Upside-Down Rhubarb Muffins

Name: Upside-Down Rhubarb Muffins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 12 muffins, 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup rhubarb, finely chopped; 1/4 cup butter, melted; 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed; 1/3 cup soft butter; 1/3 cup sugar; 1 egg; 1 1/2 cups flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg; 1/2 cup milk

Submitted by queenbeatrice

"I found this in a country cooking cookbook. It is not overly sweet which is why I enjoy it."

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photo by FrenchBunny

Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 11
Yields:: 12 muffins
Serves:: 12

ingredients

1 cup rhubarb, finely chopped
¹⁄₄ cup butter, melted
¹⁄₂ cup brown sugar, packed
¹⁄₃ cup soft butter
¹⁄₃ cup sugar
1 egg
1 ¹⁄₂ cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ teaspoon nutmeg
¹⁄₂ cup milk

directions

Combine rhubarb, melted butter and brown sugar in a small bowl.
Divide amongst 12 greased muffin cups.
Beat together butter, sugar and egg until fluffy.
Combine flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg and add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Stir just to moisten.
Spoon into muffin cups, on top of rhubarb mixture.
Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 to 25 minutes.
Invert on cooling rack and leave pan over muffins for a few minutes so all rhubarb moisture runs out.
Serve warm.

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Reviews

I had some frozen rhubarb in the freezer and these sounded so good I had to make some. They are absolutely delicious and we all enjoyed them, believe it or not 4 of us ate them all in one day! These would be good with other fruit too. I will be trying strawberries next!

Cheffette Teresa
These are sooo good. I absolutely love the tart/sweet taste that comes through from the sugar/rhubarb combo. I also added in a handful of redraspberries. DELISH!!!!<br/>Made for KK's recipetag~

CoffeeB
These muffins were absolutely Yummy !!! Took 20 minutes in my oven. Your right they are not overly sweet at all. They were perfect, I just love rhubarb. Thanks for sharing this recipe Pink Diamond.

FrenchBunny