There's a restaurant that we like to frequent when we head to the beach called Harpoon Hanna's. It sits right on the bay between Ocean City, MD and Fenwick Island, DE. It's a big and lively restuarant with multiple levels, a sports bar, a tiki bar, outside decks and even dockside parking if you happen to arrive by boat. The food is delicious, but in my opinion, the very best part is waiting for your food to arrive. Servers walk around with big baskets overflowing with the most delicious coconut muffins, blueberry muffins and huge slices of iced raisen bread. They are all so delicious, you almost don't want the food to arrive! The coconut muffins are my personal favorite and I was thrilled when the Baltimore Sun published the recipe a few years ago - oh happy day! They are a favorite at my house. I make them frequently and always get requests for the recipe. I thought you might enjoy them too!
Harpoon Hanna's Coconut Muffins
1 scant cup sugar
4 Tbsp. margarine
2 large eggs
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cup flour
2/3 cup coconut
1/4 tsp. coconut extract
1/2 cup milk
Cream sugar and margarine. Add the eggs one at a time, blending between each addition. Then add the remaining ingredients. Divide evenly between twelve muffin cups. Bake in a 350 degree preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes. ... How easy is that!
*I use Baker's Angel Flake Sweetened Coconut. A I just made a batch the other day where I sprinkled the muffins with just a dusting of sugar before baking. It made them sparkle and added just a little bit of crunch to the top. I'm adding that notation to my recipe card!
Enjoy!
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They look amazing. I went to college with the owner's son...had I known about these muffins I would have requested them then. I love Harpoon Hanna's. :)
ReplyDeleteYAY! I've been waiting for this recipe! I would like to try making them with coconut milk... hmmm, I'll let you know how that goes. :) Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWow, these sound amazing. Know what I'm making this weekend.
ReplyDeletePinned this one! I love muffins.
ReplyDeleteI love anything with coconut, will be making these for sure, thank you!
ReplyDeleteMmmm ... looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteI'm always on the look out for muffin recipes.
ReplyDeleteI've never tried a coconut muffin before. They look heavenly!!!
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Thank you for the recipe! I know what I will make for breakfast before my sons return to college this weekend.
ReplyDeleteI'll have to make these! My grandmother used to live in Fenwick. She's in Cape May now but I have great memories of taking the boat to Harpoon Hanna's for dinner! And Fisher's Popcorn, Thrasher's Fries, Dumser's, Dough Rollers...ah! The food at OC and Fenwick. I need to take my family there just to experience the food! ;)
ReplyDeleteAll I had to do was see the word 'coconut' below your thumbnail and I'm in (found you on Creative Bloggers). Thanks for sharing what will definitely become a fav of mine :).
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These look so delicious! I'm going to pin this recipe! I'd love for you to link up at my party at... http://www.doodlesandstitches.com/2012/08/fabulous-friday-link-party-14.html
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You don't know this, but I am truly married to the Muffin Man. My husband bakes muffins for us almost every weekend, and he loves to experiment with different ones. You KNOW that I will be showing him this recipe!
ReplyDeleteThese muffins look so yummy! Thanks for linking up to our Strut Your Stuff Saturday! We loved having you and hope you will come back soon! -The Sisters
ReplyDeleteThese sound divine! Can't wait to try them. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThese look SO good! Thank you for posting at Handyman, Crafty Woman's Wicked Awesome Wednesday!
ReplyDeletethey look soooo good!
ReplyDeleteI am always on the hunt for delish coconut anything recipes! Yum! Thanks for sharing, can't wait to try!
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I'm excited to try these. Thanks for linking up at Doodles & Stitches!
ReplyDeleteThank goodness I have some coconut that needs to be used up! So yummy I pinned them! Thanks for sharing at Show & Share, featuring this in tomorrow's party!
ReplyDeleteOh how I remember Harpoon Hanna's! Even 25 years later, the coconut muffins are the first things that come to mind!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recipe! I'm definitely going to have to try these at home, since I won't be going down to the beach anytime soon.
As I sit here in OCMD eating my coconut muffin from dinner at Hanna's last night, I am thrilled to find this recipe! Sorry to be leaving Ocean City in a couple days, but excited to go home and try this recipe! Thank you! Harpoon Hanna's Coconut Muffins really are the best muffins on the planet!
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting this recipe! I am eager to try it. We bought a place between Fenwick and Bethany, and of course we love these muffins from HH! It will be nice to be able to make them from home!
ReplyDeleteLast night I had a sudden craving for Harpoon Hannah's coconut muffins, which I had 10 years ago in OC. I'm so happy I found this recipe because it's SPOT ON. They taste just like I remember!! The only tweaks I made to the recipe were to substitute vegan butter for the margarine, drinkable coconut milk for the regular milk, and desiccated coconut for the sweetened coconut (sweetened coconut is quite hard to find here in the UK). I also added a teaspoon of coconut extract (easy to get at international supermarkets with a good Caribbean section). Thanks for creating this! So nice to take a bite of nostalgia for breakfast this morning.
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