Mini Blackberry & Coconut Cupcakes - Recipe

3 tbsp. almond meal
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1 1/2 cups confectioners/icing sugar, sifted
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
5 eggs (whites only)
1/2  cup fresh, or frozen blackberries thawed
2 tbsp. shredded coconut

Preheat the oven to 375F. In a large bowl, combine the almond meal, flaked coconut, icing sugar, flour and baking powder. Stir in the butter, followed by the egg whites. Spoon a heaping tablespoon of batter into each well of a mini muffin tin lined with baking cups. Drop a blackberry and some shredded coconut on top of each cupcake. Bake for 12-15 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool for 5 minutes. Remove cupcakes from the pan and cool on a wire rack for an additional 25 minutes.

Makes approximately 24 mini cupcakes