Feijoa friands

A favourite feijoa recipe, these friands make a delicious, healthier dessert with a gluten-free option

Serves: 12

Time to make: 40 mins

Ingredients

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100g reduced-fat spread
¹/³ cup honey
1 cup ground hazelnuts or ground almonds
¼ cup rice flour
½ lime, zested
4 large egg whites
3 feijoas, skin removed and thickly sliced
2 teaspoons icingfrostingX sugar
1 cup reduced-fat Greek-style yoghurt, to serve

Instructions

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1 Preheat oven to 160°C and lightly grease 12 friand or small muffin tins.

2 In a saucepan, melt spread and honey over a medium-low heat, stirring often until well combined. Leave to cool.

3 In a large bowl, combine ground hazelnuts, rice flour and lime zest.

4 In another bowl, whisk egg whites until soft peaks form, being careful not to over-whip. Add the cooled spread and honey to the dry mix and combine. Add egg whites and use a large metal spoon to carefully fold all ingredients together. Do not over-mix, you want to keep as much air in the batter as possible.

5 Divide batter evenly among prepared tins, filling to only two-thirds of the way up the tin. Place a feijoa slice on top of each friand. Place in oven and bake for about 25-30 minutes, until golden brown.

6 Remove from oven and leave to stand for 5 minutes before turning friands out of their tins. Turn friands feijoa side up, dust with a little icing sugar and serve with a dollop of yoghurt.

Variations

Make it gluten free: Check icing sugar and yoghurt are gluten free.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 176 cal

Kilojoules 740 kJ

Protein 5 g

Total fat 12 g

Saturated fat 2 g

Carbohydrates 15 g

Sugar 10 g

Dietary fibre 1 g

Sodium 80 mg

Calcium 50 mg

Iron 0.5 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.