Passion Fruit Muffins
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Yields:
-
18 muffins
- Serves:
- 18
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup yogurt, plain, unsweetened, at room temperature
- 2 eggs, at room temperature
- 1 cup canned crushed pineapple (or other canned pineapple, chopped fine)
- 1 lime, juice of
- 4 passion fruit or 1 cup frozen passion fruit pulp
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1⁄2 cup light brown sugar
- 1⁄4 cup uncooked oats
- 1⁄4 cup brazil nut, finely chopped, toasted
- 3 tablespoons butter, slightly softened
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
directions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Cut the passion fruits in half and scape pulp and seeds into a microwave safe bowl.
- Microwave passion fruit pulp for 30 seconds to 1 minute, until very hot.
- Strain pulp through a fine mesh sieve, stirring and pressing on pulp and seeds to extract all the liquid pulp. Discard seeds. Reserve 5 tablespoons of the passion fruit juice for the glaze.
- In a standing mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Mix together eggs, passion fruit pulp, lime juice, vanilla, and yogurt.
- Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Add the liquid ingredients to the butter/sugar mix, alternating with the dry ingredients. Finish with the dry ingredients, folding them in by hand. Fold in the pineapple. Do not over mix.
- Line muffin tins with paper. Fill 18 regular muffin tins (or 10 jumbo) 3/4 full.
- Place chopped Brazil nuts, oats, and brown sugar in a bowl. Add 3 tablespoons butter. Mix butter into the oats and nuts with your fingers, until well mixed.
- Crumble 1 tablespoon of oat/nut mixture on the tops of the muffins.
- Bake the muffins on the center rack at 450 degrees for 5 minutes. Lower the heat to 400 degrees, and bake for 10 minutes more.
- Check for doneness. Muffins should spring back slightly when touched. Larger muffins may require an extra 5 to 8 minutes.
- Remove muffins and let cool in pans on a rack for 5 minutes. Remove muffins from pan.
- Whisk 5 tablespoons passion fruit juice, melted butter, and 1 tablespoon lime juice into the powdered sugar. Add pinch of salt and 1/2 vanilla. Thin with more juice or water if necessary.
- Drizzle glaze over top of muffins. If glaze thickens, try reheating for a few seconds in the microwave.
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<p>I am a trained chef, but my career has taken a back seat to my family and my sanity. I do work part time as a pastry chef/prep cook/expo at a small restaurant. It's really nice to work part time and do something I love.</p>
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