These Mango Blueberry Muffins are packed with blueberries and mango, and they have a crunchy coconut topping that makes them extra tasty.
Here are a few other muffin recipes to try: Apple Raspberry Muffins, Sourdough Apple Cinnamon Muffins, or Jumbo Blueberry Muffins.
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Why You Will Love This Recipe
- These Mango Blueberry Muffins are so quick and easy to throw together.
- Easily substitute frozen fruit when fresh fruit isn't in season.
- They make a delicious breakfast or a great afternoon snack.
- They are even sweet enough to eat for dessert.
- Customize these muffins by subbing in other fruit. Try fresh blackberries or raspberries.
Fruit is a great way to brighten up your baking. Try one of these other fruit forward recipes: Apple Cinnamon Pecan Scones, Rhubarb Chocolate Cake, Brownies with Raspberry Preserves, Peach Oatmeal Bars, and Apple Walnut Bundt Cake.
Recipe Ingredients
Flour: This muffin recipe uses more than 3 cups of all-purpose flour. The batter is thick like cookie dough to keep the fruit from sinking to the bottom. For accuracy, the best way to measure the flour is by using a digital kitchen scale.
Tip: If you don't have a digital scale, spoon the flour into the measuring cup and level it with the back of a butter knife. Try not to compress the flour into the measuring cup. Too much flour creates dense cookies.
Salt: I add at least a pinch of salt to all of my recipes. Salt complements and intensifies the other flavors. For all of my recipes, I use Morton Kosher Salt which packs more densely than Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt. If you are using Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt you will want to double the amount of salt you add.
Mangoes and Blueberries: Use either fresh blueberries and fresh mango or frozen blueberries and frozen mangoes.
Milk: Milk adds moisture and creates a tender crumb. I usually use whole milk, but other dairy milks should work just fine. I have not tested this recipe with non-dairy milks. If you give it a try please let me know how they turn out.
Whole Large Eggs + an Extra Egg Yolk: Eggs act as a binding agent and also add structure and leavening. The extra fat from the additional egg yolk adds extra richness to the muffins.
Save the extra egg white to make this Lemon Swiss Meringue.
Coarse Sprinkling Sugar: For that crunchy, sparkly muffin top, add a sprinkle of coarse sugar. You can also use Sugar in the Raw or Demerara sugar.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Substitutions and Variations
- Loaf Pans: Muffins and quickbreads are very similar.
- Pour the batter into the 2 greased 9x5 loaf pans and bake at 350°F (180°C) for 60 to 65 minutes. The apple raspberry bread is done when a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and allow the bread to cool in the pan for 15 minutes. Remove the bread from the pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
- Mini Muffins:
- Divide the batter between the cups of a mini muffin pan.
- Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 11-13 minutes. Yields about 24 mini muffins.
Step by Step Directions
Coconut Streusel
Step 1: In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, coconut, and salt. Stir in the melted butter. Set aside
Mango Blueberry Muffins
Step 1: Move the oven rack to the middle position. Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C). Grease one standard 12-count muffin pan with nonstick spray or line with muffin papers. Set aside.
Step 2: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Step 3: Toss the mango and blueberries in the dry ingredients until they are well coated. This will prevent the fruit from sinking to the bottom of the muffins. Set aside.
Step 4: In a medium bowl whisk together the sugars, yogurt, oil, eggs, egg yolk, and vanilla.
Step 5: Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and fold them together gently with a spatula until just combined.
The batter will be thick. Allow the batter to rest for 5 minutes.
Tip: Be careful to not crush the blueberries.
Tip: Do not overmix the batter. Overmixing can incorporate too much air causing the muffins to rise quickly and then fall in the center as they bake. Overmixing can also create tough muffins.
Step 6: Divide the batter between each muffin cup, filling all the way to the top.
Step 7: Sprinkle with the coconut streusel.
Bake the muffins at 425°F (220°C) for 5 minutes, then, keeping the muffins in the oven, reduce the oven temperature to 350°F (180°C) and continue to bake for 20-25 minutes until the tops are golden brown.
Use a toothpick to test for doneness. Insert a toothpick into the center of a muffin, if it comes out clean, the muffins are done.
Tips: Use a cookie scoop to evenly portion the cupcake batter into the muffin pans.
Tip: Starting the muffins at a higher temperature will boost the rise giving you a taller muffin top.
Step 8: Allow the muffins to cool for several minutes in the muffin pan before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Recipe FAQs
When they are in season, there is nothing better than fresh mangoes and blueberries. But they can be expensive and hard to find in the middle of winter. Frozen fruit is a great substitute.
When chopped up small frozen fruit can be added directly to the batter while it is still frozen.
Sometimes frozen blueberries can turn your batter an odd greenish-blue color. According to this article from King Arthur Baking, the best way to prevent this is to give them a quick rinse under cold water.
After rinsing the blueberries, dry them using a couple of paper towels.
When adding blueberries to the batter fold them in gently being careful to not squish and release any of the blueberry juice.
Coat the fruit in flour before adding it to the batter. The flour coating will help the fruit stick to the batter and keep it from sinking to the bottom.
The thick batter also helps ensure fruit stays evenly distributed rather than concentrated at the bottom of the muffin. The batter for these muffins is almost as thick as cookie dough.
Muffins can be baked with or without liners. If baked with liners they will have a softer outside texture. Muffins baked without liners will be slightly crispier and darker on the outside.
To get a tall muffin, fill the muffin pan to the very top with batter and start baking your muffins at a higher temperature and then after about five minutes lower the temperature.
I start my muffins at 425°F and then lower the temperature to 350°F. Starting at a higher temperature gives the baking soda and baking powder a nice boost of heat that encourages rising.
It also allows the outside of the muffin to set quickly giving the inside the structure it needs to keep rising. This trick will only work with really thick muffin batters that have enough structure to support the muffin.
Baking times for all recipes are only suggestions. The actual baking time will vary depending upon your oven. It is helpful to know your oven and worth purchasing an inexpensive oven thermometer. Oven temperatures can vary as much as 50 degrees plus or minus.
Insert a toothpick into the center of a muffin. If it comes out clean or with just a crumb or two sticking to it your muffins are done. If there is uncooked batter on the toothpick bake the muffins for a few minutes longer.
Alternatively, you can check your muffins with an instant-read thermometer. This one from ThermoWorks is my favorite. It is recommended by America's Test Kitchen and is super fast and accurate. Once the center of the muffins has reached 200 - 205 degrees Fahrenheit they are done.
These muffins will stay moist for a couple of days when stored at room temperature. Store them in an airtight container for 1-2 days. Any longer than that at room temperature and the fruit will start tasting fermented especially on warm days.
For longer storage keep them in the refrigerator for up to a week.
They can also be frozen for up to 3 months. Wrap each muffin in plastic wrap and place them in a zip-top bag. Thaw muffins at room temperature.
Expert Tips
- Muffins bake best on the middle rack of the oven. Too low and the bottoms will burn, too high and the tops will brown too quickly.
- If you use frozen berries, rinse them under cold water several times and pat dry. This will help prevent the color from bleeding into the muffin batter.
- When stirring be careful to not crush any of the fruit.
- Don't over-mix the batter. A few lumps are fine. Overmixing will create too much gluten causing your muffins to be tough.
- The muffin batter will be very thick, almost like cookie dough. This prevents the fruit from sinking to the bottom and helps to give the muffins a tall muffin top.
- Use a cookie scoop to evenly portion the cupcake batter into the muffin pans.
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📖 Recipe
Mango Blueberry Muffins with Coconut Streusel
Equipment
- mixing bowl
Ingredients
Coconut Streusel
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup sweetened shredded coconut
- ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ cup butter melted
Muffins
- 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup peeled and diced mango 1 large mango
- 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
- ½ cup granulated white sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup Greek yogurt
- ⅔ cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs at room temperature
- 1 egg yolk at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
Coconut Streusel
- In a small bowl, whisk together the ¼ cup all-purpose flour, ¼ cup brown sugar, ¼ cup sweetened shredded coconut, and ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt.
- Stir in the ¼ cup butter. Set aside
Muffins
- Move the oven rack to the middle position. Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C). Grease one standard 12-count muffin pan with nonstick spray or line with muffin papers. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour, 3 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, and ½ teaspoon kosher salt. Toss the 1 cup peeled and diced mango and 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries in the dry ingredients until they are well coated. This will prevent the fruit from sinking to the bottom of the muffins. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl whisk together the ½ cup granulated white sugar ½ cup brown sugar, ½ cup Greek yogurt, ⅔ cup vegetable oil, 2 large eggs, 1 egg yolk, and 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and fold together gently with a spatula until just combined. Be careful to not crush the blueberries and do not over mix. The batter will be thick. Allow the batter to rest for 5 minutes.
- Divide the batter between each muffin cup, filling all the way to the top. Sprinkle with the coconut streusel.
- Bake the muffins at 425°F (220°C) for 5 minutes, then, keeping the muffins in the oven, reduce the oven temperature to 350°F (180°C) and continue to bake for 20-25 minutes until the tops are golden brown. Use a toothpick to test for doneness. Insert a toothpick into the center of a muffin, if it comes out clean, the muffins are done.
- Allow the muffins to cool for several minutes in the muffin pan before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Heather McKay says
Found it good, a little dense (nothing wrong with that),
but a little dry for some reason.
Will bring the batch to my coworkers tomorrow.
Mayke says
I made six giant muffins out of them instead of 12 smaller muffins and let me tell you these are delicious. All the combined flavors from the mango and blueberries to the coconut were a hit! Definitely will be baking these again
Erica Schramek says
Yay! I am so happy you liked them.
MJ Stahl says
As Erica’s mother I benefit from being able to sample her baked goods. This one is definitely a keeper. I cut the muffin in quarters and popped it in the toaster oven for about 5min. Delicious to be precise!
Erica you need to update your photo of the handsome fellow on your lap!
Erica @ Raspberries and Kohlrabi says
Thanks mom.