- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Serving: 6
Nutrition facts (per portion)
- Calories: 245
- Fat Content: 10g
- Saturated Fat Content: 3g
- Carbohydrate Content: 34g
- Sugar Content: 17g
- Fiber Content: 1g
- Protein Content: 7g
- Sodium Content: 0.34g
Peach & almond muffins
Ingredients
- egg - 3 large eggs
- golden-caster-sugar - 100g golden caster sugar, plus a little extra for sprinkling
- almond - few drops of almond extract
- butter - 25g butter, melted
- self-raising-flour - 100g self-raising flour
- almond - 25g ground almonds
- peach - 2 small peaches
- apricot-jam - 2 tsp peach conserve or apricot jam
- flaked-almond - 1 tbsp flaked almonds
- creme-fraiche - half-fat creme fraiche, to serve
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. In a large bowl, use a hand whisk to mix the eggs, sugar and almond extract together for a minute until foamy. Pour in the melted butter and continue to beat until combined. Gently fold in the flour, ground almonds and a pinch of salt.
- Halve, stone and slice the peaches. Divide muffin mixture between 6 holes of a non-stick muffin tin. Top each with a blob of conserve or jam and arrange a few slices of peach on top. Scatter over the almonds and a little extra sugar, then bake for 20-25 mins until puffed up and golden. Serve warm with a spoonful of half-fat creme fraiche, or leave to cool. Best eaten the day they're made or frozen whilst still slightly warm for up to 1 month.
Healthy treat recipe for 6 people, takes only 20 mins; recipe has egg, golden caster sugar, almond, butter, self-raising flour, almond, peach, apricot jam, flaked almond and crème fraîche.
