FEIJOA MUFFINS
Prep time – 20 minutes
Cooking time – 25-35 minutes
Makes 12 regular muffins or 6 texas-sized muffins
For gluten-free, use my gluten-free blend (recipe in Tasty) or if using a store-bought one, you might want to add 1/2 tsp xanthan gum for structure.
INGREDIENTS
1 cup scooped-out feijoas, packed
1 apple, peeled and finely cubed
2 cups flour (or use white spelt) – organic is great if your budget permits
1 cup coconut sugar
1 1/2 tbsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
3/4 cup hemp seeds
1/2 cup desiccated coconut
3/4 tsp fine sea salt
2 free-range eggs
1/2 cup melted virgin coconut oil or butter
1/4 cup milk of choice
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
1 tbsp lemon juice
Zest of 1 lemon
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
METHOD
Preheat the oven to 180c regular bake and line a 12 or 6 pan muffin tray with paper cases.
Whizz the hemp seeds in a mini processor/whizzer to break them up into a coarse crumb.
Sift the flours, coconut sugar, cinnamon, baking powder and baking soda into a large mixing bowl. Add the hemp seeds, coconut and salt. Stir with a whisk to combine evenly.
Mash the feijoas lightly so they are well broken-up.
Add the eggs to another medium mixing bowl along with the milk, oil/butter, lemon juice and zest, and vanilla. Whisk until slightly fluffy and well-blended.
Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in the milk mixture, along with mashed feijoa and apple pieces. Fold with a spatula until evenly combined.
Scoop the mixture into the prepared cases (I use a ⅓ cup measurer), slightly heaped.
Bake in the oven for 30 minutes for regular-sized muffins, 35 minutes for the texas-sized muffins. They should be golden all over.
Allow to cool for 15 minutes in the tin before removing and cooling on a wire rack. Store in an airtight container once completely cooled at room temperature for a few days, or the fridge for 4-5 days. Delicious with a smear of butter and a cup of tea!
I made these today but substituted a mixture of flax seeds, sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds as i didn’t have any hemp seeds. The muffins turned out light and very delicious and are a definite winner for us. The lemon zest adds a nice extra flavour to them.
Thank you Chelsea ????
These are so delicious! I used honey and lime instead of maple syrup and lemon, as that was what I had. And ground the hemp seeds in a mortar and pestle. Thanks for the wonderful recipe, will definitely be making these again :)
Can double feijoa be used instead of apple?
you can just leave the apple out.
They are in the oven! No hemp seeds in the pantry but still excited ????
Could you swap feijoa for banana if you didn’t have any do you think?
These look awesome, can you add a little more flour if you don’t have hemp seeds? or what would be a good substitute?
Sounds delicious, thank you Chelsea
Made these this morning and they did not disappoint! Soo yummy. Thank you! ????
What can I use if I don’t have hemp seeds?
Thank you so much they look amazing and can’t wait to try I love your recipes and have all but one of your books which is on my list for Mother’s Day
Love your mahi
Thank you for sharing – these shall bring alot of happiness too alot of ppl
Thk you they look really yummy ????