If not, I’ll have to look it up! Last weekend my Mum hosted a fundraiser for St Luke’s Hospice, the amazing place my Dad spent his final weeks. Evenly distribute the batter between the prepared muffin cups, and sprinkle the top of each with a pinch of the remaining sugar. Share. Thank you, Jessica! I love using whole wheat white flour because it results in a lighter texture and it’s completely whole grain. Thanks, Zainab, and have a great Monday. Check out these gluten free Coconut Apricot Muffins by yours truly… Whisk using an electric hand whisk until light and fluffy. Scoop into the cases. This muffin recipe uses my popular Paleo Apricot Muffins Recipe as a base, and adds dark chocolate chips and walnut pieces to create an entirely new flavor combination. It adds extra nutrition in the form of apricots, juice and whole wheat flour – plus the bananas of course. Here's an adaptation of the ones I liked best. Thanks for stopping by and for following! Good to have you back, and have a wonderful rest of the weekend! I did a bit of a substitute because I didn’t have plain Greek yogurt, so I used some lime flavoured Greek instead. Ingredients: 2 cups (300g) self raising flour; 125 g butter, chopped; ¾ cup (165g) castor sugar; 1 cup (150g) chopped dried apricots; 1 cup (90g) coconut; ¾ (180ml) milk; 2 eggs; Preparation: Grease 12 hole muffin pan (1 / 3cup / 80ml capacity). Add the milk and vanilla and whisk until well blended. However, i’m thinking I won’t be able to find them at a Farmers Market in Minnesota :/ Love your Farmers Market Friday by the way! Add the apricots and stir the mixture gently until there are no dry … So totally shameful but I have never had a fresh apricot! ; Place flour in large bowl, rub in butter. . These muffins look fabulous…pinned for later! Thanks, Marcie , Oh, I hope you can find some apricots, Kelly — they’re so good! Bake for 18-22 minutes, until golden brown and tops spring back when lightly pressed. 1/2 tsp salt. 1/2 cup dried apricots 1/4 cup coconut flour 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted The fresh apricots were better than I ever imagined. posted in: Breads, Breakfast, Muffins, Recipes, Summer, Vegetarian // We never had apricot jam at home either, so it wasn’t until I met my husband that I got into apricot jam. . These muffins look delicious! They were a great use for the slightly freezer burned apricots I’ve had since last season. , Thank you, Christin! This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. You and your guests will love them! SERVES: 13. Using a 1 1/2 inch scoop, fill 22 cavities of the muffin pans 3/4 full with the batter. Makes 12 muffins Ingredients 100g margarine, softened 1/3 cup sugar 2 eggs, lightly beaten 1/3 cup desiccated coconut ¾ cup SR flour ¾ cup wholemeal SR flour ¾ cup stewed or canned apricots, drained and mashed a bit ¼ cup juice from apricots 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon or mixed spice Method • … Eek I feel like a bad food blogger!! I can’t imagine a better way to start the day! Ingredients. In a large bowl, whisk the sugar, eggs, oil and orange zest vigorously until frothy, about 1 minute. Marcie, these muffins certainly look like they would brighten my morning, especially with that fail safe combo of apricots, orange, and coconut. I’m glad you enjoyed them! Natalie says: February 11, 2019 at 8:17 am Fold the chopped apricots into the muffin batter and scoop it into the muffin holes, patting it down gently, and filling each hole 2/3 to 3/4 of the way up. 43 comments, Your email address will not be published. , I’m always looking for new ways to bake with the apricots from my parents’ tree, and these muffins look amazing! So delicious. Definitely a keeper recipe! I picked up some apricots at the farmer’s market this week and realized that I’d only baked with dried apricots in the past. : )x I’ll be shopping for apricots now. Hope you’re having a great weekend! I linked too about visiting our Farmers Market. Home-grown veggies, our hens’ eggs, foraged wild foods & local ingredients. Fresh apricots were so great in these muffins — I need to make a point of baking with them more often! Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Yield: 12 muffins. 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