This month’s Secret Recipe Club finds me in the middle of a move. As in, the kind where you pack up every blessed thing you own into a box and drag it across the country only to unpack it all moments later. Only in my case, we’re not quite moving across the country – just about an hour south of where we are now. So no big deal, right?!
Ha! I wish it was no big deal! I kept telling myself all month long, “You’d better make your SRC recipe and write up the blog post before you’re so crazy busy you don’t have time to do it!”. Wise words, yes? Sadly, I did not listen to my own wise words, and so ended up searching for a recipe on Edesia’s Notebook with only a few moments to spare… and not a lot in my pantry.
I found it humorous that the recipe I chose to make from Edesia’s Notebook was one that Lisa, the blogger, had found when she was searching for a fruity muffin recipe… but only had mangos to work with. Oddly enough, I, too, had a mango in my fridge despite the fact that my kitchen cupboards were getting rather bare due to our impending move. So Mango Muffins it was!
(If I’d had the ingredients on hand, I would have gone for one of her delicious sounding egg dishes – Butternut Garlic Quiche, Eggs Benedict Casserole, or Summer Vegetable Frittata. Or maybe her Breakfast Meatballs, which sound fan-tab-u-lous!)
I did not change the recipe significantly, but since I had some coconut ingredients on hand, and since coconut and mango were born for each other, I added a little coconut to the mix. Plus, I didn’t have any ginger, so I experimented with cinnamon and cardamom. Tropical deliciousness!
Recipe: Mango Coconut Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cup white whole wheat flour
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. cardamom
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 1/2 cup raw sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 cups mango puree*
- 1/2 cup dried flaked coconut
- 1 tsp. vanilla
Instructions
- Whisk the dry ingredients together in a bowl.
- In a separate bowl, stir together the remaining ingredients.
- Combine the dry and wet ingredients and stir just until moist; do not overstir.
- Spoon the batter into a greased muffin tin and bake at 375F for 15-28 minutes.
*To Make Mango Puree: Wash and peel a mango. Slice the flesh off as close to the pit as you can. Blend or process until smooth. One large mango will probably be sufficient; I had a medium-sized mango and it wasn’t *quite* enough.
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move or not, these muffins sound amazing! hope you get settled quickly
These look great! I just moved too so I feel your pain…
Hello Anne,
I got your blog this month and really enjoyed going through all your amazing posts. I ended up making your choco-cado smoothie and it turned out amazing! There are many recipes I book marked and will be making soon
Thank you for sharing all the amazing recipes, tips and ideas
I have a feeling my husband would love these muffins – he’s a huge mango fan! Going to pin this for later – awesome SRC pick
Cinnamon and cardamom with mango sounds positively divine. Maybe it’s because it’s so darn cold outside, but I’m totally craving something sunny and tropical… and these would definitely hit the spot.
Hope you are settled soon and your muffins do look tropically delicious!
If you haven’t already, I’d love for you to check out my SRC entry Loaded Potato Soup.
Lisa~~
How funny that you got me this month, as I just got done with a big move (from Michigan to Wisconsin) last month myself. Moving is such a pain and I’m glad to be settled. I hope you get settled in soon as well. Great pick with these muffins; I’m glad you liked them. Great idea about the coconut!
You are SO right. Coconut and mango are a match made in culinary heaven. Nice job…especially in light of your moving!
love these muffins! yay for src
Well, now I am looking forward to having mangos in the store. With the coconut and cardamon and cinnamon these sound like sure winners.
Kudos to you for blogging and moving. We moved from Wyoming to New Jersey seven months ago and blogging was so far away from my mind for a long time. I just recently started using mangos (and love them!), so these may have to make their way to our table soon.
That’s quite the move! Hope you try these – they’re yummy.