Try the popular pastry tres leches (Spanish for “three milks”) in muffin form. Almonds give this moist morning treat sweet subtle flavor with a welcome crunch.
Almond-Tres Leches Muffins
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 50 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/3 cup (from 14-oz can) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
- 1/3 cup whipping cream
- 1/3 cup milk
- 3/4 cup sliced almonds
- Additional sweetened condensed milk (1/4 cup)
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. Grease 12 regular-size muffin cups with shortening or line with paper baking cups.
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Step2In large bowl, beat butter and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in almond extract and eggs. With spoon, stir in flour, baking powder, 1/3 cup condensed milk, the whipping cream, milk and 1/2 cup of the almonds just until moistened. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups (3/4 full). Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup almonds evenly over batter in cups.
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Step3Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove muffins from pan to cooling rack. Cool 10 minutes. Drizzle 1 teaspoon additional sweetened condensed milk over top of each muffin. Serve warm.
Nutrition
310
Calories
15g
Total Fat
6g
Protein
37g
Total Carbohydrate
20g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Muffin
- Calories
- 310
- Calories from Fat
- 140
- Total Fat
- 15g
- 23%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 38%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 70mg
- 23%
- Sodium
- 170mg
- 7%
- Potassium
- 150mg
- 4%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 37g
- 12%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 5%
- Sugars
- 20g
- Protein
- 6g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 8%
- 8%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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