Maltesers Muffins

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 225 g flour
• 4 (37 g) packets malted milk balls, 24 left whole,the rest crushed (maltesers)
• 110 g golden caster sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 medium egg
• 142 ml sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 125 g unsalted butter, melted
• 5 tablespoons 1% low-fat milk
• 200 g golden icing sugar, sifted
• 1 tablespoon skim milk
• 1 tablespoon golden syrup
• 25 g unsalted butter, softened

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 180*c (350*f).
• 2 lightly grease 2 x 12 hole mini muffin tins.
• 3 sift the flour into a large bowl.
• 4 add the crushed maltesers, caster sugar, baking powder and salt.
• 5 in a separate bowl, beat together the egg, sour cream, vanilla, butter and milk, then mix into the dry ingredients, just until combined.
• 6 divide among the tins and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
• 7 cool for 5 minutes, then remove and cool on a rack.
• 8 meanwhile, beat all the icing ingredients until smooth.
• 9 ice each muffin, then decorate with a whole malteser.
• 10 the kids will love these!