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Coconut Maple Bacon Muffins Landscape: Nina Bolders Food Photography

COCONUT MAPLE BACON MUFFINS

Baking these fluffy, crispy vegan coconut maple bacon muffins yourself is quick and easy with my recipe and video tutorial.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
cooling time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Desserts, Recipes, Sauces & Fingerfood
Cuisine Fusion cuisine
Servings 12 Muffins

Recommended Equipment

kitchen scales*
measuring spoons*
measuring cup*
muffin pan*
muffin liners*

Ingredients
  

  • 200 g flour
  • 75 g coconut sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 240 ml coconut milk
  • 80 ml plant oil
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 50 g coconut flakes
  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke*
  • 2 teaspoons maple syrup
  • 70 g powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon coconut milk
  • extra powdered sugar for dusting

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C/ 375° Fahrenheit, but put a baking tray aside. You'll need that to prepare the coconut bacon.
  • Now, gather all your ingredients and prepare them in the right amounts. That makes it so much easier and more fun, and you're less likely to forget anything. 
  • In a big bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and vanilla well and in another bowl, mix the coconut milk, plant oil and apple cider vinegar well. Then pour them both together and stir until just combined.
  • Line a muffin pan with 12 liners and distribute the dough evenly. The muffin liners should only be about 1/2 to 3/4 full.
  • Bake for 25 minutes.
  • Combine the coconut flakes with soy sauce, maple syrup and liquid smoke in a small bowl, then spread them out on parchment paper on a baking sheet.
  • Stir powdered sugar with tablespoon of coconut milk into a frosting and set aside.
    Process Shot Coconut Muffins
  • After 25 minutes, take the muffins out and and put the sheet with the coconut flakes in. Set a timer to 3 minutes, and check on them. Do they look golden and crispy? Then take them out and let them cool off. Do they look like they still need a minute? Turn the oven off, leave them in and watch, because they can go from done to burnt in a second.
    Vegan coconut bacon for muffins
  • Let muffins and coconut bacon cool off.
  • Right before serving, apply frosting and coconut bacon to the muffins and dust them with powdered sugar.
    Vegan coconut maple bacon muffins with powdered sugar action shot: Nina Bolders Food Photography & Foodstyling

Notes

These muffins are at their best when served fresh, as the coconut bacon is crispy then. It absorbs moisture on the glaze and becomes a bit stale over the course of the day or overnight. If you plan to serve the muffins later, store the coconut bacon in an airtight container, the glaze too, and the coconut bacon. Then quickly assemble them just before serving.
You can also replace the coconut bacon with a freshly prepared batch.
Keyword buffet, cake
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