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Cherry White Chocolate Muffins

Teresa Ambra
Cherry White Chocolate Muffins are nothing short of sensational! These fruity muffins include candied cherries and real white chocolate chips along with applesauce and bananas. The combination of flavors will satisfy any sweet tooth craving. Our company raved over them! Wonderful for a company or holiday breakfast.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 17 minutes
Total Time 42 minutes
Course Breads, Rolls and Muffins, Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 18
Calories 254 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 12-tin regular sized muffin pan
  • 1 6 tin regular-sized muffin pan
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 medium mixing bowl
  • 1 whisk
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 sharp knife
  • 1 cutting board
  • 1 plate
  • 1 fork

Ingredients
  

  • 1 3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 3/4 tsp. sea salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup half-and-half
  • 1/3 cup coconut oil melted (or use avocado oil or canola oil)
  • 1 cup ripe bananas mashed with a fork
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 12 oz. white chocolate chips (NOT vanilla chips or premiere white baking chips)
  • 1 cup Candied Cherries chopped

Instructions
 

  • Spray 18 regular-sized muffin tins with cooking spray; set aside.
  • Preheat oven to 400°.
  • Mash bananas on a plate with a fork; set aside.
  • Chop cherries on a cutting board; set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt.
  • Set aside.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, combine egg, half-and-half, oil, banana and applesauce.
  • Whisk until well combined and the banana is broken up into very tiny pieces.
  • Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients along with white chocolate chips and cherries.
  • Stir just to combine. Do not overmix the batter.
  • Spoon batter into prepared muffin tins almost full.
  • Bake at 400° for about 17 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Cool muffins in pan for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. 

Notes

NOTE: I used 2 large bananas, which actually yielded 1 ½ cups mashed banana.
 
NOTE: This recipe requires REAL white chocolate chips, NOT vanilla chips or premiere white baking chips (those are vanilla chips and have NO cocoa in the ingredients). The only place I can locate REAL white chocolate chips in the Dallas Metroplex is Kroger (Private Selection) or Trader Joe’s.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 254kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 3gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.001gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 178mgPotassium: 115mgFiber: 1gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 52IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 89mgIron: 1mg
Keyword applesauce, bananas, breakfast, brunch, candied cherries, chocolate, muffins, white chocolate chips
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