Name: Chamomile-Honey Fluted Muffins
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 6-8 chamomile tea bags (Note: Cut open tea bags for enhanced flavor, then strain.); 1 cup plant-based milk (or dairy milk); 2 Tbsp. Nature Nate’s Raw & Unfiltered Honey; 2-3 Tbsp. ghee (or butter); 2 cups King Arthur Baking Company Organic Unbleached All-Purpose Flour (or gluten-free flour); ½ cup light brown sugar; ½ cup Chosen Foods Avocado Oil; 1 tsp. Himalayan pink salt; 2 tsp. baking powder; 2 eggs (room temperature); 1 tsp. vanilla extract; ¼ cup heavy cream; ½ tsp. Now Tapioca Flour; 1-2 tsp. honey; 2 tsp. chamomile tea; 1-2 tsp. melted butter; 1 tsp. chamomile tea; 1 tsp. honey

Take the calming experience of chamomile tea in a different – and delicious – direction. For this recipe, fragrant chamomile flowers are steeped in milk and honey to make moist and light muffins. Open tea bags to release the yellow blooms, then strain and add to a simple homemade batter. Choose between two glaze options and drizzle on more yellow mellowness.

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Chamomile-Honey Fluted Muffins

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings 8 muffins

Calories 388 kcal

Author Iso Rapalo

Ingredients

Chamomile-Honey Milk

6-8 chamomile tea bags Note: Cut open tea bags for enhanced flavor, then strain.
1 cup plant-based milk or dairy milk
2 Tbsp. Nature Nate’s Raw & Unfiltered Honey
2-3 Tbsp. ghee or butter

Batter

2 cups King Arthur Baking Company Organic Unbleached All-Purpose Flour or gluten-free flour
½ cup light brown sugar
½ cup Chosen Foods Avocado Oil
1 tsp. Himalayan pink salt
2 tsp. baking powder
2 eggs room temperature
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Optional Glaze: 2 Versions

Chamomile Glaze

¼ cup heavy cream
½ tsp. Now Tapioca Flour
1-2 tsp. honey
2 tsp. chamomile tea

Chamomile Honey-Butter Glaze

1-2 tsp. melted butter
1 tsp. chamomile tea
1 tsp. honey

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray fluted or regular muffin pan with cooking spray or brush with avocado oil.
In small saucepan over medium heat, stir together milk, chamomile and honey; simmer for about 5 minutes.
Over mixing bowl, pour mixture through strainer; add butter and stir.
In bowl by hand or using stand mixer, whisk together oil and sugar, then add eggs and whisk until smooth. Add milk mixture little by little and combine well.
In separate bowl, sift together flour, salt and baking powder, then add to milk mixture. Combine well. (Note: Do not overmix.)
Fill wells of muffin pan with batter and bake 15-20 minutes until golden. (Note: A toothpick inserted in center should come out clean.)
Let cool; remove muffins from pan.

Chamomile Glaze

In small saucepan, combine cream, flour, honey and chamomile. Simmer until thickened.
Drizzle glaze over muffins.

Chamomile Honey-Butter Glaze

In small saucepan, melt butter and add chamomile. Let blooms steep for 5 minutes; strain and add honey.
Drizzle glaze over muffins.

Recipe Notes

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Nutrition Facts

Chamomile-Honey Fluted Muffins

Amount Per Serving

Calories 388 Calories from Fat 198

% Daily Value*

Fat 22g34%

Saturated Fat 6g30%

Trans Fat 1g

Polyunsaturated Fat 3g

Monounsaturated Fat 12g

Cholesterol 60mg20%

Sodium 307mg13%

Potassium 202mg6%

Carbohydrates 43g14%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 18g20%

Protein 5g10%

Vitamin A 184IU4%

Vitamin C 1mg1%

Calcium 119mg12%

Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.