Coconut Chocolate Muffins

Total Time:Prep: 30 min. Bake: 20 min.

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Sonia Daily, Rochester, Michigan

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Updated on Mar. 04, 2022

With their rich dark chocolate flavor and luscious cream cheese-coconut topping, these irresistible muffins taste more like a decadent dessert than a morning treat. —Sonia Daily, Rochester, Michigan

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Coconut Chocolate Muffins

Yield:20 muffins
Prep:30 min
Cook:20 min

Ingredients

  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips, divided
  • 3/4 cup sweetened shredded coconut
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted
  • batter:
    • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 cup packed brown sugar
    • 1/4 cup baking cocoa
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • 1 cup brewed coffee, room temperature
    • 1/3 cup canola oil
    • 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
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Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and flour until smooth. Beat in egg. Stir in 2/3 cup chocolate chips. In another bowl, toss coconut with pecans and remaining 1/3 cup chips.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together the first 5 batter ingredients. In another bowl, whisk together coffee, oil and vinegar; add to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened.
  3. Fill paper-lined muffin cups half full with the batter. Place scant 1 tablespoon cream cheese mixture in the center of each. Top with about 1 tablespoon coconut mixture.
  4. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool. Serve warm.
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