My attempt to re-create a Peach Crunch Muffin recipe we had at a Bed and Breakfast in Martha’s Vineyard was a success!
“He said no! He said no? Did he really just tell me no to my request for his Peach Granola muffin recipe?”
My husband looked at me like I’d gone crazy. “Yes, I’m pretty sure he said no and that if you liked the muffins you’ll just have to come back again sometime.”
“Well…” hmph.
Last month, my husband and I took a kid free vacation to Martha’s Vineyard. We were celebrating our 15 year wedding anniversary a few months early and decided to do it up right! During our visit, we stayed in a quaint Bed & Breakfast in Vineyard Haven (one of the townships on Martha’s Vineyard). During said visit, we ate muffins… not just any muffins. We ate peach granola muffins that were amazing. My husband, totally not a muffin liking kind of guy, would not stop talking about how good these muffins were. I would not stop dreaming about how good these muffins were. They were so darn good.
I’m assuming that you gather what happened based on my intro. Since both my husband and I fell head over heels in love with these muffins, I decided to ask the innkeeper for his recipe…and got a big, fat, reject. He did not know I had a food blog, so thinking I’d go plaster the recipe all over the internet was not why he said no. He just was really proud of his recipe – as he should be – and would not share.
If you tell someone with a few skills in the kitchen no when she asks for a recipe, guess what she’s going to do? She’s going to go straight home and make attempt after attempt to get this muffin recipe right. And I did. (Well, almost… Nick still says innkeeper Karl’s muffins were fluffier…and I’ll concede to that. Karl probably actually weighs out his ingredients while I measure.) Had he given me his recipe, we could have had nice, long morning chats about our love of baking and shared our favorite tips and tricks in the kitchen, but noooooo. He decided to keep his secrets guarded.
Even though these aren’t quite the same as Karl’s muffins, I am really happy with the results. I found this recipe for Pear and Granola Whole Wheat Muffins on Epicurious. I used that as a starting off point, but made a few changes along the way and loved the results. I think you will too, and you won’t have to spend a hefty amount of money for a vacation at a B&B to get them! Enjoy!
Bed and Breakfast Style Peach Crunch Muffins Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar divided
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
- 3 large peaches pits removed and coarsely chopped
- 2 eggs
- 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup Grape Nut Flakes Cereal
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare a 12 cup baking tin with cooking spray.
- In a small saucepan, bring 1/2 cup sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon and chopped peaches to a slow boil over medium heat stirring continuously. Once boiling, remove from heat and set aside. Once mixture is completely cool, strain the juice from the peaches into a medium bowl. Whisk in eggs with the juice.
- In a separate bowl, stir together flour and remaining 1/2 cup sugar. Add baking powder, salt and cereal. Combine.
- Add chopped peaches to the flour mixture and toss until well coated.
- Pour egg/peach juice mixture into the flour/peach mixture and stir gently, just until ingredients are incorporated and turn to a moist batter.
- Divide batter equally among the muffin cups (will get 10-12 muffins).
- Bake for 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the center of the muffin comes out clean.
- Remove to a wire rack to cool.
Rich and I love staying in B&Bs- hoping to get to one this fall for foliage season. These peach muffins look right on the money!
I love peaches and these muffins look delicious! I wish I had one with my coffee right now! =)
Ooooh – these look fantastic!! I want to try these!
I love your determination to make these muffins just like in the B&B! They do look fabulous! Pinning!
I’m glad to know I’m not the only one that will ask for recipes. These look yummy!
I also love staying at B&B’s they add so much character to your vacation. These muffins look so amazing I can almost smell them now. Thank you for sharing this xoxo
I love your indignation 🙂 Muffins are a favourite around here, and my husband and I dream of owning a B&B one day, so I can’t wait to try these! I’ll wonder if I’ll share my recipes one day if someone asks on their holiday… 🙂
I love the challenge of re-creating a dish I enjoyed but couldn’t get the recipe. These muffins look delicious–can’t wait to try them!
I have never stayed at a B&B, but we have always wanted to..they look so cute! And, if I get these muffins, then I will be one happy lady!
But, I will HAPPILY make your version until that day because they look off the heezy!
Whatever that means. Pinned!
I’m such a believer in sharing recipes. I can’t believe he wouldn’t share! But I’m sure yours are better 😉
ooh that crunchy top looks so yummy! I stayed at a gorgeous B&B with amazing cookies recently and she happily shared the recipe with me!
What a beautiful combination of flavors and texture! Must try them!
these muffins look seriously delicious.. you can never go wrong with home baking. so craving one right now!
Ha – I’ve had the same thing happen to me. 🙂 One time, they gave me the recipe, I went home and followed it exactly and it wasn’t anything NEAR what they had made. They were probably laughing the whole time. 🙂 These look amazing!!
Peach picking season is just kicking in here… I can’t wait to try these muffins! I’m so glad to see that you had a wonderful time in Martha’s Vineyard! It truly is a beautiful place to vacation!
Sounds like a fun trip for your anniversary! Definitely trying these muffins soon!
I’m so glad you beat the odds and got this recipe down!! Woot!! Pinning!
Yum, these look so good! No wonder you wanted his recipe. At least now you’ve got a good story to go along with them! 🙂
So funny how people can be attached to their recipes! Looks like you did a delicious job recreating though 🙂
These peach and granola muffins look divine. I never could understand why folks won’t shre recipes (even if you are an innkeeper). Cooking, eating is all about sharing. You rocked the house on these muffins.
Velva
I would LOVE to wake up to one of these muffins in the morning!
Can’t wait to try, thanks for doing all the foot work! Happy Peach Season!!
Just mixed all together. When do you incorporate the 2 Tbls. oil?