Best 9 Nutty Apricot Muffins Recipes

APRICOT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 12 cup muffin pan, or line with paper muffin cups. Place apricots into a small bowl, and pour the boiling water over them. Let stand for 5 minutes.
• In a medium bowl stir together the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together the melted butter, oil, buttermilk and egg. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, and stir until just blended. It is okay for the batter to have some lumps. Drain water from apricots, and mix them into the batter. Spoon into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the top springs back when lightly pressed. Cool in the pan over a wire rack.

NUTTY APRICOT MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine apricots and water. Let stand 5 minutes. Drain well and set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add sour cream and mix well. Combine dry ingredients and add to butter mixture. Mix on low only until combined. Fold in orange peel, nuts and apricots. Batter will be very stiff. Spoon into well-greased muffin tins, filling each cup almost to the top. Bake at 400° for 18-20 minutes or until done. Combine sugar and orange juice; dip tops of warm muffins in mixture.

APRICOT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups, or grease bottoms only of muffin cups.
• In medium bowl, stir Muffin Mix, milk, oil, eggs, apricots, raisins and 1 teaspoon of the orange peel just until blended. Divide batter among muffin cups (each about two-thirds full). In small bowl, stir together Streusel and remaining 1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel; sprinkle over batter.
• Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until muffins are golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan.

GLUTEN-FREE APRICOT-WALNUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees, with a rack in the middle. Grease a muffin tin.
• Whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, sugar and salt.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, buttermilk and oil until well combined; add to the dry ingredients, using a rubber spatula to mix until the batter is almost fully incorporated. Add the apricots and walnuts and mix until all traces of flour are gone.
• Fill muffin tins 3/4 full. Bake until golden brown, the top is firm to the touch, and a toothpick comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Turn the tin around halfway through. Cool on a rack for 15 minutes. Run a knife along the edges of the muffins and unmold. Finish cooling muffins on a rack.

APRICOT-OATMEAL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Grease bottoms only of 6 regular-size muffin cups with shortening or cooking spray, or line with paper baking cups.
• In medium bowl, mix flour, 1/2 cup oats, the baking powder and salt. In small bowl, mix brown sugar, milk, oil, vanilla and egg with fork or wire whisk until blended. Stir milk mixture into flour mixture just until flour is moistened. Fold in apricots. Divide evenly among muffin cups. Sprinkle each with about 1/2 teaspoon oats.
• Bake 23 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Serve warm or cool.

APRICOT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Soak apricots in water for 5 minutes. In a large bowl, cream sugar and butter until fluffy. Add sour cream; mix well. Combine dry ingredients; stir into creamed mixture just until moistened. Drain apricots, discarding liquid. Fold apricots, orange zest and nuts into batter. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 400° for 18-20 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.

PLUM AND APRICOT JAM MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin with baking spray.
• Combine pastry and all-purpose flours, sugar, baking powder, and cinnamon in a medium mixing bowl; stir until well blended.
• Put plums in a large bowl with jam and eggs. Beat with an electric mixer until well combined. Slowly add dry ingredients and mix until flour is totally absorbed into the batter. Drop batter into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until nicely browned on top, about 20 minutes. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes. Transfer to a plate to cool completely.

HEALTHY APRICOT WALNUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• In large bowl mix together flour, oatmeal, wheat germ, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and mix all well together.
• Add eggs, buttermilk, mix in flour mixture. Next add melted butter and mix well. Line muffin pan with liners or spray with nonstick spray. Divide muffin batter evenly between 12 muffin liners. Top each muffin with chopped walnuts and lightly sprinkle with additional cinnamon and granulated sugar over each.
• Bake muffins in 375 degrees preheated oven for 20 minutes. Test muffins for doneness with a toothpick, set toothpick in middle of muffin and if the tooth pick comes out clean the muffins are done, otherwise bake a couple additional minutes and test again. To see additional photos of Healthy Apricot Walnut Muffins and other recipes see sliceoftaste.com.

ORANGE-APRICOT GRAPE NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Chop apricots. In a bowl, stir together apricots and orange juice. Allow to soak, stirring occasionally for at least 10 minutes before using.
• Saute the Grape Nuts in the coconut oil over medium heat, stirring frequently, for five minutes. Remove from heat and add the honey and mix well.
• Beat together the milk and egg until uniform. Add the Grape Nuts.
• Sift together the dry ingredients. Make a well in their center and add the grape nuts and fruit mixtures and stir briefly.
• Fill your greased muffin cups 2/3 full and bake 15-25 minutes.