Dried Apricot Muffins
These dried apricot muffins, topped with homemade caramel sauce and sprinkled with slivered almonds, make the perfect start to the day! They are creamy, crunchy, and chewy at the same time! You'll love them!
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Equipment
- Muffin mold
- Hand or stand mixer with whisk attachment
- Saucepan
- Sharp knife
- Chopping board
- Waterbath for melting the chocolate
Ingredients
Muffin sponge
- 5 ¼ tbsp Butter softened at room temperature
- ¼ cup Brown sugar
- Pinch Kosher salt
- Lemon zest from half a lemon
- 3 tbsp Lemon juice
- 1 Egg
- 6.35 oz Cake flour
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 5 tsp Milk
Caramel Topping
- 2 ½ tbsp Butter
- 1 ½ tbsp Brown sugar
- 3 ½ tsp Heavy cream
- 2 tsp Honey
- ¼ cup Dried apricots
- ½ cup Slivered almonds
- ¼ cup Dark chocolate melted for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 °C // 356 °F.
- Line 6 molds of a muffin tray with paper cups and set aside.
- Cream 5 ¼ tbsp Butter, ¼ cup Brown sugar, and Pinch Kosher salt with a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment.5 ¼ tbsp Butter, ¼ cup Brown sugar, Pinch Kosher salt
- Add 3 tbsp Lemon juice, 3 tbsp Lemon juice, and 1 Egg.Lemon zest , 3 tbsp Lemon juice, 1 Egg
- Mix 6.35 oz Cake flour and 1 tsp Baking powder and add alternately with 5 tsp Milk, by the spoonful.6.35 oz Cake flour, 1 tsp Baking powder, 5 tsp Milk
- Mix everything into a dough.
- Divide the batter between the muffin tins using an egg scoop and pre-bake for 15 minutes.
- In the meantime, bring 3 ½ tsp Heavy cream, 2 ½ tbsp Butter, 1 ½ tbsp Brown sugar, and 2 tsp Honey to the boil in a saucepan over medium heat and simmer for approx. 5 minutes.2 ½ tbsp Butter, 1 ½ tbsp Brown sugar, 3 ½ tsp Heavy cream, 2 tsp Honey
- Remove from the heat.
- Cut ¼ cup Dried apricots into small pieces and add them to the prepared caramel, together with ½ cup Slivered almonds.¼ cup Dried apricots, ½ cup Slivered almonds
- Remove the pre-baked muffins from the oven and spread 1 tablespoon of the almond and apricot caramel mixture on each muffin.
- Bake on the middle shelf until golden brown (approx. 10 minutes).
- In the meantime, melt ¼ cup Dark chocolate in a bain-marie and drizzle over the finished muffins after baking.¼ cup Dark chocolate
Nutrition
Serving: 1Muffin | Calories: 432kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 203mg | Potassium: 284mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 746IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 101mg | Iron: 2mg
Servings: 6 Muffins
Calories: 432kcal
