Rhubarb Streusel Honey Muffins

Wednesday 29 March 2017
Post in collaboration with Comvita


The tartness of Rhubarb is combined with Honey in these fruity oaty muffins which are free of refined sugar but packed with taste and goodness. A crunchy crumbly streusel topping finishes them off to perfection.






I'll pretty much always opt for a starter over desert. The exception to this would of course be Cheese. There are however a couple of ingredients that if featured on a dessert menu can lure me over to the dark side. One is Peanut Butter and the other is Rhubarb. Over the years I've had mixed success with growing my own Rhubarb. I barely got enough for a single crumble until a garden redesign meant that I had to uproot and relocate my plant. All of a sudden it began to flourish and there was no stopping it. One of my most popular blog posts combines it with one of my other loves. Yup it's Rhubarb Gin. A quick look back my recipe archives found plenty more inspiration for this perfectly pink vegetable (yup really - it's not technically a fruit!) Rhubarb and Ginger Brioche Bread and Butter Pudding, Rhubarb Curd and Rhubarb & Ginger Pavlova.



Rhubarb in it's natural state is of course very tart and requires to be cooked with added sweetness. Normally this would be plenty of sugar but in this recipe I've opted for a more natural sweetener. Comvita Manuka Honey. If you promise not to laugh I'll let you into a secret. For some reason I struggle to say Manuka. When I see it written down my mind goes straight to 'Hakuna Matata' and my Manuka turns into Makuna. 


Rhubarb Streusel Muffins with Manuka Honey
Makes 12

Ingredients
225g Plain Flour
3 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
1/2 tsp Salt
60g Rolled Oats
1 Free Range Egg
60g Comvita Manuka Honey
200ml Milk
90ml Oil (I used a Coconut Oil Blend)
170g Rhubarb, washed and ends trimmed off

Streusel Topping
2 Tbsp Oats
2 Tbsp Plain Flour
2 tsp Honey
1 tsp Oil
1 tsp Cinnamon
2 Tbsp finely chopped toasted Hazelnuts (optional)

Method
Preheat the oven to 190c and place paper cases in a 12 hole muffin tin.
In a large bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt. Then add the rolled oats.
Finely chop the rhubarb and set a dozen pieces aside for decoration. Tip the remainder of the rhubarb into the dry mixture.
In a separate bowl beat the egg with a fork before adding the Comvita Manuka Honey, milk and oil. Combine well.
Pour the liquid ingredients into the dry mixture and stir until just combined.
Spoon into the prepared muffin tin.
To make the streusel topping use the tips of your fingers to combine the oats, flour, honey, oil and cinnamon into a crumble like crumb. For extra crunch add finely chopped toasted Hazelnuts.
Sprinkle the streusel topping over the muffins and top each with a piece of the reserved rhubarb.
Bake for 18 minutes until the muffins are lightly browned and spring back when pressed gently.


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www.foodiequine.co.uk The tartness of Rhubarb is combined with Manuka Honey in these fruity oaty muffins which are free of refined sugar but packed with taste and goodness. A crunchy streusel topping finishes them off to perfection.

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19 comments

  1. Mmmm, love the shot with the honey dripping off the spoon!
    I really enjoyed cooking with Camovita Manuka honey, it's deelish and so good for you!
    Jane x

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    1. It was so thick it hardly wanted to drip! I'm not a huge fan of honey on its own so it's ideal to incorporate its goodness as a natural sweetener.

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  2. It is delicious honey, lovely and thick and with such a good flavour.

    I love the idea of these muffins.

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    1. My kids were absolutely drooling over it and couldn't believe how thick and full of flavour it was. Teenage boy with hollow legs ate his muffin with a further spoonful of Manuka on the top!

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  3. I do love a rhubarb muffin - can't get enough of them, the addition of manuka is genius! I find the story of manuka fascinating, clever bees.

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    1. Bees in general are just SO clever and the Manuka ones in particular. How do they know what flowers to go to?! Anything rhubarb is good in my book!

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  4. The pink glow of rhubarb on the supermarket shelf is irresistible, isn't it? Have never tried manuka honey before but it looks like a must!

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    1. Yes the super early forced Rhubarb is almost an 80's luminescent pink. Can't wait till my crop is ready to harvest. You've so got to try some Manuka Honey.

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  5. Oh my goodness these sound so yummy!

    Rachael xx.
    theteacozykitchen.blogspot.co.uk

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  6. A great way to take care of a sweet tooth and one's healthy at the same time!

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  7. I don't think I've ever cooked with Manuka honey, this recipe would be a venture into new territory for me. Sounds delicious!

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  8. The natural sweetness of the Manuka honey is a perfect combination to have with rhubarb. Rhubarb is delicious, but it does need the right sweetness. Lovely recipe.

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  9. I love Rhubarb, and have never had it with honey, sounds like a winning combo!

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  10. Love this recipe Claire, the manuka and rhubarb plus the cinnamon must be so delicious together! I love the idea of adding hazelnuts to the streusel topping too:)

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  11. I'm with you on the dessert front, and like you my head is turned by anything rhubarb! From gin to crumble I'll take them all!!!! Loving this recipe sweetened with Manuka honey... will have to give this a whirl with the kids over the Easter break. Thanks for hooking up with Simple and in Season. xxx

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  12. These sound so good Claire. I'm a huge fan of rhubarb, so with your bake having a streusal topping with the wonderful contrast in texture sounds heavenly! Pinned. #CookBlogShare
    Angela x

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  13. These muffins sound so good Claire! Our rhubarb is just about ready for us to start picking, I cannot wait. These are going on my to try list! Thank you for sharing with #CookBlogShare x

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  14. These muffins sound so good, I adore rhubarb and mixing ti with honey sounds divine! Thanks for linking up to #TreatPetite

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  15. That honey looks so sticky and lovely! I have never tried rhubarb with honey but I can imagine how well they got together. I love a streusel topping on a muffin too.
    thanks for linking up to #BakeoftheWeek x

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