Take a trip “down under” to the Gold Coast with these Golden Kiwi Muffins. Sweet gold kiwifruit with macadamia milk combine to make these moist, succulent, gluten-free and vegan muffins a perfect breakfast destination!
I’m finally giving you a recipe I’ve had tucked away all summer. It’s been a long time coming and can wait no longer. I also realized I haven’t shared many baking recipes lately so this will remedy all those situations. The mind “recipe-brewing” for these muffins started way before the summer, but couldn’t come to fruition until I had access to a kitchen and a muffin pan. I guess I can say it was worth the wait though since these muffins are probably my favorite I’ve ever made. The flavor is something I’ve never tasted, the sweetness so luscious, the crumb so moist. Now let me tell you why that is. There are two things that make these muffins so special. Two things you may never have heard of.
Starting with the fruitiness. These are not your regular kiwis. O no. These are Gold Kiwifruit, only grown in New Zealand (some in Italy and Chile). Brought to the US by the one and only Frieda’s, and in season from May to October. These kiwis don’t have all the “hair” as normal kiwis do. They are smooth on the outside and have bright gold flesh, much sweeter and less tart than the conventional kiwi. They’re much bigger too and lend themselves to make one damn good muffin. I wanted to do something special with these kiwis, not just eat them whole. In my mind, kiwi muffin, why not?
Second showstopper ingredient to these muffins is Suncoast Gold Macadamia Milk! I saw foodie bloggers posting about this amazing mac milk after Expo West many months ago and was totally drawn in. After some chatting this the mac milk people, they sent me some milk to test out myself. I was still back in school though and had to wait until I was home to do my “experiments”. Suncoast Gold is the lead supplier of macadamia nuts in Australia and I can see why. (P.S. I say Gold Coast in my description because the mac milk is Australian and the kiwis are from New Zealand…close enough, eh?). I was intrigued to see how mac milk tasted in comparison to your typical American almond, cashew, etc. Well it’s delicious. Creamy, smooth, and guzzle-worthy. Thankfully Suncoast is slowly expanding so everyone can enjoy this awesome non-dairy milk alternative. Still not in NJ, but soon! I hope really soon, because I need more!
Gold Kiwifruit and Mac Milk sounded like a good idea that I couldn’t wait to try out in one tasting baking experiment. I think muffins are the easiest “bread” to bake. If you’re a newbie gluten-free + vegan baker, I suggest testing out muffin recipes first. I’m never scared of getting to crafty with my muffins and like to throw caution to the wind. That’s why when I made these muffins I also used a new flour combo. I of course went with my favorite buckwheat flour as the base, but I also included one of the sweeter, lighter gluten-free flours, amaranth! Amaranth is just like millet flour and should be combined with another as the base. But the slight sweetness of amaranth flour makes it a great one for baking some sweet luscious muffins!
Before I get to the recipe, let me tell you about my deep desire to live in Australia (or New Zealand). If you asked me when I was younger where I wanted to live, my answer would have been California or Australia. I’m not sure why, but AU seemed so “perfect”. I’m not sure it would be my #1 destination to live in now, but I still have a strong desire to visit! Maybe it’s the kangaroos, maybe the mac milk, or maybe it’s that Aussie accent 😛 Regardless, you will see me in Australia some day, eating these muffins on a tour of the Outback 😛 Hahaha!
Golden Kiwi Muffins
- 2 Ripe Gold Kiwifruit
- 1 Cup Buckwheat Flour
- ½ Cup Amaranth Flour
- 1 Tsp Baking Powder
- ½ Tsp Baking Soda
- 1 Cup Unsweetened Macadamia Milk
- ½ Tsp Pure Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Extract
- ¼ Cup Unsweetened Shredded Coconut
- 1 TB Stevia Syrup
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- In a bowl, scoop out the kiwi flesh and mash up until you get a smooth texture.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the mashed kiwi with all the other ingredients. Stir together until you get a nice smooth muffin batter.
- Line a medium muffin pan with 12 liners and fill each liner with 3 TB of batter.
- Bake the muffins for 20 minutes, remove and allow to cool.
- Serve warm, cold, with your favorite nut butter, coconut butter, maybe even some chocolate stevia syrup. Enjoy!
Aren’t muffins the perfect breakfast? I love having some in the freezer for when the craving hits. All I have to do is heat them in the microwave for a few seconds and bam! Perfect sweet bready goodness. Do people consider muffins dessert ever? I think muffins = breakfast and cupcakes = dessert, but there is such a grey area. I mean, if I added some protein frosting to this, I would call it a cupcake, but it would qualify as breakfast. Eh, that’s why breakfast and dessert equal the same thing for me. Tough life, huh? 😉
By the way, as you saw with my ingredient list links, you can get mac milk on Amazon! What a joy! Now no matter where you live, you can have some mac love in you life. And to keep you on your toes and prod you more into buying some mac milk, I have another recipe that I’ll share in the coming months using mac milk again! Plus, Suncoast’s milk is clean (like Silk) and doesn’t contain carrageenan like some gross brands we shall not name. So bake some muffins, brew some coffee, and enjoy my “down under” inspired breakfast!
So tell me:
+ I’ve asked this before, but I’ll ask again. Do you eat the skin of a kiwi? I really hope you do! It’s the best part and full of nutrition and fiber! If you waste it, I’ll cry!
+ Have you ever been to Australia or New Zealand?
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They look amazing, I’ve not tried kiwi in buns, love the sound of these!
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Yum! Kiwi? Buckwheat? Yes please!! Definitely trying these out. 😉
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Awesome Muffins!
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These look delicious!
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These looks amazing!! I’ve never used kiwi in baking but I’ll have to try these – my neighbours actually have literally hundreds (maybe thousands) of kiwis in their garden. I think I can steal a couple to make your muffins 😉
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Another great recipe! I always eat the skins.
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I love this flavour combo!! I miss eating my Kiwi Fruits everyday (because the US doesn’t have the good kind like in Aus or NZ!) Loving this combo of Golden Kiwi Fruit and Macadamia! sounds beautiful!
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Never thought about using kiwi in baked goods. What a delicious idea! You come up with some amazing recipes.
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Thanks for sharing!
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This looks so good, Rebecca! 🙂 I love kiwi but I’ve never thought of using them for muffins. I’ll so have to try this!!
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I love the unexpected ingredients that turn up in your recipes. I’ve never heard of kiwi in muffins before.
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I just saw the golden ones a few weeks ago and was wondering how they would taste. These muffins sound so delicious!
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You’ve gotta get some a try these muffins then!
Hi Rebecca,
I had never heard of the golden Kiwi before, but they sound great. I love the regular Kiwi although they are a little tart so the golden would be great for sweetness. These muffins sound wonderful and look so tasty.
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Yes, they are much sweeter! Thanks Marla!
Ok, so you’re the second person in 2 days to tease me with golden kiwi. How come I’ve never heard of this amazing fruit?!? I can’t wait to try it ♥
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I never heard of putting kiwi in a muffin before. These look great!
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That looks so good!! I’ve never heard of using kiwi in baking…interesting! 🙂
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This is such a gem of a find. I would never have thought of making muffin with kiwis! 🙂
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These are so intriguing. I’ve never seen kiwi baked into muffins before and they sound lovely.
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These sound delicious!!! I’ve never heard of these golden kiwi, and must try them soon.
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What a fun and unusual idea!
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Thank you for sharing this recipe! I have never hear of Golden Kiwi’s before. I don’t know if these are available in my area but I would love to try make these!
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Interesting.
Two things I’ve never heard of – golden kiwi fruit and using them in muffins. It is logical though if we use other fruit in muffins we could use kiwi fruit. I’ve just never thought of it.
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Pretty sure you fall in to the camp with everyone else on that one 😛
Never seen golden kiwis before but they look amazing! Love the green ones, so sweet!
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Golden ones are sweeter, bigger, and hairless!
Looks delicious!! Can’t wait to try this!!
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Delicious! I may have to try something similar with the kiwi’s I have in the fridge that are past their best!!!
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If they are really ripe than they may work, but you’ll need more than 2!
Wow, I haven’t heard of either golden kiwis or macadamia milk. Both sound amazing! I’m going to have to look for them at the store.
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They make one great muffin!
Ooo…my youngest dd loves kiwi fruit and I’ve never seen a golden one, but I checked out the site and see that it could be available in several local markets. Will have to check this out. Also, the mac milk sounds delicious. Our stores just started stocking cashew milk (totally love), so will be interested in tasting mac milk.
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O I hope you can get your hands on some then!
Cashew rocks, any nut milk rocks in my option 😉
Products like this always make us giggle when we’re in the US because they’re marketed as being Australian but we’ve almost always never heard of them and can’t get them here! Haha.
I used to eat the skin of kiwis (but I can’t eat any kiwi now!) but Jesse thinks that’s disgusting haha.
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Well Suncoast is 100% Australian! Haha!
Damn, well at least you DID!
The Gold Coast sounds like an amazing place. I have to visit when I am in New Zealand. This muffins look so delicious. I have never tried to put Kiwi into a muffin.
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What a great flavor combination! I have never seen kiwis in baked goods before–I bet they are great!
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Golden kiwi?!?! I’ve never tried those before. Love the short list of ingredients…these look great!
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i LOVE the skin on kiwi! on all fruits, really. and actually, my dad & i went to australia this past december! I started to write about it on my blog but there was just so much information, and school started, and yeah.. haha.
but i love how you used amranth flour here! I bought it a while ago but have only used it once, so i think i’ll try it out soon! thanks 🙂
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That’s awesome! I hope you took tons of photos!
Amaranth is such a great baking flour!
Had no idea you could eat the skin! I’m always wary about skin hurting my stomach but who knows, it might be fine. These muffins look incredible and I’m sure they’re perfect 🙂
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You must try it!!! (Might be too much fiber for you though).
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These look fantastic! Simple and… yummin! I’ve actually never eaten the skin of a kiwi, but I’m game! I’ll let you know how it goes. 🙂
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We get golden kiwis in our weekly produce box from time to time, but I never thought to bake with them. I usually just eat them straight up. Now I want to try it though. These look so yummy! I hope I get some kiwis soon ????
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O I’m jealous! I want more gold kiwis!
Never would have thought to put kiwi in a muffin. Cool!
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I haven’t had anything with kiwi in it for the longest time! These look super good! <3 And yay for macademia nut milk! *-*
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I’m so intrigued. I love kiwi but no i don’t eat the skin something about eating that hairy skin meh. But these gold kiwi sound so beautiful. Love that you throw caution to the wind with muffin baking. They are a fun way to experiment wth flavors though!
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Haha, I will always be fond of the hairiness 😉 But if you scrub a kiwi good, most of it comes off anyway!…kinda!
Muffins always need to be fun 😉 Muffins > cupcakes!
Uhhhh… yes this totally #strangebutgood! I’ve never heard of kiwi in a muffin, but I love golden kiwis! They’re a bitt sweeter than the green ones, so I prefer them.
My freezer is so full of muffins too… Vegas and I will never starve. Ha!
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Now that I know what a gold kiwi tastes like, I love them more too!!
A freezer without a hefty muffin stock is a sad, sad, freezer 😉
A naked Golden Kiwi? Macadamia Milk? You are killing me! I want to make these right now! I don’t have the two main ingredients, but you better believe that the next time I’m at the farmers market I will be looking for these cute lil naked fruits.
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Well aren’t you creative! 🙂 I have never baked with kiwis, but now I’ve got to try this. Nicely done, my friend.
To answer your questions, yes, I eat the skin and no, I’ve never been to either location, but I really want to go to NZ.
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Yay and NZ looks so beautiful and GREEN!
I’m going to be on the look out for Mac Milk, macadamias have a distinct flavor that I love so I’m pretty sure I’ll the love milk. I’ve never seen a kiwi muffin and my tastebuds are dying to know that it tastes like. Do you think I can substitute a regular kiwi?
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You can also make your own super easy 😉
It will taste less sweet, but it’s not like you CAN’T. Just won’t be THIS recipe.
I love the idea of kiwis in muffins! Kiwis are so good and tasty, I bet these are delicious!
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I eat the skin on kiwi and any other produce with edible skin! I’m too lazy to try to scoop out the fruity part, and I usually really enjoy the skin. I’ve never thought of kiwi muffins before – so creative! Yum!
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I lived in Australia for a year and visited New Zealand, and went to so many kiwi farms. So fun, and so delicious! These muffins look super tasty, and the macadamia milk is perfect for the down under theme;) I miss fresh macadamias sooo much! They’re such a tasty delight and it’s so cool to just go pick them off the tree.
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Lucky!!! Omg…a kiwi farm…that would be amazing!
Fresh picked macadamia nuts….now that beats kiwi farms!
YUM!!! Rebecca these look amazing! I’ve never had golden kiwi’s – and – I’ve never heard of Macadamia Milk – I learned about 2 new things thanks to you!
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I just had these golden kiwi the other day for the first time – they were amazing! I’m not a huge fan of regular kiwi because they’re so sour. These golden kiwi are A++!
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I know right!? Sometimes normal ones are sweet (if their good ones) other times you get that terrible sour sad one 😛
They look and sound delicious! I love gold kiwis! I’m not a huge fan of normal kiwis but I adore the gold ones. And I eat the skin! 🙂 Will definitely try making these muffins if I can source all the ingredients. Love how there’s no sugar, means my toddler can eat them, and since I’m not a Stevia fan I sure I can easily skip that out! Thanks for sharing! Love the pictures too 🙂 #tastytuesdays
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Yay!!! I just love their sweetness!
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I love kiwi, but I have never tried a golden one before. I bet they are delicious! And we ALWAYS eat the skin! I can’t wait to get my hands on some macadamia nut milk so I can make these!!
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Macadamia milk??? That sounds so delicious!!! And I have never heard of golden kiwi either. Great recipe! I’ll have to give it a try with regular kiwis. Might be a different color, but probably just as tasty!
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these look awesome! I would never think to use kiwifruit in muffins! Looks so good 🙂
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Those sound so incredibly unique, Rebecca! I would’ve never though about putting kiwi into muffins – but now that you suggest it, it sounds wonderful. I actually love golden kiwis, I’m always doing a little happy dance in the grocery store when I see them (and embarrass the people I’m with :D), because they are so rare here!
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Oh My! I can’t wait to try these!
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Oh these look delicious! My oldest daughter loves Kiwi I will have to make these for her! I have only eaten the skin in smoothie and juices.
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Wow these look sooo delicious Rebecca!!! I’ve never baked with kiwi before. What an amazing idea! I wish I could eat one of these right now!!
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This sounds delicious! I’ve never thought of putting kiwis in a muffin, but it must be yummy! Pinned!
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The MUFFINS!!!!!!! These muffins look like the best little muffin bites of joy! So much better than the bronze muffins or the silver muffins 😉 It’s so funny that the gold kiwis have no fuzz…like someone shaved them 😀 haha But seriously these muffins look like they have the perfect light fluffiness, you are so skilled with the GF flours! And I love that you used the word ‘fruitiness’, now you’re starting to sound like me!
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Haha, naked kiwis 😉
You would totally dig eating the skin of these! not tough or anything 😉 So you should get some…and eat the skin!
Hahaha I love the word fruity, fruitiness, that’s why I always like calling you my fruity friend 😉
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Interesting! Never thought to use kiwi in a muffin! Can’t wait to try your recipe! Thanks for sharing!
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Kiwi and macadamia nut milk sound wonderful together! I spent a month in Australia last year traveling around with my son who was living over there for a year. It’s a beautiful country! And, I do love the accents!
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These sound delicious. I loooove kiwi, I’ll have to add these to my recipes to try list!
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Gold kiwi though. Much sweeter than a normal green kiwi!
I’ve never been to Australia or New Zealand but I’ve been dying to go to NZ ever since I learned that Lord of the Rings was filmed there (closet nerd here). 😉 Also, do you have an substitution suggestions for the flours in this recipe? I’m not GF so could I use whole wheat flour? 🙂 Thanks!
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You’re on your own there, haha. But I’m sure using whole wheat or all purpose would be fine to replace all the flour.
I’ve never had kiwi muffins, these look incredible! Yummy:)
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I can not tell you how many times I’ve wanted muffins and just never made them. These kiwifruit are my absolute favorite – loving the hairless! And macadamia milk?! I NEED.
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You really do need the mac milk 😉 Tummy goodness!
Kiwis are so good and these muffins sound absolutely delicious!
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We love kiwis. I hadn’t thought to put them in muffins. What a great way to enjoy their delicious flavor.
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Gold kiwis though 😉 Much sweeter!
These look really yummy… never thought to put kiwi in a muffin!
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These are the best muffins 😉
how interesting! I don’t like the hair on regular kiwi either! These look really yummy and creative!
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Haha, I personally like the fuzz 😉 With or without I love it all!
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These look delicious! We love muffins so we’ll have to make these soon!
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I am so glad you finally broke out this recipe to share! these muffins look just incredible!
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