Cantaloupe Muffins with Praline Topping

Mix cantaloupe puree into muffin batter and sprinkle with a pecan topping to create a fresh twist on muffins.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 419 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest, or to taste
• 1 cup pureed cantaloupe
• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 0.5 cup all-purpose flour
• 0.5 cup vegetable oil
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup brown sugar
• 0.75 cup chopped pecans
• 0.5 cup finely diced cantaloupe

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 10 jumbo muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.

Step 2

Mix pecans, brown sugar, 1/2 cup flour, and softened butter together in a bowl until mixture is crumbly.

Step 3

Beat 1 cup white sugar and oil together in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat pureed cantaloupe and vanilla extract into sugar mixture.

Step 4

Whisk 1 1/2 cup flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt together in a mixing bowl. Stir flour mixture into cantaloupe puree mixture; gently fold in cantaloupe chunks and lemon zest. Pour batter into prepared muffin cups.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle pecan mixture over the top of each muffin. Continue baking until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 10 more minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.