Pea Muffins with Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Pea Muffins with Cream Cheese Frosting
Yield: Makes 12
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 200 g (7 oz) full-fat cream cheese; 150 ml (5 fl oz) sunflower or vegetable oil; 75 g (2½ oz) butter, softened; 250 g (9 oz) self-raising flour; 175 g (6 oz) frozen peas; 175 g (6 oz) caster (superfine) sugar; 125 g (4½ oz) icing (confectioner’s) sugar; 2 eggs

Preparation info

Makes
12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Frozen Peas Cookbook

By Samuel Goldsmith

Published 2025

About

Carrots, courgettes (zucchini) and beetroot (beets) are all well-tested in sweet bakes, but I’ve not seen much around when it comes to using peas. I’m surprised because their flavour works well and the bright green colour doesn’t dull during baking, which is especially true in these muffins.

Ingredients

175 g (6 oz) frozen peas
150 ml (5

Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/350°F/gas 4.

Place the frozen peas in a heatproof bowl and cover with freshly boiled water to defrost. Leave for a few minutes, then drain. Tip the peas into a food processor and blitz until finely chopped. Pour the oil into th