A Mid-Winter Taste of the Tropics

Recipe
Banana Coconut Muffins

If you're like me and have a whole gang of overripe bananas in your freezer waiting to be used up, this is the perfect recipe for you. These banana muffins are everything a muffin should be: soft and moist, sweet and portable...just like tiny little individual banana breads, but with a bit of a twist. Adding shredded coconut gives these muffins a unique, slightly tropical flavor that makes them a little more exciting than a more traditional banana muffin. They make a great weekday breakfast or afterschool snack, and with the toasted coconut on top, they're even pretty enough to package up as a homemade gift. And hey, if you live in Minnesota and you close your eyes tight enough, you might be able to pretend (for a few seconds, anyway) that you're on a tropical island instead of stuck in the miserable winter weather we've been having lately. Who else is ready for spring?

Last year at this time...Chicken Noodle Casserole and Cranberry Feta Pinwheels.