Serves:

4

Description:

All the flavours of the tropics – pineapple, mango and coconut – make these muffins extra special.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups wholemeal plain flour
• 2 tablespoons shredded coconut
• 3 tablespoons soft brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• pinch salt
• 1/2 cup finely chopped ripe mango
• 1/2 cup finely chopped pineapple
• 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/3 cup coarsely chopped macadamias
• 1/3 cup low-fat natural or vanilla yoghurt
• 1 organic egg, beaten

Method:

1. Preheat oven to moderate.
2. Combine flour, coconut, sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Make a hollow in the centre and add mango, pineapple, oil. macadamias, yoghurt and egg. Stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Sit patty papers in muffin cups and fill with large tablespoons mixture.
3. Bake 15 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes on cake rack before removing from muffin pan.

Recipe by: Kate McGhie

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