Piña Colada Muffins

When we had our baking day last week, my friend suggested I try a recipe she had for Piña Colada Muffins. I thought it would be perfect for my family Christmas potluck this past weekend. I thought they were pretty good! I mean I love a good piña colada so why wouldn’t I love them as muffins!!

Ingredients:

-          2 cups flour

-          ¾ cup sugar

-          ½ cup flaked coconut

-          2 tsp baking powder

-          ½ tsp baking soda

-          ½ tsp salt

-          2 eggs

-          1 cup sour cream

-          1 can (8oz) crushed pineapple in juice

-          ¼ cup butter, melted

-          1/8 tsp coconut extract

-          Additional coconut (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400^oF. Spray 18 muffin cups and line with paper cups.
2. Combine flour, sugar, coconut, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
3. Beat eggs in a medium bowl. Blend in sour cream, pineapples with juice, butter and coconut extract. Stir into flour mixture.
4. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling ¾ full.
5. Bake for 10 minutes and then sprinkle tops of muffins with additional coconut. Bake for an additions 5-10 minutes.
6. Remove muffins and cool on a wire rack.