Lychee Muffins

If you love lychees, you are sure to love these quick and easy muffins with sweet lychee flavor that you can make with basic ingredients.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 194 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ⅓ cup butter, melted
• 1 cup cake flour
• 1 (11 ounce) can lychees, drained

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a muffin tin with paper liners.

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes.

Step 3

Mix cake flour and baking powder together in a large bowl.

Step 4

Strain lychees into a bowl, reserving canning liquid. Pat lychees dry with a paper towel; cut into small pieces. Add 3/4 of the pieces to the flour mixture; toss lightly.

Step 5

Whisk sugar and egg together in a bowl until sugar is dissolved, about 1 minute. Stir in 5 tablespoons of the reserved canning liquid, butter, and vanilla extract. Add flour mixture; stir batter until just moistened.

Step 6

Spoon batter into the prepared muffin tin, filling each liner 3/4 full. Scatter remaining lychee pieces on top.