08 April 2012
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Sweet things
When Zuzana asked me whether I had heard of ©Forever Aloe Vera products, I automatically thought of the Aloe Vera plants that I would sometimes be lucky enough to find on the side of the road in Australia. I would slice open a part of the plants leaf and then smear its cooling gel directly onto my slightly sunburnt shoulders. Failing to find this spiky, green plant; I would then pop down to our local chemist to pick up its gel form produced in a tube.
After a couple of email exchanges, Zuzana then sent me a recipe how to bake the berry nectar and honey muffins whose ingredients were made from a few ©Forever Aloe Vera products. And with no effort all all on Zuzana’s part, the courier soon arrived with my Aloe Vera goodies ready for the bake— due to my bad head cold at the time; I decided to take a dose of the nectar that is full of vitamins to help towards my recovery, and help to build the immune system a little before attempting to bake these wholesome breakfast muffins:
What you’ll need:
500ml all purpose flour
1 Teaspoon baking powder
170ml Aloe Berry Nectar #034
6 tablespoons, unsalted butter
150 ml Forever bee honey #207
100g hazelnuts, chopped
1 teabag, Aloe Blossom Herbal Tea #200
2 Eggs, medium
80 ml Sweetened condensed milk
1 pinch of salt
For the topping:
125ml Aloe Berry Nectar #034
60 ml Forever bee honey #207
125ml Powdered sugar (icing sugar)
How to make:
Pre-heat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF). Combine flour baking powder and add the salt. Heat the butter in a saucepan with the honey until it starts to bubble; reduce the heat. Add the Aloe Berry Nectar, eggs, sweetened condensed milk and open the contents of the teabag, add to the syrup and mix well. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and fold in the hazelnuts. Scoop the mixture into the paper muffin cups until ¾ full. Bake muffins for 15 – 20 minutes. Allow them to cool on a wire rack, while preparing the syrup for the topping.
For the topping:
Heat the Aloe Berry Nectar gently in a saucepan and whilst stirring; sprinkle in the powder sugar until it forms a glaze. Add the honey and stir thoroughly. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled down muffins and enjoy them for a breakfast treat!
