MACADAMIA MUFFINS WITH BERRY & CREAM CHEESE TOPPING

Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease and line a 12-mold muffin tin.

For the topping, place the ricotta, cream cheese, sugar, and egg into the bowl of a food processor and process until smooth. Set aside.

For the muffin batter, place the macadamias, flour, sugar, and baking powder into the bowl of a food processor and pulse until the mixture becomes a flour-like consistency. Do not over-process or the mixture will start to stick together - coarse macadamia pieces are fine.

Place the flour mixture into a large bowl. In a separate bowl, lightly whisk together the eggs, butter, oil, and milk. Add to the dry ingredients and stir to combine, taking care not to over-mix. Spoon into the lined muffin molds so they are half full.

Spoon heaped tablespoons of the ricotta mix over the muffin batter and arrange approximately five berries on top of the ricotta mixture.

Bake for 15-20 minutes until the muffins are puffed and golden and a skewer inserted into the center of one comes out clean. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes. Run a butter knife around the edge of each muffin and gently lift the muffin out onto a wire rack to cool.