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Pineapple Muffins

Pineapple Muffins made with creamy pineapple rum, chopped fresh pineapple, and topped with toasted coconut.
Course Breakfast
Servings 6 Large Muffins
Author Jenn

Ingredients

Muffin Batter

  • 3 Cups (384 grams) All Purpose Flour
  • 2 tsp Baking Powder
  • ½ tsp Baking Soda
  • ½ tsp Ground Ginger
  • ½ tsp Kosher Salt
  • ½ Cup (8 Tbsp) Unsalted Butter softened
  • 1 Cup (200 grams) Granulated Sugar
  • ¾ Cup (175 ml) Whole Milk
  • ¼ Cup (60 ml) Blue Chair Bay Pineapple Rum Cream
  • 3 Tbsp Pineapple Juice
  • 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 ½ Cups (248 grams) Pineapple Chunks chopped small and juice drained

Topping

  • Shredded Sweetened Coconut

Instructions

Muffin Batter

  • Preheat Oven to 375 F (190 C) and prepare a 6 muffin pan with paper liners or a thin coating of non-stick baking spray.
  • Place flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and ginger in a medium bowl and hand whisk together. Set aside.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment beat together softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy. (about 2 minutes, scraping sides and bottom of bowl as needed)
  • Add the vanilla extract and pineapple juice to the creamed butter and then beat in the eggs one at a time.
  • Pour in milk and Blue Chair Bay Pineapple Rum Cream, mixing until smooth. Scrape sides and bottom of bowl as needed.
  • While mixing on medium low, slowly spoon in flour mixture until all is incorporated and a thick batter has formed.
  • Fold in pineapple chunks.
  • Divide batter evenly amongst the muffin wells. Sprinkle henerously with sweetened shredded coconut.
  • Place muffin pan on middle rack and bake for 22-24 minutes until muffin tops spring back when gently touched with finger tip and edges are lightly browned.
  • Place pan on cooling rack. Let muffins cool in pan for 5-10 minutes before removing and serving.