Peach & almond muffins

Peach & almond muffins

These delicious low fat treats are perfect for a summer treat and can be served warm or cold

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 35-45 mins

Freezable

Low-fat

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. In a large bowl, use a hand whisk to mix the eggs, sugar and almond extract together for a minute until foamy. Pour in the melted butter and continue to beat until combined. Gently fold in the flour, ground almonds and a pinch of salt.
  2. Halve, stone and slice the peaches. Divide muffin mixture between 6 holes of a non-stick muffin tin. Top each with a blob of conserve or jam and arrange a few slices of peach on top. Scatter over the almonds and a little extra sugar, then bake for 20-25 mins until puffed up and golden. Serve warm with a spoonful of half-fat crème fraîche, or leave to cool. Best eaten the day they're made or frozen whilst still slightly warm for up to 1 month.
Try

Get fruity

Try apricots, nectarines or plums instead of peaches.

Per serving

245 kcalories, protein 7g, carbohydrate 34g, fat 10 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 1g, sugar 17g, salt 0.34 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2004.

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  • 28 July 2008

    Sarah_London rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made these muffins and they turned out really well and tasted great. I can't believe they are low fat - they were so delicious.

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  • 03 December 2008

    Tranquil Moments rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    These were lovely and very professional looking. The only downside was that the peach and apricot jam sunk to the bottom.

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  • 03 January 2009

    Karina rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made these a while ago, in the summer, they were great. I froze some of them and that worked very well, they still tasted great

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  • 04 July 2009

    Amira rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    These came out really well but were a bit too sweet for my taste, will use less sugar next time....

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  • 31 July 2009

    sneauxdrop rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I've always used tinned peaches for this recipe as I can't get the flesh off the stone. I've never frozen them as they never last that long round here!

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  • 19 September 2009

    Margarita commented on this recipe

    Can I double the recipe?

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  • 01 August 2010

    Hilary Hobart rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Lovely, Though as the fruit sinks I wish I had used paper muffin cases and not just relied on the silicone muffin tray.

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  • 10 February 2011

    Baking Rosie commented on this recipe

    @ Hilary Hobart: You can prevent fruit from sinking in cake recipes by dusting it in flour before stirring it into the mixture. A neat trick! Hope that's helpful :)

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  • 31 March 2011

    Petit_Josephine rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very cute and sweet little muffins, I was a bit worried about putting the jam 'on top' of the mix but as promised it sunk down during cooking. Mine didn't actually go to the bottom, it settled nicely in the middle. Lucky me?

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  • 08 April 2011

    masterfox rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really like these muffins, they're really delicious and fruity. I used tinned peaches though as I couldn't get any fresh ones. Only downside is it makes 6, so I have to double the recipe when I make them or there just aren't enough!

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  • 21 April 2011

    Sascha commented on this recipe

    Amazing to see such different reactions. I found them rather dry and not sweet enough. The jam (home made) sunk to the bottom. Wonder what I did wrong :(

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  • 16 June 2011

    ZeTallGerman rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I made these last night after needing a recipe for muffins that a) were freezable, and b) would use-up almonds that I still had. After reading a few of the comments here, I used about 50g less sugar, I didn't add jam and I also didn't sprinkle any sugar on top of the muffins... and they're STILL SWEET ENOUGH. I think the original recipe is far too sweet and by using less sugar, you can probably make these even lighter and healthier. Instead of jam and peaches I mixed-in some dried cranberries (they also needed to be used) and they've turned out fabulously. I tripled the recipe to make 18: 3 of which my husband immediately devoured, 6 are being demolished by my colleagues in the office as we speak, and another 9 are sitting safely tucked-away in my freezer for future spontaneous afternoon-tea-guests. Great recipe, very quick to make and easy, but go easy on the sugar.

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  • 05 July 2011

    poppybgriff rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    cracking muffins ! so quick but more mixture was needed as they didnt last long

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  • 03 August 2011

    Mrs Nomad rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    I read this recipe and the comments and decided to give them a go, doubling the quantities for 12 muffins. I did take heed and cut back on the sugar, allowing 70g per batch but everything else was as read. I was however bitterly disappointed with them.... they came out very heavy and very dry - admitedly I didn't serve them with any creme friche, but al my other recipes have been ok without extra toppings. Sad to say I'll not be trying them again.

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  • 04 August 2011

    Srdjan rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really nice, it worked without almond extract but with more ground almonds, and with brown sugar instead (but I might even put less of it next time)

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  • 10 August 2011

    Alexparker commented on this recipe

    I doubled the recipe because I thought 6 just wasn't going to be enough (I was right and it made 14) but sadly my jam sunk right to the bottom. Not sure how to prevent this in future...any ideas? Really ripe peaches are much nicer to use and to get them off the stone easily, cut in half all way around and twist. cut side with stone still in into half again and hey presto! Very easy.

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  • 10 August 2011

    Alexparker rated this recipe

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  • 14 September 2011

    fostepa1 commented on this recipe

    Loved these muffins. I had to guess the measurements (I'm in the United States), even so, the muffins were enjoyed by all the family. Will be making them again.

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  • 09 October 2011

    nugsy commented on this recipe

    Yummy! Agree with previous comments, you can definitely cut a lot of sugar out of this. I used 50g sugar, added 25g more ground almonds, raspberry jam and tinned peaches. Worked very nicely and would make again.

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  • 09 October 2011

    nugsy rated this recipe

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 35-45 mins

Freezable

Low-fat

Ingredients

  • 3 large eggs
  • 100g golden caster sugar , plus a little extra for sprinkling
  • few drops of almond extract
  • 25g butter , melted
  • 100g self-raising flour
  • 25g ground almonds
  • 2 small peaches
  • 2 tsp peach conserve or apricot jam
  • 1 tbsp flaked almonds
  • half-fat crème fraîche , to serve
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Per serving

245 kcalories, protein 7g, carbohydrate 34g, fat 10 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 1g, sugar 17g, salt 0.34 g

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