Banana Dessert Recipe ∽ Banana Coconut Cupcakes

A great alternative to banana bread and a great way to get some potassium into the kids (and the husband)!

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 very ripe bananas, mashed
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon salt

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 16 muffin cups with paper liners.
2. Beat sugar, olive oil, egg, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until light in color and creamy. Add bananas and coconut; stir to combine. Mix flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt into banana mixture until smooth. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
3. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories188.5
• carbohydrateContent33.8 g
• cholesterolContent11.6 mg
• fatContent5.3 g
• fiberContent1.7 g
• proteinContent2.5 g
• saturatedFatContent1.9 g
• sodiumContent169.6 mg
• sugarContent17.9 g