Cherry & almond muffins

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• Carmen

  18 May 2008

  Carmen commented on this recipe

  Easy to make and very tasty. I used frozen cherries and flaked almonds. Worked out fine. I would like to know how to make these a bit lower in fat by substituting the butter by something else. Please post suggestions.

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• kath

  06 July 2008

  kath commented on this recipe

  You can substitute sunflower oil for the butter (not necessarily lower in fat but healthier) and use low fat yoghurt.

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• Lou

  07 July 2008

  Lou commented on this recipe

  I tried this with fresh cherries but found that because they were so juicy it left the middle of the muffins looking a bit sad and undercooked. I'll probably try with dried, sweetened ones next time to see if it works any better.

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• Lou

  25 July 2008

  Lou rated and commented on this recipe

  

  The muffins are really tasty! But I may add bit more baking powder next time as they haven't risen as much as I would expect. All in all very good!

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• hot_pink

  06 August 2008

  hot_pink commented on this recipe

  Super recipe, really easy! I didn't have a muffin tin so I used 3 cupcake ones. The recipe is right, they are too small- I had to eat 2 at a time! But they turned out fine.

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• beth

  17 August 2008

  beth rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really good muffin. Ground almonds gave them a lovely subtle flavour and made them lovely and moist

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• carol

  23 January 2009

  carol commented on this recipe

  These are so good. I had no fresh cherries on one occasion, so I used natural coloured glace cherries and cut caster sugar down to 125g. They were just as delicious......

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• Vicky

  31 January 2009

  Vicky commented on this recipe

  my favorite muffin recipe!!! Made in different variants: 1. used desiccated coconut instead of grounded almond and chocolate instead of cherries (decided to use what I have at the moment) with almond flakes on top - could not stop my housemates from eating them :)))) 2. again desiccated coconut but with dates (since Christmas don't know where to use them) - mmmmm.... lovely

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• Sarah Hatful

  15 September 2009

  Sarah Hatful commented on this recipe

  These are very tasty and I added white chocolate drops to them, great for those with a really sweet tooth like me!

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• Kimuendo

  24 June 2010

  Kimuendo commented on this recipe

  I have followed the recipe as is however I notice my yoghurt is "Greek Style" - I dont know what that means! also have used blueberries instead of cherries as I have them in abundance it would seem. So far - in the oven smelling great. Hopefully will taste good too!

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• Michi

  05 January 2011

  Michi rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Easy to prepare and tasty but not overwhelming.

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• LauraHeartCake

  06 May 2011

  LauraHeartCake commented on this recipe

  A really tasty recipe, my only suggestion is that for me there wasn't quite enough mix to fill 12 cases. Some of mine came out a little small, so I'd say it's good for about 8 to 10 good sized muffins. Will Definitely be using the recipe again though! X

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  06 October 2011

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• Andy

  20 November 2011

  Andy rated and commented on this recipe

  

  These are easy to make and taste great. My parents are already eating a second muffin as I write this. I agree with the other comments that this is a recipe for a small batch and does not get that muffin shape as not enough mix. I increased the baking powder to 1.5 and added almond extract to make it more almondly. I also added a drop (tsp) of sour cherry jam in the center which was amazing and people loved it. Suggest if u want those big coffee shop style muffins u must make more mix- this recipe you get 7 big muffins only.

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• Vicki

  29 August 2012

  Vicki rated and commented on this recipe

  

  These tasted better than they looked. I thought the inside was undercooked as the cherries were so juicy but they were fine with an extra 5 minutes. Couldn't really taste the almond. Might try with extra almond oil and chocolate chips next time to see if it improves the flavour.

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• Chez Coche

  18 December 2012

  Chez Coche commented on this recipe

  Made 1 1/2 the quantity of these and substituted dried cherries for fresh ones. I also used buttermilk instead of yoghurt. I ended up with 12 large muffins and 24 mini muffins (the perfect mouthful). Delicious.

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Ingredients

• 150g golden caster sugar , plus a little more to sprinkle on top
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 125g butter , melted
• 175ml Greek yogurt
• 200g plain flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 100g ground almonds
• 250g cherries , pitted and halved

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Difficulty and servings

Makes 12

Preparation and cooking times

Ready in 40 minutes

Ingredients

• 150g golden caster sugar , plus a little more to sprinkle on top
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 125g butter , melted
• 175ml Greek yogurt
• 200g plain flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 100g ground almonds
• 250g cherries , pitted and halved

Per muffin

279 kcalories, protein 5.2g, carbohydrate 32g, fat 15.3 g, saturated fat 6.8g, fibre 1.3g, salt 0.34 g

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