These muffins are nicely sweetened with fresh passionfruit and a surprise streusel centre and topping.

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup passionfruit pulp (4 large passionfruit)
• 1 cup milk
• few drops vanilla essence
• 100 grams butter, melted and cooled
• Struesel topping
• 50 grams butter
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• ½ cup rolled oats

Method

1. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar into a bowl and make a well in the centre.
2. In a jug, mix together the eggs, passionfruit pulp, milk and vanilla essence. Stir into the dry ingredients, with the melted butter.
3. Half fill 12 well-greased muffin tins. Sprinkle a little of the streusel topping on each and then top with the remaining batter. Finish with remaining streusel on top.
4. Bake at 220ºC for about 15-20 minutes until well risen, golden and cooked.
5. Streusel topping
6. Rub together the butter, brown sugar and rolled oats.

Cooks Tips

- You can use bottled passionfruit. These muffins are delicious served with lemon honey (see Lemon Honey and Cream Cheese Muffins).