Hermine Dossou’s coconut, raspberry and chocolate muffins
Bake a batch of these thrifty and fruity sweet treats.
SERVES
12
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
10
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
30
MINUTES
Ingredients
180g milk
2 large eggs
60g vegetable oil
60g unsalted butter, melted
230g sugar
1tsp vanilla extract
½tsp ground cinnamon
½tsp ground nutmeg
5g salt
250g plain (all-purpose) flour (gf plus ½tsp xanthan gum)
80g desiccated (dried shredded) coconut
10g baking powder (gf)
150g raspberries
150g milk chocolate, chopped into chunks
Method
Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/400°F/Gas 6 and line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases.
In a large mixing bowl, mix together the milk, eggs, oil, butter, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt for about a minute, until well combined. Add the flour, coconut and baking powder and stir until fully incorporated. Fold in half the raspberries and all the chocolate chunks.
Divide the batter equally between the muffin cases. Top each muffin with a couple of the remaining raspberries. Bake for 25–30 minutes, or until the muffins have risen and are golden brown.
You can keep these for a few days in an airtight container, or, once cooled, freeze them for up to 3 months. They are lovely served warm – either out the oven or reheated for a few seconds in the microwave.
