Strawberry and cinnamon muffins

Photographer: HFG staff

First published: Sep 2020

Get a strawberry hit with these healthy cinnamon-spiced muffins - perfect to munch on with your afternoon tea or coffee, or pop in the kids' lunchboxes for a special treat.

Serves: 6

Time to make: 30 mins

Hands-on time: 10 mins

Ingredients

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¾ cup self-raising flour
¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 tablespoons brown sugarlight brown cane sugarX or ½ teaspoon liquid stevia (see tip)
¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon reduced-fat spread, melted and cooled
1 egg
4 tablespoons skim milk
2⅓ cups fresh strawberries, hulled (or use frozen strawberries, thawed), ⅓ cup chopped, the rest halved
icingfrostingX sugar, to dust (optional)

Instructions

1 Heat the oven to 180°C/fan 160°C/gas 4. Line 6 holes of a muffin tin with baking paper or muffin cases.

2 Sift the flour and cinnamon into a mixing bowl, then stir in the sugar or stevia. Whisk the melted spread, the egg and milk together in a small jug. Add the milk mixture to the flour mixture, then mix until just combined. Stir in the ⅓ cup chopped strawberries.

3 Divide the muffin mixture evenly among the muffin holes and smooth the surfaces. Bake for 18–20 min until an inserted skewer comes out clean.

4 Leave the muffins in the tin to cool a little, then turn out and carefully remove and discard the baking paper or paper cases. Dust with icing sugar, then serve with the halved strawberries on the side.

HFG tip

You can buy liquid Stevia from health food stores

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 150cal

Kilojoules 628kJ

Protein 3.5g

Total fat 4.4g

–Saturated fat 1.1g

Carbohydrates 26.8g

–Sugars 14.1g

Dietary fibre 1.5g

Sodium 158mg

calcium N/S

Iron 1mg

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.

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