11 reviews for “Apple and Courgette muffins”

• review by: RozyDozy

  2 Mar 2016 at 17:38

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  I’m partial to an apple & courgette cake so I was keen to try this recipe – thank you for putting it up! I didn’t know what 1/4 of a cup is so had to look it up – seems to be 4 level tablespoons, I definitely got 8 muffins out of the mix. My mixture seemed quite dense and after 25mins in the oven it still looked raw so I turned the heat up to 160C and gave it more time (till they started to look golden). Usually when baking with courgettes you are advised to squeeze out some of the liquid but I guess the coconut flour needs all the liquid it can get. However, the end result was certainly enjoyable to eat – I didn’t get the flavours of the other spices so maybe I will put more in next time. Eating one muffin warm with a dollop of plain yogurt it makes a decent dessert. Eaten cold you get the flavour of the coconut coming through better, fine with a coffee.

• review by: AnnaJennings

  7 Mar 2016 at 18:10

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  Just made these – very nice! Used a 1/4 cup measure for coconut flour and added extra spice as suggested by previous reviewer. Found mixture a bit stiff so ended up adding about 100ml of milk – I use soya- and cooked at 180 for about 30 mins. A nice treat , moist and light.

  

• review by: Mosleyfan

  9 Mar 2016 at 13:00

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  going to give these a try !

• review by: maggie17

  23 Mar 2016 at 10:51

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  I followed this recipe a few weeks ago. The muffins looked exactly like the picture after baking them for longer than specified. The taste was not too bad but the texture was awful. My mum and dad were in agreement. They all went in the bin after one bite each I’m afraid. I’ve also tried the guilt free brownies from the book which were also pretty bad. I think I’ll go for the real thing in future as an occasional treat. Baking substitutes just don’t hit the spot.

• review by: Carmella

  25 Mar 2016 at 22:56

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  Made a batch but without the courgette which did not appeal with apple. Very tasty but I found them to be very dry to eat – something I’m finding with coconut flour.

  I’d love to have more cake baking recipes – if anyone has any?

• review by: Clare D

  26 Mar 2016 at 14:18

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  Followed this recipe a couple of days ago but sadly have to agree with Maggie17 – except my family didn’t like the flavour either! They looked and smelt fine but after taking one mouthful they all went in the bin.

• review by: Lilly

  27 Mar 2016 at 02:40

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  Well, I made these this morning to have for afternoon tea. But they are awful and will be going outside for the birds to eat.

  I love baking and have regularly made cakes, muffins and bread. Seeing I was making these for the first time I followed the recipe, from the BSD book and even measured and weighed everything because I know coconut flour appears to absorb the liquid component of the recipe a lot more than regular flour.

  Bottom line, I’m really disappointed because as you can see by the photo the texture is all wrong and they are virtually inedible. In fact I was able to squish one of them down into a doughy patty. Such a waste of all the ingredients.

  

• review by: Stephie63

  20 May 2016 at 20:07

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  Pleasantly surprised by these, followed the recipe in the book which calls for 150g of coconut flour, seems rather a lot for the tiny amount of liquid. However they’ve come out ok, a little dry perhaps, but certainly not inedible. But I confess I did change things a bit – I added around 50ml of milk as the mix did seem a bit too stiff. I also added the grated zest of the orange , and around 2 tbsp ground almonds. Yep, not bad at all

• review by: Forkers

  2 Jul 2016 at 17:50

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  Hi!
  I made these today and maybe I put too much milk in but they kind of feel a little omlettey! I’m guessing to much moisture. Otherwise they taste good-esp with the orange zest.( if you can forgo the eggy texture!)
  I cooked them for about 40 min at gas mark 5.

  

• review by: Skattie

  25 Sep 2016 at 11:57

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  We are now on day 25 of the diet, so my husband and myself thought we’ll have a little treat and make the guilt free muffins. They were absolutely terrible and after going through the effort of conserving calories there is no way we would eat these at 170 calories a throw. They’ve sadly all been consingned to the bin. However we have found the vast majority of the recipes in the book very tasty.