Calamansi Muffins with Cereal Polvoron Topping

Name: Calamansi Muffins with Cereal Polvoron Topping
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 ½ Cup Flour; 1 Cup Muscovado Sugar; ¼ Teaspoon Baking Soda; ¼ Teaspoon Salt; ⅓ Cup Sour Cream; 2 Eggs at Room Temperature; ½ Cup (1 stick) of Butter Melted; 2 Tablespoons Calamansi Juice; ¼ Cup Cereal Polvoron

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These Calamansi Muffins are supper buttery, light and quick to make. The cereal Polvoron topping gives it a nice crunch.

Calamansi Muffin on a wooden plate lined with a cupcake liner.

Quick Calamansi Muffins

The great thing about these Calamansi Muffins is that they are super fast to make. You don't even need a mixer to make them. All you need to do is mix the dry and wet ingredients separately and then together and bake. So easy. These muffins are great to make at the beginning at the week for a quick breakfast or to take with you to school or work for a snack. Store them in the freezer to keep them fresh and moist.

Ingredients

For those of you in the Philippines yay! Some of the ingredients I used are from there. For those of you not in the Philippines I provide substitutions.

Flour - Provides the body in the batter.

Moscavato Sugar - From the Philippines is made from pure sugar cane juice that has been evaporated until it crystalizes. Made in Negros Oriental, which is the sugar capital of the Philippines. It is considered a healthier sugar as it is unrefined, thus keeping more of its minerals and nutrients. I highly recommend sourcing some from Filipino groceries and online stores. You can sub regular find sugar here if you can't find it.

Baking Soda - The rising agent in our Calamansi Muffins.

Salt - A little goes a long way to complement the sugar.

Sour Cream - Provides the light crumb in the cake.

Eggs - For moisture and a little bit of fluffiness.

Melted Butter - Makes the bake nice and buttery and nice mouth feel.

Calamansi Juice - The key flavor! I used bottled calamansi juice. If you have access to fresh ones, squeeze out 2 tablespoons of it and remove the seeds.

Cereal Polvoron - This will be used as our crunchy topping. I got a jar from Wlidflour in Manila, but you can improvise by just getting 4 normal polvoron pieces and breaking it up and mixing it with a tablespoon of crushed corn flakes.

Bowl of sugar, flour, eggs, sour cream, melted butter, calamansi juice, salt and baking soda.

Calamansi Muffins Batter

To make the batter first you are going to mix all the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. That would be the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.

Then in a separate large bowl you are going to mix all the wet ingredients. The sour cream, eggs, melted butter and calamansi juice. Mix until it is nice and smooth and creamy.

Next you are going to pour in the mixed dry ingredients into the mixed wet ingredients. You are going to fold lightly making sure that the dry ingredients are fully mixed it. With muffins do not over mix. That is how the Calamansi Muffins are going to have a nice and tender crumb.

Baking the Muffins

Scoop them into your muffin tins lined with cupcake liners. Using an ice cream scoop will keep the Calamansi muffins uniform. Then top each with a teaspoon of cereal polvoron. Bake for 20 minutes until the tops are nice and golden.

Calamansi Muffin batter topped with cereal polvoron.

How to Store Calamansi Muffins

If you have leftovers or are baking them for a week worth of breakfasts and snacks it is highly recommended that you store them in an airtight container in the freezer.

The Calamansi Muffins can be heated up in the microwave for 15-20 seconds or just be left at room temperature for an hour or more to be nice and soft again.

Calamansi Muffins cut in half on a wooden plate.

Questions you may have

Where can I buy Muscovato Sugar from the Philippines?

In the Philippines they can be found in local grocery stores in the baking section.
In the US you can get them at Filipino grocery stores like Island Pacific, Seafood City or online at Sarap Now.

Can I use regular sugar?

Yes, you can use regular fine baking sugar to substitute.

Where can I buy Cereal Polvoron?

If you are in the Philippines you can buy them from Wildflour Manila.

Can I make my own Cereal Polvoron?

Yes for this recipe you need ¼ cup of regular Polvoron, which is about 3-4 pieces. I recommend getting the Goldilocks brand. Crush them up and add a teaspoon of crushed cornflakes.

Where can I get calamansi juice outside of the Philippines?

Island Pacific, Seafood City and Sarap Now are good sources. They sell them in frozen packets or by the bottle.