These Brazilian Cornbread Muffins with Guava are a delicious new take on a classic comfort food. The cornbread muffins are moist, fluffy, and slightly sweet and nutty, while the guava filling adds a touch of tartness and sweetness, making these muffins the perfect balance of flavors.
113g (1 stick ) stick unsalted butter, melted and cooled
½cupavocado oil or any neutral-flavored oil
3large eggs, room temperature
14.1ozGuava paste, cut into cubes or ¾ cup guava preserves (see notes)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease the top of a muffin pan and fill each cup with a paper liner. In a large bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt.
Combine the milk, melted butter, avocado oil, salt, sugar, and eggs in a separate bowl. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ones and stir with a rubber spatula until the ingredients are blended. Don't overmix!
With a standard ice cream scoop or spoon, place a rounded scoop of batter into the paper liners, filling each one about ¾ of the way full. Then, push a small cube of guava into each muffin.
Bake the cornbread muffins with guava for 25 minutes until the tops are lightly browned and a toothpick comes out clean. Cool slightly and transfer them to a cooling rack. Allow the cornbread muffins with guava to cool for 10 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
How to Store & Re-Heat
To store: The cooled cornbread muffins with guava in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 days or in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
To reheat: In the microwave until warm through, about 5 to 10 seconds.
Make-AheadCornbread muffins with guava can be made a day ahead—store in an airtight container, layered with baking parchment. Reheat in a warm oven for 5-8 minutes. Will keep for 2 days in an airtight container in a cool place or 1 week in the refrigerator. How to FreezeScoop the batter into the muffin cups, filling just above three-quarters full. Divide the topping among the muffins, pressing lightly. Freeze until set, about 3 hours. The muffins can be removed to zippered freezer bags at this point and stored for up to 2 months. When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Place the cornbread muffins with guava in a pan and bake until they are lightly golden and a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.Notes:
If you're using guava preserves, spoon the guava preserves into a pastry bag fitted with a large round tip. Push the tip of the bag through the top of the baked cornbread muffins and squeeze 1 to 2 tablespoons of preserves into the middle of each muffin.
To make Homemade Sour Milk, Add 4 teaspoons of white distilled vinegar or fresh lemon juice to a measuring cup. Then, add enough milk or heavy cream to equal 1 cup. Stir and let sit for 5 minutes until thickens and curdles.
Ensure all ingredients are at room temperature (this helps ensure everything gets incorporated together properly; not doing this can result in poor emulsification).
Measure your flour and cornmeal correctly (Spoon and level the flour and cornmeal into the measuring cup rather than using the cup as a scoop. The extra flour can result in dense and dry cornbread muffins.)
Don't overmix ( mix until the flour is incorporated. Overmixing can cause dense muffins).
Grease your pan (to help ensure cornbread muffins come out cleanly).
Nutrition Facts
Easy Cornbread Muffins with Guava
Amount per Serving
Calories
231
% Daily Value*
Fat
13
g
20
%
Saturated Fat
5
g
31
%
Trans Fat
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
6
g
Cholesterol
40
mg
13
%
Sodium
203
mg
9
%
Potassium
60
mg
2
%
Carbohydrates
27
g
9
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
13
g
14
%
Protein
3
g
6
%
Vitamin A
70
IU
1
%
Vitamin C
3
mg
4
%
Calcium
99
mg
10
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods, and portion sizes per household.
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