Muffin Monday: Nectarine Plum Granola

Nectarine Plum Granola Muffins fresh from the oven

I love when the fresh fruit comes in at the local farm stands. Here’s a recipe for some nectarine and plums that I picked up last week.

INGREDIENTS:

• 3/4 cup Almond Milk (or regular Skim Milk)
• 1/4 cup melted Butter
• 1 Egg
• 2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
• 1/4 cup Sugar
• 2 tsp. Baking Powder
• 1/2 tsp. Salt
• 1 cup diced Nectarines
• 1/2 cup diced Plums
• 1/2 cup Granola
• 1/2 cup chopped Hazel Nuts

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare 12 muffin cups by spraying with cooking spray.

2. In a large bowl combine Almond Milk, Butter, Egg, Flour, Sugar, Baking Powder, Salt.

Base batter. I know I used Nectarines and Plums in these muffins, but I bet you could use any soft fruits along with this base batter and come up with a pretty good muffin.

3. Gently stir in the Nectarines, Plums, Granola and Hazel Nuts.

4. Divide batter evenly into 12 muffin cups.

Nectarine Plum Granola Muffins ready to go into the oven.

5. Bake for 30 minutes. Cool and enjoy.

Taster Bill liked the tart/sweet combination but found these muffins a little to high on the dry spectrum. I like my muffins dry (OK I like my muffins just about any way they come, but I thought these were just fine. They are not nearly as dry as last week’s Date Granola Buffins)  I also liked how these kind of reminded me of peach cake.

Nectarine Plum Granola muffin

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