Macadamia & Apple Muffins
Ingredients
- butter or oil, for greasing ⓘ
- 1 cup brown sugar ⓘ
- 2 eggs ⓘ
- 1/2 cup maple syrup ⓘ
- 2 cups self-raising flour ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ⓘ
- 150 g macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda ⓘ
- 3/4 cup buttermilk ⓘ
- 2 large apples, peeled and chopped
- creme fraiche or mascarpone, to serve ⓘ
- Topping ⓘ
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 180C and grease a 12 cup muffin tray.
- Combine sugar, eggs and maple syrup in a medium bowl and whisk until thick and smooth.
- Sift flours and cinnamon together in a large bowl and add chopped macadamia nuts.
- Add bicarbonate of soda to buttermilk, stir until dissolved, then add buttermilk immediately to flour mixture, along with sugar-and-egg mixture and chopped apple.
- Fold in gently until just combined.
- Spoon mixture into muffin tray, place in preheated oven and bake for 20-25 minutes or until a cake tester withdraws clean.
- Stand muffins in muffin pan for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool.
- Topping:
- Place butter and brown sugar in a small saucepan and heat gently until melted.
- Add apple wedges and cook until soft and syrup is thick and smooth.
- Add chopped macadamia nuts and stir to coat in syrup.
- Spoon apple and macadamia topping over each cooled muffin and serve with creme fraiche or mascarpone. Makes 12.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
945
kcal
47% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).