Nutella Stuffed Muffins with Cinnamon Topping

Nutella Stuffed Muffins with Cinnamon Topping

Makes 9 muffins

This is what happens when you get a personalised Nutella jar! First there was the Nutella Cheesecake and then came these heavenly Nutella stuffed muffins. There’s so much I’m a-loving about these muffins including the oozy Nutella insides and the cinnamon sugar topping – it really is the tops! I took these to the office for a fundraiser for the Gidget Foundation and yep, you guessed it, they sold like hot cakes!

Ingredients

75g unsalted butter, softened

100g raw sugar

1  large egg

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

125ml (1/2 cup) milk

190g plain flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon salt

8 teaspoons Nutella

FOR THE CINNAMON SUGAR TOPPING

50g raw sugar

2 teaspoons cinnamon

45g butter, melted

 How to – Traditional

  1. Preheat oven to 220 C /180C fan-forced. Line 9 holes of a 12-cup muffin tray with paper cases.
  2. Beat the sugar and butter together with an electric mixer on medium speed.
  3. Mix in the egg, vanilla extract and the milk.
  4. Add the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt and stir gently. Don’t over mix –  remember that when it comes to muffin batter, the lumpier the better!
  5. Spoon 1 tablespoon of  mixture into each of the prepared muffin cases. Top with a teaspoon of Nutella and then another tablespoon of muffin mixture.
  6. Fill the empty muffin holes half full with water to ensure an even bake.
  7. Bake at  220 C /180C fan-forced for about 5 minutes. Keeping the muffins in the oven, reduce the temperature to 180C/160C fan-forced and bake for another 13 -17 minutes until the batter has set.
  8. Allow the muffins to cool in the tin for about 5 – 10 minutes. While the muffins are cooling, make the cinnamon-sugar topping.
  9. Melt the butter in the microwave for about 30 seconds (or until fully melted) and in a separate bowl combine the cinnamon and sugar.
  10. Dunk each muffin into the melted butter and then swirl it around in the bowl of cinnmaon sugar to ensure you get a generous coating. Stand upright on a cooling rack and then devour!

How to – Thermomix

  1. Preheat oven to 220 C /180C fan-forced. Line 9 holes of a 12-cup muffin tray with paper cases.
  2. For the base, mix the flour,baking powder, spices and salt in TM bowl for 10 seconds on speed 4.  Set aside.
  3. Add the sugar and butter to the TM bowl and mix for 10 seconds on speed 5.  
  4. Add the egg, vanilla extract and milk and mix for 10 seconds on speed 5.
  5. Add the dry ingredients into TM bowl. Mix for 5 seconds on speed 4, using the spatula to mix. If necessary, repeat. Don’t over mix! Remember a lumpy mixture makes the best muffins!
  6.  Spoon 1 tablespoon of  mixture into each of the prepared muffin cases. Top with a teaspoon of Nutella and then another tablespoon of muffin mixture.
  7. Bake at  220 C /180C fan-forced for about 5 minutes. Keeping the muffins in the oven, reduce the temperature to 180C/160C fan-forced  and bake for another 13 -17 minutes until the batter has set.
  8. Allow the muffins to cool in the tin for about 5 – 10 minutes. While the muffins are cooling, make the cinnamon-sugar topping.
  9. Melt the butter in the microwave for about 30 seconds (or until fully melted) and in a separate bowl combine the cinnamon and sugar.
  10. Dunk each muffin into the melted butter and then swirl it around in the bowl of cinnmaon sugar to ensure you get a generous coating. Stand upright on a cooling rack and then devour!

Nutella Stuffed Muffins with Cinnamon Topping

Other info
Prep Time:  5  minutes    Cooking time: 18 – 22 minutes

TIP! Unlike other muffins, these still taste as good as new a couple of days after baking! Store them in airtight container for up to a week or stash in the freezer for up to three months.

Nutella Stuffed Muffins with Cinnamon Topping