Baking Basics: Pandan Kaya Muffins (Mixing Method)

Easy one-bowl-mix pandan kaya muffins, topped with rich kaya and dessicated coconut. Made with slightly reduced sugar, an easy treat for breakfast or tea break!

These pandan kaya muffins are full of pandan and coconut aroma! Best of all – you need to just mix all of the ingredients in a bowl, with a whisk!

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How Do These Pandan Kaya Muffins Taste Like?

These pandan kaya muffins are made using oil – you can use any type of neutral tasting oil or coconut oil – so you’ll find these muffins tasting better the day after.

If you like soft and light muffins with some bite to it, you would probably like these muffins!

This pandan kaya muffin recipe uses a little more eggs than usual. The baking powder gives the muffins quite a bit of lift there, for a fluffy texture. As this recipe uses slightly more baking powder, you can try to get aluminum-free baking powder so there’s no weird taste, and is probably “healthier”.

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What Ingredients Do I Need?

• Eggs – As mentioned above, the recipe uses more eggs than normal muffin recipes. You can use medium sized eggs, about 55g – 60g each (with shell).
• Milk – I am using pandan powder,  for the pandan milk mixture (I bought from Redmart but it’s now out of stock). You can also blend pandan leaves together with milk and strain it. If you cannot find both of these, you can also just whole milk for vanilla flavored muffins.
• Oil – I am using rice bran oil. You can use any neutral tasting oil, or coconut oil for a fuller coconut aroma.
• Baking Powder – Baking powder is important to give the muffins a fluffy texture. If you can, do try to get aluminum-free baking powder.
• Top Flour – You can use either top flour or cake flour.
• Kaya – I topped the muffins with our favourite local custard jam – KAYA! It gives the muffins some texture and richness. Don’t skip it if you’re a kaya lover! Both Hainanese or pandan kaya would work. If you’re living overseas, try to see if your nearest Asian grocery store carries it 🙂

Are These Pandan Kaya Muffins Easy To Make?

Yes! This recipe uses a very simple mixing method: you just need to mix the wet ingredients in one bowl, and sift in the dry ingredients in another. Then add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients – VOILA! – the batter is done!

Just note that the batter is fairly liquid, so be sure to mix till it is fairly smooth, without too much lumps.

Pandan Kaya Muffins

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★★★★★

5 from 2 reviews

• Author: Cherie L.
• Prep Time: 20 minutes
• Cook Time: 25 minutes
• Total Time: 45 minutes
• Yield: 12 Regular Muffins 1x

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Description

Simple one-bowl mix pandan flavored muffins, topped with luscious kaya and dessicated coconut.

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Ingredients

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• 4 Eggs (55g-60g, Room Temp)
• 160 g Caster Sugar
• 100 g Oil (Vegetable or Coconut Oil)
• 80 g Pandan Milk
• 3/4 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 200 g Top or Cake Flour
• 2 & 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
• 2–3 tsp Kaya (As Preferred, Optional)
• Dessicated Coconut (For Sprinkling)

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 170C. Line cupcake or muffin pan with 12 liners.
2. Whisk eggs in mixing bowl briefly. Add sugar and whisk well.
3. Add in oil and mix well to a thicker mixture.
4. Whisk in pandan milk and vanilla. Mix well.
5. Sift in flour and baking powder. Whisk till no visible trace of white flour left, and the batter should be fairly smooth.
6. Pour batter into measuring jug. Distribute batter evenly in the cupcake pan, filling about 90% full.
7. Place kaya into piping or ziplock bag. Snip off one corner and pipe onto surface of muffin batter. Sprinkle with dessicated coconut.
8. Bake in preheated oven at 170C for 25-27 mins, or until a skewer inserted in the middle of muffin comes out clean or with fairly dry crumbs.
9. Let cool completely on wire rack before storing.

Notes

1. You can use 1.5 tsp pandan powder + 80g milk or blend 20g pandan leaves with 85g milk before straining. In both cases, measure out 80g milk mixture. Pandan paste or emulco can also be used if you do not mind artificial flavoring. Otherwise you can use just fresh milk for vanilla flavor.

2. Homemade or store bought kaya can be used. You may also reduce sugar in this recipe slightly to 150g if you are topping with kaya.

• Category: Breakfast, Dessert
• Method: Mixing

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