:: These muffins are just delicious & I often make them for a healthier morning tea option. They don’t really taste like you are eating something that has wholemeal flour or oats in it, they are just plain yummy! Also great for breakfast on the go.
Crumble Topping
Ingredients
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup oats
2 tsp flour
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Method
Mix the ingredients for the crumble topping together in a small bowl & sprinkle approximately 2 tsp over the top of your muffin mixture.
Tips & Hints
Megann's Kitchen Notes
:: Always remember for a soft, moist muffin that rises to their full potential, stir the ingredients until it is just combined. Overworking your mixture activates the gluten, making it tougher and dry.
:: You can also put ¼ cup chopped pecan nuts through the apple crumble mixture if you like a nutty flavour, yum!
:: For x-large muffins, bake 180°C (350°F) for 20-25 minutes
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Apple & Pear Muffin Mixture
Ingredients
1 cup plain flour
1/2 cup wholemeal plain flour
3 tsp baking powder
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 cup of oats
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup plain or vanilla yoghurt
1/2 cup grapeseed oil (or other light flavoured oil)
1 pear, peeled & diced
2 granny smith apples, grated
Method
Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Prepare your muffin tins with muffin wrappers or by greasing them.
Sift both flours, cinnamon and baking powder into a large bowl & add the oats & brown sugar. Mix to combine. In another bowl, add the yoghurt, eggs, & oil & whisk until smooth. Add to the flour mixture & stir until it is just combined. Fold through the pears & apple until, again, just combined.
Use two tablespoons (one to pick up your mixture and one to neatly push it off your spoon) to place the mixture into your prepared non-stick muffin trays.
Mix the ingredients for the crumble topping together (below) in a small bowl & sprinkle over the top of your muffin mixture.
Bake for 14 minutes or until cake tested with a skewer and golden on top.