Best Avocado Muffins
BEST Avocado Muffins are ideal for breakfast, brunch, lunch or a tea-time treat ! All that’s needed is a bit of Butter and you are set !
I am such a huge avocado lover! If I had to choose only a couple of fruits or vegetables to live on for the rest of my life, avocados will most definitely be number one.
This Avocado muffins recipe is honestly the Best Avocado Muffins I have had as in ever !
Not only do they taste fantastic, the muffins also look scrumptious with a light greenish color.
The muffins are not that off-putting green which the kids hate so much, this is more like a pastel color.
I like the Avocado Muffins best warm, with only butter spread (slathered!) over. But a thin slice of Gouda cheese is also nice to enjoy with the muffins.
If you are wondering whether it is a savory or sweet muffin, I would definitely tell you a sweet muffin.
However not in the sense of a dessert muffin, like a chocolate chip or strawberry muffin.
These Avocado Muffins are more suited for breakfast, brunch, the lunch box or as a treat at tea-time.
Oh, yes, now that I think of it, 100% a must have treat at tea-time !
Which Avocados to use in muffins ?
The best Avocados to use, are the ones just ready to eat. Not still hard and tasting like water, but also not over-ripe.
Over-ripe Avocados will give the muffins more of a bitter taste and the color is also not very appetizing. These are now the really over-ripe, already blackened flesh inside, ripe.
Any ripe Avocado, which you can easily mash would be just fine.
*The recipe yields 12 – 18 muffins, 18 regular sized, but I prefer to make them a little larger, sort of fill the muffin holes to almost the top and let them bake a little over the muffin hole edges.
Be sure to spray the top of the muffin pan also with cooking oil if you decide to make the huge ones.
More Muffin recipes you might like:
- Cheddar And Chives Muffins
- Pina Colada Muffins
- Pesto Tomato and Cheese Muffins
- Hummingbird Muffins
- Cranberry Muffins
Best Avocado Muffins
Best Avocado Muffins
Ingredients
- 3 cups Flour
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 tablespoon Baking Powder
- 1 cup Sugar
- ½ cup Unsalted Butter softened
- 2 ripe Avocados peeled and roughly chopped
- 2 extra-large Eggs
- 1 cup Milk
- 2 tablespoons Lemon Juice
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 200 deg C (400 deg F) – spray 1 or 2 muffin pans with cooking oil (12 – 18 holes, depending on the size you want baked)
- In a medium mixing bowl, sift together the Flour, Salt, Baking Powder and Sugar
- Add the Butter to the dry mixture and rub in until it resembles crumbles
- Place the Avocados, Eggs, Milk and Lemon Juice in a blender – blend until creamy and smooth – stir into the Flour mixture until just mixed
- Fill the muffin holes either 2/3 or almost to the full mark – bake 25 – 30 minutes or until done and golden brown
- Remove from the oven – let cool in the muffin pan/s for 10 minutes
Equipment Suggestions
Unlike most muffins, these Avocado Muffins keep well in a sealed container for up to 36 hours after baking.
My kids don’t like avocado but they LOVED these muffins! Great recipe!
There is always a way Kelly ! Glad to hear they loved the muffins !
This recipe did not turn out well for me. Burnt on the outside and gooey on the inside. They collapsed and didn’t rise. Maybe my baking powder is old? Or maybe they need baking soda? I’m in the US and baked at 400F, which is higher than most muffin recipes.
Jennifer, I am not really sure what went wrong. You mention the baking powder might be old ? That could definitely contribute to the collapse. Also, depending on your baking altitude, the recipe might need adjustment on the oven temperature as well as the time baking (lower temp, but baking a few minutes longer)
Made these for my baby girl, to try get new foods into her. Ate half of them myself! Tasty, smooth, and slightly sweet. Definitely best warm with butter as the recipe suggests.
We made these muffins and they were delicious! We made 12 large muffins. However, we used just 1/3 cup sugar, and they were still extremely sweet. We’d try these again with just 1/4 cup sugar.
Hi, I made them and loved them, though were a little heavy. Your recipe suggests 2 medium-sized avos but in Zimbabwe our avos are huge off our trees in our garden), I did however reduce the quantity to 1.5 of our medium size avocado. It would help me more to have a weight to work with. Do you think you could estimate that for me me.
kind regards
Verne
An average avocado weighs between 150 and 170 grams ( which is about the size I am using ) Hope this helps 🙂
I made these muffins and they turned out really great! And they were more filling than your average muffin. The only change that I made is that I added about a teaspoon of vanilla, and I would highly recommend this addition! I will definitely make these again!
I’ll definitely try a batch with some vanilla next time as well, Rashidah !
I got a good deal on some avocardo. So just trying out your recipe now. The batter do look a bit doughy. Hopefully it turns out nice like yours. ? from a fellow SA. X
Muffins snacks are so good to enjoy in break times.
Yum! I love avocados too, but never have used them in muffins, I need to try this!
This is so CREATIVE! Pinned and stumbled!
Ooh these look great! I've made chocolate avocado muffins before but never just avocado, I gotta try this!
I love the simplicity of these and their pretty colours. I'm not actually an avocado fan BUT after reading your previous comment that if you didn't know it was there you couldn't tell I really want to try these because I know how good for you avocados are!
I have never thought to combine avocados and muffins, but I love this idea! Pinning for later! Thanks for linking up at Creative Spark. Hope you'll join us again this week 🙂
Avocados are so good for us and I'm always trying to find new ways to use them! I hadn't thought about muffins though, Linda! These sound really good and I love the delicate green colour. Thank you for sharing with us at the Hearth and Soul hop. Pinned, SU and will tweet.
I'm a huge avocado fan – gotta try these! Stopping by from Best of the Weekend!
I have never heard of avocado in a muffin, but I am perfectly willing to give it a try. I love avocado in pretty much everything else, so why not a muffin?? Leave it to you!
I am so intrigued by this recipe! I have gone crazy for avocado lately so I have to try it. I know how good avocado is in baked goods as my chocolate avocado cookies are so good!
Avocados are a newer favorite for me. Although I have always loved them, I am just now realizing their versatility! This recipe goes to show that! 🙂 I can't wait to try this!
It looks fo fluffy! I shall try them this weekend!
•The Health Blog for the Lazy Girl•
Wow, I love avocados, but never thought of them in muffins. I am definitely trying these.
Bev
I totally agree Linda! Avocados would be at the top of my list too! These muffins look delicious. I have never baked with avocados. I may have to give it a try, thanks for sharing. Visiting from Teach Me Tuesday 🙂
I've never made any type of bread or muffin with avocados. How different. Thanks for sharing this on Merry Monday.
Just wondering if the avocado flavor comes through? These do look tasty!
KC, let me put it this way : if you know there is avocado in them, you will taste only a tiny hint of avocado, if you don't know, it is not so strong to just be "picked" up
I am always looking for a new and different recipe and You Avocado Muffins sure do fit the bill. I have never heard of them before and can't wait to try them. Thank you for sharing with the Clever Chicks Blog Hop! I hope you’ll join us again next week!
Cheers,
Kathy Shea Mormino
The Chicken Chick
http://www.The-Chicken-Chick.com
Avocado muffins??? What an awesome idea. Two of the best ingredients all rolled into one!
Thanks for sharing at Marvelous Monday on Smart Party Planning.
These are great tips, Linda! I've never tried using avocado in baking, but I've been curious about it for a while. I'm glad to have some advice and a recipe to follow! 🙂 Tea time for sure!
Just suggested making a half batch of these to my OH for a lunch. His response was priceless. 'Avocado? Why can't we have muffins with fruit in them?!'
I think I'll need to discreetly substitute them for a cheese scone lunch as I love that delicate green colour