When I was sent some of Urban Fruit's products to try out in my baking, I knew that their dried strawberries would go perfectly with chocolate, and even more so with double chocolate. And so, these Double Chocolate & Strawberry Muffins were born! They are delicious and really easy to make too. Urban Fruit make dried fruit that they gently bake at low temperatures, and they never add any extra sugars. Their products are so versatile for baking with, or you could add them to cereal or yoghurt, or eat straight from the pack as a healthy snack!
How to make Double Chocolate & Strawberry Muffins
Start by mixing together caster sugar and butter. Then add eggs and vanilla extract and whisk in.
Then whisk in cocoa powder and self raising flour. And finally fold in dried strawberries and chocolate chips. Divide the mixture between 12 muffin cases and bake for 20 minutes.
To decorate, melt dark chocolate and drizzle it over the muffins. Finally sprinkle on some freeze dried strawberries.
Tips for making the Double Chocolate & Strawberry Muffins:
- To decorate the muffins with the dark chocolate, I hold the muffin on it's side over the bowl of melted chocolate. Then I use a fork to gently flick and drizzle the chocolate over the top. If you prefer a neater finish, you can also use a piping bag.
- To stop the dried strawberries from sinking, toss them in a little flour before adding to the muffin batter.
- The muffins can be frozen without the decoration. Wrap them well, or place in a airtight container, and freeze for up to 3 months.
Recommended equipment & ingredients*
- Cupcake tin
- Electric hand mixer
- Black cupcake cases
- Cooling rack
- Freeze dried strawberries
- Kitchen scales
- Mixing bowls
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Double Chocolate & Strawberry Muffins
Ingredients
For the muffins
- 175 g Butter or baking spread
- 175 g Caster sugar
- 3 Eggs large
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 45 g Cocoa powder
- 130 g Self raising flour
- 90 g Dried strawberries
- 65 g Chocolate chips
For decoration
- 60 g Dark chocolate
- 20 g Freeze dried strawberries optional
Instructions
- Pre-heat your oven to 180C/160C Fan/350F/Gas Mark 4 and line a cupcake tin with paper cases
- Cut up the dried strawberries into smaller pieces and toss them in a little flour to coat them (this will help them stop sinking)
- Mix together the caster sugar and butter until creamy and smooth
- Add the eggs and vanilla extract and whisk in
- Whisk in the cocoa powder and self raising flour
- Then gently fold in the dried strawberries and chocolate chips using a spatula or spoon
- Divide the mixture between the muffin cases and bake for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Put them on a cooling rack to cool completely
- To decorate melt the dark chocolate and drizzle it over the muffins either using a fork or put it in a piping bag. Finally sprinkle on the freeze dried strawberry
- Store in an airtight container in a cool place and eat within 3 days
Nutrition
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NB. I was sent the dried strawberry as a gift, all opinions are my own.
Kate Glutenfreealchemist
Another beautiful-looking muffin..... Your finish is always so neat and perfect!
I love using fruit in muffins and if I don't use fresh, I tend to add freeze-dried fruit. Were the strawberries (or mangos) still chewy at all when baked in the sponge?
Kat BakingExplorer
Thanks Kate! I do try and I thought the simpler the better with these. Yes they were still chewey after being baked.
Noha
What’s the substitute for self-raising flour? I want to use regular flour or all-purpose flour.
Thanks
thebakingexplorer
Hi Noha, you can swap the self raising flour for plain/AP flour, but you will need to add baking powder. The general advice is to add 2 tsp per 200g plain/all purpose flour, so I'd say 1 1/4 tsp for this recipe. I hope you enjoy the muffins!