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Our SMARTIES® muffins are a delicious Christmas twist on a beloved recipe

Add some festive cheer to your baking! These adorable SMARTIES® reindeer muffins will go down a treat with the whole family at Christmas.

  • 45 min
  • 32 servings

You'll Need:

  • 16 Red SMARTIES®
  • 40g MILKYBAR® white chocolate
  • 2 eggs
  • 100g sugar
  • 200g wholemeal flour
  • 20g cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 150ml buttermilk
  • 100ml sunflower oil
  • 32 mini pretzels
  • 32 muffin cases
  • Edible eyes
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Smarties Milk Chocolate Sharing Bag 105g

Each SMARTIES® muffin contains:
  • Energy 360kJ 86kcal 4%
  • Fat 4.1g 6%
  • Saturates 0.9g 5%
  • Sugars 4.8g 5%
  • Salt 0.06g 1%

of an adult’s Reference Intake (RI)*
Energy per 100g: 1668kJ/399kcal

*Reference Intake of an average adult (8400kJ/2000kcal).
Portions should be adjusted for children of different ages.

SMARTIES® Reindeer Muffins Recipe in easy steps

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C top/bottom heat (170°C for fan assisted ovens).
  2. Whisk eggs with sugar with a hand mixer until you have a creamy consistency.
  3. Mix flour, cocoa and baking powder and gradually stir in both eggs.
  4. Stir in sunflower oil and buttermilk. Pour the mixture into 32 muffin cases and bake in the oven for approx. 20-25 minutes. Take them out and let them cool down.
  5. Melt the white chocolate in a water bath. Then using the chocolate, place a large spot in the middle and add a red SMARTIES® for the nose.
  6. Place two smaller dots of melted chocolate slightly higher and add edible eyes on the muffin to finish the eyes.
  7. Finally, put the mini pretzel halves in both sides of the SMARTIES® muffin for the antlers!

Smart Tips to Involve Little Smarty Pants:

This is such an easy reindeer muffin recipe that even the little ones can join in. Why not let them decorate the muffins using the SMARTIES® and mini pretzels!

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