Free From Christmas Cake Muffins (Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free, Alcohol Free)
These cute Free From Christmas Cake Muffins have all the flavours of a traditional Christmas cake but are gluten free, nut free, dairy free and alcohol free too – making them perfect for taking to events or feeding to children. As a bonus they take just 45 minutes from start to finish!
Servings 12 muffins
Calories 342kcal
Ingredients
- 150 g dairy free spread
- 150 g dark soft brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 200 g gluten free self-raising flour
- 2 teaspoons mixed spice
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 500 g mixed dried fruit
- 150 g glace cherries halved and rinsed to remove sticky coating
- Juice of 1 orange roughly 75ml / ¼cup
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180C / 160C fan / gas mark 4 / 350F. Put 12 muffin cases in a muffin tin.
- Cream together the dairy free spread and sugar in a large bowl until pale.
- Add the eggs in one at a time, stirring after each one.
- In a separate bowl mix together the flour and spices, mixed fruit and rinsed cherries.
- Slowly add the gluten free flour and dried fruit mixture to the butter/sugar/eggs mixture. Stirring thoroughly each time, to ensure even distribution of fruit.
- Add the orange juice and mix thoroughly.
- Divide the mixture evenly between the muffin cases (roughly 100g/3.5oz in each case).
- Cook in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Check with a skewer – if cooked the skewer should come out clean. If not give the muffins an extra couple of minutes and try again.
- Serve just as they are or with a simple icing made from icing sugar and orange juice.
Notes
- Suitable for freezing.
- Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.
Nutrition
Calories: 342kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 101mg | Potassium: 354mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 39g | Vitamin A: 553IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 93mg | Iron: 1mg