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Feijoa muffins with coconut

This feijoa coconut muffin recipe is sure to be a lunchbox favourite! So easy to make, with great fruity flavours, this low-cost baking recipe freezes well.

  • Hands-on time: 10 mins
  • Time to make: 35 mins
  • Serving: 12 people (makes 12)
Ratings: 4.4
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 cup feijoa flesh, diced
    • 2 tablespoons lime juice
    • 75g reduced-fat spread
    • ¾ cup sugar
    • 2 eggs, separated
    • ½ cup desiccated coconut
    • 1 cup flour
    • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
    • ½ teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • pinch salt
    • ½ cup skim/skim milk
    • Icing
    • 4 tablespoons icing sugar
    • 2 tablespoons desiccated coconut, lightly browned
    • 1 lime or lemon, zest (optional)
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Line a muffin tin with muffin cases. Preheat oven to 180°C. Place feijoa flesh in a bowl with lime juice and set to one side.

    2 Cream spread and sugar together until creamy. Beat in egg yolks. Fold in coconut with remaining dry ingredients.

    3 Add feijoas and milk. In a separate bowl whisk egg whites until light and fluffy and fold into cake mix. Spoon into muffin cases and bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown and firm to touch. Cool completely before icing.

    4 To make icing, mix icing sugar with enough water to make a runny icing. Spoon a little on each muffin and sprinkle with coconut and lime and/or lemon zest if using.

    HFG tip

    These muffins can be frozen in a sealed container. They will keep unfrozen for up to 3 days in a sealed container.

     

     

     

     

    2 comments on Feijoa muffins with coconut

    1. nina zuccarello April 25, 2021 at 2:12 pm #

      Is there any other fruit that can be substituted for this recipe?

      • Jen deMontalk May 6, 2021 at 1:56 pm #

        Hi Nina
        By all means experiment. This would work with plums, berries, apricots and tamarillos, to name a few.

        Warm regards
        Jenny, HFG editor

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