Strawberry Coconut and Lime Friands (gluten and dairy free)

Delicious gluten and dairy free friands filled with summer’s best flavours of strawberries, coconut and lime. Great with a cup of hot tea in winter.

Last Friday I attended the Sydney installment of Australia’s largest food and wine festival, the Good Food and Wine Show. One of the new finds this year included Brookfarm‘s absolutely stunning award-winning macadamia oil. I grabbed 2 bottles and went on my way, with a few samples of their new gluten free muesli (yes!) and gluten free Porrij porridge – thanks guys.

Now it may come as a surprise that I have been able to find fresh strawberries as we are now a third of the way into winter. I guess we are really blessed that way in Australia. A variety of climates helps produce delicious fruits and veg almost all year round. These beautiful, flavorful Queensland strawberries come into season right about now and at $2 a punnet that’s a real steal, especially in winter!

Inspired by the ingredient and a delivery of brand new Baker’s Secret bakeware thanks to Impact Communications, I had decided to make summery friands. I don’t normally like to “waste” fresh strawberries in baked goods, but I thought that a fruitty friand would be the best match for the colder weather during our Aussie winter.

This friand recipe is yet another adaptation of my gluten and dairy free fig tarts – it’s just so versatile! This time I added some coconut and lime to the mix as well, which gave me a perfect excuse to also use Brookfarm’s delicious macadamia oil and Kokomo’s coconut water instead of the apple sauce I normally use to increase the moistness of the friands.

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Strawberry Coconut and Lime Friands (gluten and dairy free)

I used Brookfarm's macadamia oil and Kokomo's coconut water in this recipe, but feel free to use melted butter if not allergic, or peanut oil or even light-tasting olive oil. Icing on the friands is optional, I simply prefer to either dust them with a little icing sugar or serve with a little squeeze of lime juice over the top and sprinkled with extra coconut.

Servings: 8

Ingredients

For the Friands:

• 2 eggs separated into whites and yolks
• 40 g unrefined sugar
• 115 g almond meal
• 1/4 cup dessicated coconut
• 1/2 tsp gluten free baking powder
• 1/8 cup macadamia oil or peanut or light tasting olive oil
• 1/8 cup coconut water
• 1 lime zest and juice
• 6 medium-sized ripe strawberries hulled and diced
• extra oil and gluten free flour for greasing and dusting the tin

To serve, any combination of:

• 1 tsp golden icing sugar

Instructions

To make the Friands:

• Using an electric mixer or whisk, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat egg yolks and sugar until light and flufy.
• Add almond meal, dessicated coconut, baking powder, macadamia oil and coconut water. Add lime zest and juice. Mix well to combine.
• Add egg whites and fold through the mixture.
• Add diced strawberries and mix gently to distribute the fruit.

To bake:

• Divide batter evenly between 8 holes of the friand tin.
• Bake in a pre-heated oven for 20-25 minutes or until the friands are just starting to turn golden.

To serve:

• Dust the friands with icing sugar or drizzle with some lime icing. Top with shredded coconut if desired.

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