Melon Mini Muffins w/ Lime CC Frosting & Coconut

Melon Mini Muffins

• 3 eggs
• 1-1/2 c. sugar
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 3/4 c. veg. oil
• 3 c. shredded and strained cantaloupe & honeydew melons
• 10 oz. drained crushed pineapple
• 3 c. flour
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 2 tsp. cinnamon

Beat eggs, oil, sugar & vanilla. Fold in fruit.  Sift flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder & cinnamon.  Add dry mixture to wet.  Spoon batter into greased mini-muffin tins (or into mini baking papers in the tins).  Bake for 10+/- minutes at 350*F.  Makes 106.

Lime Cream Cheese Frosting

• 8 oz. cream cheese softened
• 1-2 c. powdered sugar
• Zest of two limes
• Juice of one lime

Cream the cream cheese and the powdered sugar together.  Add lime zest and juice.  Add more powdered sugar until desired consistency reached.

Putting it all together

• Carefully toast coconut on cookie sheet under broiler.  Keep watch or it will burn.
• Frost melon muffins with lime frosting.
• Sprinkle with toasted coconut.
• Enjoy!
• If you are sharing these wonderful yummies, don't tell them what all is in it until they try one.  They might not believe how good all these flavors together will be until after they have tasted it!