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Rhubarb and custard muffins sq

Rhubarb and Custard Muffins

Wendy Faulkner
A healthy oatmeal muffin with bursts of tangy rhubarb and vanilla custard.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Healthy treat
Cuisine Healthy
Servings 6
Calories 289 kcal

Equipment

  • Food processor ideally, can make by hand also
  • Muffin tin
  • Muffin cases
  • saucepan
  • whisk

Ingredients
  

  • 150 g rhubarb fresh or frozen
  • 2 dessert apples
  • 200 g porridge or instant oats use GF certified if needed
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • tablespoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs

Custard

  • 1 egg yolk if making double can use 1 whole egg
  • 200 ml milk whole milk or skimmed, dairy or non dairy
  • 2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cornflour
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla

Instructions
 

Custard

  • Add the cold milk, cornflour, sugar, ½ teaspoon vanilla and egg yolk to a cold pan. Whisk well to mix.
  • Place over a medium heat. Stir constantly and bring to a simmer. Simmer for a minute, and remove from the heat. Set aside to cool.

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees (160 fan)

    Rhubarb muffins

    • If the rhubarb stems are large, cut them in half lengthwise. Then cut into 1cm pieces.
    • Add the oats to the bowl of a food processor and blitz until powdery.
    • Cut the apples from the core, and chop roughly. Add to the oats and blitz again until very finely chopped.
    • Add the baking powder, 1 teaspoon vanilla, oil, honey and 2 eggs and blitz until thoroughly mixed.
    • Stir in the rhubarb by hand.
    • Line the muffin tin with 6 paper cases. Spoon a rounded tablespoon of muffin mixture into each case and level out.
    • Add a heaped teaspoon of custard to the centre of each muffin.
    • Top with the remaining muffin mixture and gently smooth the mixture over the custard. The custard should be fully covered.
    • Bake at 180 degrees for 20 minutes until golden and set. Cool on a wire rack.

    Notes

    If making the muffins by hand, use ready ground oat flour rather than whole oats. Finely grate the apple, and mix the ingredients in a bowl.
    You can also use a thick ready made custard if preferred.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 289kcalCarbohydrates: 45.6gProtein: 8.3gFat: 9.3gSaturated Fat: 1.8gFiber: 5.7gSugar: 18.7g
    Keyword Rhubarb, Spring
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