EAT. Feijoa & Cinnamon Muffins

Monday, 1 May 2017

Many of our au pairs who come from overseas have never come across feijoas before. A feijoa tastes much like a guava and once you have a try, you'll be coming back for more. They're predominantly found in New Zealand and many families grow the trees in their backyard. The months you'll be seeing them drop from trees and rolling around in the neighbourhood pavements are from May and June. Pick it up, cut it in half and scoop the flesh out with a spoon. Yum!

There are a variety of ways you can eat these feijoas. One recipe we have for you is the simple Feijoa and Cinnamon Muffin recipe. It's easy to make and delicious, so give it a go with your children at home.

Feijoa & Cinnamon Muffin Recipe

Ingredients:

• 75 g butter
• 1 cup chopped up feijoas
• 2 eggs
• ¾ cup sugar
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 2 cups flour
• Milk to mix (or use orange juice/fresh lemon juice)

 Topping:

• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tbspn raw sugar

Method

1. Cut feijoas in half and scoop out flesh with a spoon
2. Chop up flesh to small pieces to overfill a cup
3. Melt butter in a bowl

4. Add feijoas and stir
5. Add unbeaten eggs and combine
6. Fold in dry ingredients
7. Add small amounts milk (or juice) to achieve soft consistency
8. Spoon into muffin tins
9. Mix cinnamon + raw sugar then sprinkle over muffins

Bake in 200 degree oven for 15 minutes or until brown on top

Thanks to our Candidate Manager, Lilian, for trying out the recipe and baking these delicious muffins for us!