At that moment it hit me that I could not recall even introducing my children to Kiwi and at the same moment, I knew exactly how I would. No, not by presenting some fuzzy brown oval of a fruit and telling them to try it. Nope, I would combine this lively fruit into a favorite recipe of theirs: Strawberry muffins. So after some tinkering, we have the perfect muffins for lunch boxes, snacks or even breakfast. These will definitely be in my daughter's lunch box this year!
These would be great to freeze and have on hand.
Ingredients:
½ pound (8oz) fresh strawberries, hulled, rinsed and cut into small pieces
1 green kiwi, skin removed and cut into small pieces
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup organic unbleached all purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 salt
1/2 cup agave nectar, light
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup canola oil
1/2 cup organic applesauce, no sugar added
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a muffin tin with baking spray. In a small saucepan, bring strawberries and kiwi to a boil over medium heat, mashing gently, while they cook for 1 minute. Pour into a bowl to cool.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
3. In a separate bowl, beat nectar, sugar, oil, applesauce, eggs and vanilla until combined.
4. Add dry ingredients to wet and fold to combine. Fold in the kiwi & strawberry mixture.
5. Fill muffin pan-makes about 15 muffins or just overfill one pan to make 12 muffins.
6. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 22 minutes. Cool completely.
I brought the muffins out to them while they were outside playing with a friend and said nothing except 'snack time.' After they consumed them I told them those were Kiwi-Strawberry muffins. My son asked 'What Kiwi Momma?' and I told them it is a fruit. In unison, I heard 'Yum'.
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup organic unbleached all purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 salt
1/2 cup agave nectar, light
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup canola oil
1/2 cup organic applesauce, no sugar added
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a muffin tin with baking spray. In a small saucepan, bring strawberries and kiwi to a boil over medium heat, mashing gently, while they cook for 1 minute. Pour into a bowl to cool.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
3. In a separate bowl, beat nectar, sugar, oil, applesauce, eggs and vanilla until combined.
4. Add dry ingredients to wet and fold to combine. Fold in the kiwi & strawberry mixture.
5. Fill muffin pan-makes about 15 muffins or just overfill one pan to make 12 muffins.
6. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 22 minutes. Cool completely.
I brought the muffins out to them while they were outside playing with a friend and said nothing except 'snack time.' After they consumed them I told them those were Kiwi-Strawberry muffins. My son asked 'What Kiwi Momma?' and I told them it is a fruit. In unison, I heard 'Yum'.
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12 comments:
I must say I've never heard of kiwi in muffins. Sounds good though! And your kids are absolutely adorable!
My daughter loves kiwis, so I am sure these would be a huge hit at our house!
Kiwi, strawberries, applesauce, what a delicious muffin, not to meantion loaded with fruit!! Perfect choice for the kids!
What a healthy muffin. Great way to get the children to make healthier choices!
These look DELICIOUS! :) Thank you for sharing this unique recipe. I would have never thought to combine the two in muffins, even though that combo shows up everywhere else. :) I am excited to try these. Hopefully I enjoy them as much as your kids do. :)
I love this flavor combination, so I can just imagine how great these taste Jennifer!
What a unique muffin with kiwi - sounds excellent!
And that's another "yum" that you can hear coming from this corner. I love the combination of kiwi and strawberry in desserts like pavlova - putting that combo into a muffin is definitely one to try!
This is the first time I see a muffin recipe with kiwis! It looks amazing!
That looks like an awesome recipe! I know my kids will scarf those up:)
My whole family loves kiwi. Never thought to put them in muffins. Great Idea
Jennifer-hello I actually was visiting you on Sunday morning looking for a jam recipe.
PS who won the Eating Well book (is that rude to ask)
I will post my jam recipe-I was rather impressed as I cut the sugar way down.
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