Once upon a time, I made a delicious batch of chocolatey rich brownies with a secret ingredient: a little orange kiwi favourite called kumara. Starchy tubers like kumara can be a great substitute for flours, and are
a more nutritious alternative to gluten free flour blends. It can sound a bit crazy - and I get very sceptical looks and comments every time I use them, but you'll just have to trust me on this one. Those brownies speak for themselves. Now for reasons unbeknownst to even me, I haven't featured the kumara brownie on this blog (yet!) but keep your eyes peeled because it's a recipe you'll want to write down and treasure for ever.
In the meantime, here is another kumara recipe. This one is a yummy, filling, bite-sized muffin with a little something different in each chew. This is definitely a muffin rather than a cupcake, and probably sits at cafe-style-carrot-cake on the savoury to sweet spectrum. As for the name: "flourless four fruit muffin bites"...? These little morsels are crammed with goodness, including banana, apple, dates and kumara! Now, I know kumara isn't technically a fruit, but come on, don't you love that alliteration?! I used mini-muffin silicone moulds to make mine, but they could also work as jumbo-sized muffins for an on-the-go breakfast option, as long as the cooking time was adjusted.
These muffins are gluten and dairy free, but remember to warn guests about the nuts, nut butter and seeds if you have allergy-prone friends.
Flourless Four Fruit Muffin Bites (makes 24 mini muffin bites)
