree.
- Spoon batter into prepared cups up to two-thirds full.
- Sprinkle crumb on top of muffins, gently press in slightly.
- Bake for 20 minutes, until a skewer inserted in the middle, comes out clean.
- Cool muffins in the cups for 5 minutes then remove and cool completely on a wire rack.
- Enjoy with any drink of your choice.
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