Ambrosia Muffins | A moist muffin with pineapple, coconut, cherries and a delicious coconut pecan topping.  The perfect grab and go breakfast for those busy mornings or add them to your Christmas morning buffet.   Be the most popular employee at work and treat the office staff to a basket of homemade Ambrosia Muffins!

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Ambrosia Muffins

Yield: 18 Muffins

  A moist muffin with pineapple, coconut, cherries and a delicious coconut pecan topping.

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Ingredients

For the Muffins

• 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup dried tart cherries
• 1 1/3 cups unsweetened coconut milk
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon orange zest

For the Topping

• 2/3 cup all purpose flour
• 2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1/4 cup pecans, chopped
• 1/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon orange zest

Instructions

For the Muffins:

Preheat oven to 350°.  Line muffin cups with 18 liners, spray each liner with non stick cooking spray.

In a large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cherries.  Make a well in the center, add the coconut milk, pineapple, oil, eggs and orange zest.  Stir just until combined.  Use an ice cream scoop to divide batter among prepared muffin cups (about two thirds full).

For the Topping:

In a medium bowl stir together the flour, brown sugar, butter, pecans, coconut, salt and orange zest until combined and crumbly.  Sprinkle on top of each filled muffin cup.

Bake 20 ti 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

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More ambrosia recipes you might like. AMBROSIA SALAD and  AMBROSIA SALAD SQUARES.

This recipe was inspired from the Taste of the South Pecan Everything Magazine.