Cherry Choc Muffins
Make use of M&M's, Smarties, Astros or plain choc chips
Makes enough for: 12 muffins
Ingredients
- 200 g softened butter
- 150 g fructose
- 4 eggs
- 200 g bread flour
- 7.5 mls baking powder
- 1 pinch fine salt
- 150 g chocolate pieces
- 275 g dried cherries
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200° Celsius
- Place the butter and fructose into a bowl of a stand mixer and beat until pale and fluffy
- Add the eggs, one at a time and beat until incorporated
- Sieve the flour, baking powder and salt into a mixing bowl
- Add the cherries and chocolate and mix to coat with the flour
- Add to the batter and gently fold in to distribute the cherries and chocolate evenly
- Using an ice cream scoop, portion out the batter into 12 muffin cases *
- Place into the oven and bake for 25 minutes
- Remove and leave to cool in the pan for 5 minutes
- Place on a wire rack to cool completely
- Eat the same day
Notes
* I prefer the silicone ones as they don't let the butter leak like I found with the paper ones