Anzac muffin

With all the flavours of the original Anzac biscuits, coconut and golden syrup, these muffins are moist and delicious. Pop them into lunch boxes or whip up a batch for afternoon tea.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup milk

  • 100g butter

  • ¼ cup golden syrup

  • 1 tsp baking soda

  • 2 cups flour

  • ½ cup rolled oats

  • 1 tsp baking powder

  • ⅔ cup brown sugar

  • ½ cup dessicated coconut

  • 1 egg

  • ½ cup brown sugar

    for topping

  • ½ cup rolled oats

    for topping

Allergy Advice

Contains Dairy

Contains Eggs

Contains Gluten

Equipment

  • 1 saucepan
  • 1 whisk
  • 1 12-cup muffin tin
  • 1 bowl
  • 1 wire rack

Instructions

  1. In a medium saucepan, heat the milk with the butter and golden syrup. Bring to the boil and whisk in the baking soda. Set aside to cool.
  2. Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper and set aside.
  3. In a bowl, combine the flour, oats, baking powder, brown sugar and coconut.
  4. Whisk the egg into the milk and butter mixture.
  5. Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, folding until just moist. Divide the mixture evenly between the muffin cups.
  6. In a bowl, combine the brown sugar and rolled oats for the topping. Spoon topping evenly over each muffin cup. Bake for 15-20 minutes.
  7. Cool in the tin for 5 mins and then let cool on a wire rack.

Notes

Tip
Make sure your milk and butter mixture is cooled well before you add the egg, otherwise you will just get scrambled eggs.
Tip
Do not overmix the ingredients as overmixing creates a “tough” muffin.

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