Macadamia Carrot Muffins Recipes

CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F/180C. Line a muffin pan with paper liners.
• In a large bowl sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Set aside.
• In a mixer bowl fitted with paddle attachment, or using a hand-held mixer, beat together eggs, granulated sugar, and brown sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. On low speed and with the mixer running, add oil slowly and beat until combined. Beat in vanilla extract until combined, then turn off mixer. Fold in carrots by hand until combined. Fold in flour mixture just until combined. Don't overmix. Fold in nuts and shredded coconut.
• Fill each liner ¾ full with batter. Bake for 15-20 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center of the muffin comes out clean. Allow muffins to cool completely on a wire rack.
• Muffins will keep in an airtight container for 4 days at room temperature or in the fridge.

CARROT-COCONUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners. Whisk the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, ground ginger and salt in a large bowl; make a well in the center. Whisk the brown sugar, yogurt, coconut oil, eggs and vanilla in a small bowl; pour into the well in the flour mixture and stir until combined. Fold in the carrots, coconut, macadamia nuts and crystallized ginger.
• Divide the batter among the muffin cups, filling them three-quarters of the way. Bake until the muffins are golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Let the muffins cool 5 minutes in the pan, then remove to a rack to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, make the glaze: Stir the confectioners' sugar with the water in a small bowl. Spread about 1 teaspoon glaze on each muffin and sprinkle with coconut.

MACADAMIA NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Line 10 muffin cups with paper muffin liners.
• Using electric mixer, beat 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup brown sugar in large bowl to blend. Add 3 eggs and mix well. Beat in almond and vanilla extracts. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into medium bowl. Add to butter mixture and beat until combined. Add whipping cream and beat just until smooth. Fold in chopped macadamia nuts. Divide batter equally among prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle each muffin with whole macadamia nuts.
• Bake until tester inserted into center of muffins comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

SOFT & MOIST CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Greased or line muffin tins.
• In a large bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
• Whisk sugar, oil, and eggs in a separate bowl.
• Stir egg mixture into dry ingredients just until combined.
• Lightly fold in carrots, apples and raisins.
• Divide the mixture into prepared muffin tins
• Bake 25-29 minutes or until tops are golden and a toothpick comes out clean.

MACADAMIA NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F Spray bottoms of 12 muffin cups with nonstick cooking spray.
• In medium bowl, combine flour, nuts, coconut, sugar, baking powder, lemon peel, cardamom and salt. Make well in center; whisk in milk, oil and egg until just moistened. Spoon into muffin cups. (I like to sprinkle a little cinnamon & sugar on top before baking.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until nicely browned. Cool in pan on wire.
• rack 10 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely.

WHITE CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, combine egg, milk and butter; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in chips and nuts., Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. , For glaze, in a microwave, melt chips with cream; stir until smooth. Drizzle over warm muffins. Serve warm.

CARROT AND MACADAMIA CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl beat eggs and sugar until pale and creamy. Add oil and vanilla and continue beating until combined.
• Stir in sifted flour, salt, baking powder and soda, and cinnamon. Fold in carrots and nuts.
• Pour mixture into greased and lined loaf tin and bake at 150C for 45-50 minutes.
• Allow to cool in pan for 5 minutes before turning onto wire rack to cool.
• To make icing: beat cream cheese, butter, vanilla and lemon rind together. Stir in sifted icing sugar until well combined.
• Spread icing over completely cooled cake and sprinkle with extra nuts.

MACADAMIA & PINEAPPLE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 190°C (not fan-forced).
• Line a 12-hole muffin pan with paper cases.
• Place flour and sugar in a large bowl with half the macadamias, then set aside.
• Melt butter with honey in a small saucepan over low heat. When melted, remove from heat and add the buttermilk and pineapple.
• Stir to combine, then add egg. Make a well in centre of dry ingredients and pour in buttermilk mixture. Fold in to just combine, then pour mixture into muffin pan.
• Combine remaining nuts with extra tablespoon of raw sugar and sprinkle over the muffins. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until golden and cooked through.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
• Serve warm with extra honey and yoghurt, or dust with icing sugar if desired.