Name: Nectarine Cupcakes Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 18
Ingredients: 2½ cups whole wheat pastry flour; 1 tbsp baking powder; ½ cup raw turbinado sugar; ½ tsp salt; 2 large eggs; 1½ cups buttermilk; ¼ cup unsalted butter; 2 large lemon zest; 4 nectarines

Nectarine Cupcakes Recipe

How To Make Nectarine Cupcakes

These nectarine cupcakes are a great summer dessert that uses whole wheat flour and less butter and sugar. Still, they come out deliciously!

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 20 minutes

Total: 35 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2½cupswhole wheat pastry flour
1tbspbaking powder
½cupraw turbinado sugar,plus more for dusting
½tspsalt
2largeeggs
1½cupsbuttermilk
¼cupunsalted butter,melted and slightly cooled
2largelemon zest
4nectarines,thinly sliced, then cut each slice in half

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F with a rack in the top third of the oven. Line muffin tin with cupcake wrappers.
In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt).
In a smaller bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, eggs, melted butter and lemon zest.
Pour the liquid ingredients into the dry mixture and stir just until it’s mostly combined.
Stir in sliced nectarines, saving about 18 slices to place on top of the cupcakes before baking.
Spoon cupcakes into the prepared muffin tin. Top each one with a slice of nectarine and a light sprinkle of raw sugar.
Bake for 16 to 20 minutes, just until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.