Coconut Lime Mango Muffins: #MuffinMonday Recipe
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Coconut Lime Mango Muffins: #MuffinMonday
January 25, 2016 by Laura 13 Comments
Coconut Lime Mango Muffins are the perfect antidote to a dreary winter day; bright with lime, sweet with mango, and rich with coconut, these muffins will transport you to the tropics! Keep reading to see what other delicious muffins were dreamt up by Muffin Monday bakers!
I love citrus season! You can expect the citrus recipes to keep coming; if I had to pick a favorite fruit, it would be a toss up between lemons and limes. And one of the joys of winter being citrus season (albeit nowhere near me) is that they provide such a sunny counterpoint to the scene out my window (which, for the record, is more tan than anything. Give me a snow storm…
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