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Feijoa, Lemon and Coconut Muffins

By June 18, 2018Recipes

PREP: 10 MINS
COOK: 20 MINS
EASY
SERVES: 12

Ingredients

  • 5 feijoas
  • Juice and zest of 1 lemon
  • 100g melted butter
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1½ cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup desiccated coconut
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • Pinch of salt

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 190°C and spray a 12-hole muffin tray with baking spray.
  2. Chop feijoa into small pieces and mash in a large bowl. (you can leave the skin on)
  3. Mix together the feijoas, lemon juice, zest, melted butter, sugar, and egg until smooth.
  4. Stir in the coconut.
  5. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon.
  6. Add the flour to the feijoa mixture and fold together carefully.
  7. Don’t over mix or the muffins won’t be fluffy.
  8. Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin.
  9. If you like you can sprinkle a little caster sugar on the top of each muffin.
  10. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean when inserted into the middle