Tropical Treat Muffins

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup sugar, plus
• 1 tablespoon sugar, divided
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup dried papaya, finely diced
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped banana chips
• 1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts
• 1/4 cup flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 egg, beaten

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400.
• 2 grease or paper-line 12 (2-1/2 inch) or 6 (4-inch) large muffin pan cups.
• 3 combine flour, 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder, lemon peel and salt in large bowl.
• 4 combine papaya, banana chips, macadamia nuts and coconut in small bowl; stir in 1 tablespoon flour mixture until well coated.
• 5 combine milk, butter, sour cream and egg in another small bowl until blended; stir into flour mixture just until moistened.
• 6 fold in fruit mixture.
• 7 spoon evenly into prepared muffin cups. sprinkle remaining 1 tablespoon sugar over tops of muffins.
• 8 bake 15 to 20 minutes for standard muffins, 25 to 30 minutes for jumbo muffins, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 9 remove from pan. cool on wire rack.