Healthy fruit nut muffins
Ingredients
250g self-raising flour
85g dark muscavado sugar
1tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking powder
1/4tsp salt
1 medium free range egg, lightly beaten
200g low-fat yogurt
115g butter, melted
2 tsp Nielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract
50g grated carrot (or 1 medium sized carrot grated)
100g peeled, grated apple (or 1 ½ apples, peeled and grated)
100g coarsely chopped pecans
70g raisins
70g dried cranberries
50g desiccated coconut
Method
· Pre-heat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6. Oil a 12 holed muffin tin (or two tins of 6) with a little vegetable oil, or with paper muffin cases.
· Combine the flour, sugar, cinnamon, Baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Add the egg, yogurt, butter and Nielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract and Mix with a wooden spoon – do not over mix. Stir in carrot, apple, pecans, raisins, cranberries and coconut. It will be a thick mixture.
· Fill each hole full with the mixture. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden Brown. Cool on a wire rack until warm, and serve immediately for best results!
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