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    Home » Recipes » Muffins

    Published on: August 6, 2011 by Janice Lawandi; Updated on: March 27, 2023 9 Comments

    Plum muffins

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    These plum muffins are like miniature fluffy coffee cakes, baked with cinnamon sugar and lots of ground cardamom.

    Plum muffins before baking in a muffin pan.

    These plum muffins are topped with cinnamon sugar, which is a pantry staple that will serve you for baking but also for jazzing up buttered toast at breakfast time! Be sure to make a batch before you tackle this recipe!

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    Chopping fresh plums on a plate to add to muffins.
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    Plum muffins before baking in a muffin pan.

    These fruit muffins are fluffier and a little more delicate than the strawberry rhubarb muffins with streusel topping though the recipe is almost identical because the rhubarb muffins have ground almond and sour cream, which make denser, richer muffins. The recipe below has more milk, which leads to a thinner batter that becomes a fluffier cake-like consistency as it bakes.

    Freshly baked plum muffin topped with cinnamon sugar.

    The recipe for these muffins is adapted from Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook (page 39). My tweak to this recipe is to add cardamom to the muffin batter. The floral cardamom enhances the flavour of the vibrant plums.

    These muffins are super light, made with a full tablespoon of baking powder. The texture is quite cake-like, though the batter is assembled just like a traditional muffin recipe using the muffin mixing method: adding the wet ingredients to the dry. I've been making these muffins at least once a year, and I just love them. I hope that you will too. They almost make me forget that the strawberries are long gone.

    Freshly baked plum muffin topped with cinnamon sugar.

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    Freshly baked plum muffin topped with cinnamon sugar.

    Cardamom Coffee Cake Plum Muffins

    AuthorAuthor : Janice Lawandi
    These plum muffins are like mini coffee cakes topped with cinnamon sugar and flavoured with lots of cardamom.
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time 20 minutes mins
    Cook Time 18 minutes mins
    Total Time 38 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 10 muffins
    Calories 276 kcal

    Equipment

    • Muffin pan
    • OXO balloon whisk
    • 3-¼ oz scoop
    • Cake tester
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    Ingredients
     
     

    • 250 grams bleached all-purpose flour
    • 150 grams granulated sugar
    • 15 mL baking powder
    • 2.5 mL Diamond Crystal fine kosher salt
    • 3.75 mL ground cardamom
    • 2 large egg(s) room temperature
    • 5 mL pure vanilla extract
    • 190 mL skim milk (fat free)
    • 115 grams unsalted butter melted
    • 250 grams plums pitted and chopped
    • 45 mL cinnamon sugar

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 375°F. Generously grease 10 cups of two standard 6-cup muffin trays. Or you can line them with paper liners if you prefer. Set aside.
    • Prepare the dry ingredient mix by whisking together, in a medium bowl, the rest of the sugar, the flour, baking powder, salt, and cardamom. Set this aside.
    • Prepare the wet ingredients in a medium bowl by gently whisking together the eggs, vanilla, milk, and melted butter.
    • Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients, and stir to combine.
    • Divide the batter evenly by filling each of the muffin cups at least halfway with batter. Then distribute the plum chunks evenly over the batter in the muffin cups, and top with another dollop of batter. Sprinkle the tops of each muffin with a little of the cinnamon sugar mixture (you will probably have lots of cinnamon sugar left. Sprinkle it on buttered toast for breakfast!).
    • Fill the remaining empty muffin cups halfway with water, transfer the pans to the oven, and bake for about 18 minutes. Check to see if they’re done with a cake tester. It should come out clean when the muffins are done.
    • Transfer the pans to a rack and cool for about 10 minutes before unmolding the muffins.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 276kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 5gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 58mgSodium: 121mgPotassium: 263mgFiber: 1gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 460IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 106mgIron: 2mg
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    Comments

    1. Jeanette says

      August 08, 2011 at 6:37 am

      What pretty muffins - love the idea of using fresh summer fruits in these and adding cardamon.

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    2. Ann says

      August 08, 2011 at 3:07 am

      Wow - these are stunning and I LOVE the addition of cardamom!

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    3. Kels says

      August 08, 2011 at 2:17 am

      These look fabulous! I love cardamom, especially as the season starts to turn toward fall.

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    4. Anne@frommysweetheart says

      August 07, 2011 at 3:02 pm

      LOVE these beautiful muffins! I feel the same way you do about the change of seasons and fruits. I'm going to hate to say goodbye to peaches! These look wonderful! I love the sprinkling of sugar on the top, too!

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    5. Wilde in the Kitchen says

      August 07, 2011 at 2:06 pm

      I'm always sad too when the fresh local berries go away, but you're right, stone fruits are great too! I love these little coffee cakes, a perfect serving.

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    6. Lizzy says

      August 07, 2011 at 4:11 pm

      Mmmmmm...these sound (and look) fabulous!!! I just love all the yummy fruits of summer~

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    7. Tiffany says

      August 07, 2011 at 4:02 pm

      I can totally relate! I don't want summer fruits to leave just yet! Especially when there are amazing recipes still to make ... like these muffins!

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    8. Lisa says

      August 07, 2011 at 6:55 am

      I have plums!!! These muffins definitely caught my eye. Looks like I've gotta make them and soon. I have a sweet treat linky party going on at my blog and I'd love it if you'd come by and link your muffins up.

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    9. Viviane Bauquet Farre says

      August 06, 2011 at 7:14 pm

      What an exquisite application of the Queen of Spices! The fresh fruit only compounds its deliciousness. I agree with you: it is just as exciting to see fruit and berries make their annual appearance as it is sad to see them go. Savor every bite!

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