Pecan Muffins in Blood Orange Syrup Recipe

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Pecan Muffins in Blood Orange Syrup
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Ingredients
12
Count
Nutrition
183
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat fan-forced oven to 170 degrees centigrade. Grease a muffin tray with 12 holes.
  2. Muffins;.
  3. Whisk egg whites and a pinch of the white sugar with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
  4. In a separate bowl, add zest of 1/2 blood orange and remainder of the sugar to the egg yolks. Whisk with an electric mixer till the yolks turn a pale yellow colour.
  5. Chop pecans in a food processor until coarsely chopped.
  6. Fold pecans, flour and semolina flour into egg whites. Fold yolk mixture in gently to combine. Fold gently to keep fluffiness in mixture.
  7. Spoon mixture evenly into muffin tray and cook in preheated oven for 18 minutes.
  8. Syrup:.
  9. Add zest of 1 blood orange, the white sugar, orange and blood orange juices to a heavy based saucepan.
  10. Cook on high heat, stir to dissolve sugar. Cook until it comes to a boil.
  11. Turn heat to low and simmer gently until it thickens slightly (about 8 minutes). Set aside.
  12. Garnish:.
  13. Whip cream until stiff. Fold honey through the cream.
  14. Make 12 blood orange segments by cutting each orange into 6 pieces and remove the skin.
  15. Serving:.
  16. Take muffins out of oven and run a small spatula around each muffin to ensure they are not stuck to the pan.
  17. While syrup and muffins are still hot, pour 2 small ladles of syrup over each muffin while they are still in the muffin tray, reserving 125ml for serving.
  18. Serve one muffin with a tbsp of the whipped cream and honey mixture and a blood orange segment. Drizzle with 1 tbsp reserved syrup.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 183.17 Kcal (767 kJ)
Calories from fat 79.2 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.8g 14%
Cholesterol 37.2mg 12%
Sodium 15.18mg 1%
Potassium 86.08mg 2%
Total Carbs 24.14g 8%
Sugars 20.22g 81%
Dietary Fiber 0.64g 3%
Protein 2.74g 5%
Vitamin C 12.2mg 20%
Iron 0.3mg 2%
Calcium 14.2mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 241.33 Kcal (1010 kJ)
Calories from fat 104.35 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.59g 14%
Cholesterol 49.01mg 12%
Sodium 20mg 1%
Potassium 113.41mg 2%
Total Carbs 31.8g 8%
Sugars 26.64g 81%
Dietary Fiber 0.84g 3%
Protein 3.61g 5%
Vitamin C 16mg 20%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 18.8mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 4.3
    Points
  • 5
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium

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