Homemade strawberry preserve is baked between two layers of white chocolate-speckled batter, and sprinkled with a soft, crumbly vanilla oat streusel. Sweet enough for dessert, and light enough for breakfast with coffee - no matter how you take it, these muffins are bound to be your new favorite.
These muffins did not last long. The batter makes about 12-15, and today we only had 5 left.
So let's recount...of course my official taste-tester had to verify if they were blog worthy, but since there are three of us here, we are all taste-testers xD ...then there was dessert...and when morning came around, we thought why not have muffins and coffee with breakfast? ...It all adds up.
These muffins are just that good. I have been testing a recipe out that I developed a while ago. It was originally in cake form. My first attempt received rave reviews from the family, the family friend and the family friend's neighbor. I was thrilled; over the moon...and then I realized, I didn't take pictures. My second attempt was equally delicious, but there were a few things I wanted to rework. Third time is the charm, as they say. However, this time around the recipe is almost completely different, so maybe in the near future I will remake that cake for you.
I will save that recipe for a later date, though. Today, let's focus on these muffins.
I boiled down fresh strawberries with some sugar, cornstarch and water. I made a preserve to ensure a sweet strawberry muffin. I am not a big fan of biting into a delicious cake and getting notes of bitter fruit instead. Add some white chocolate chips and a streusel on top, and voila the sweetest, most delicious strawberry muffins were born. I hope you enjoy them as much as we did!!
White Chocolate & Strawberry Muffins
- Total Time: 38 minutes
- Yield: 1 1x
Ingredients
Strawberry Preserve:
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, diced
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons water
Muffins:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 5 tablespoons canola oil
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
Streusel:
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/4 cup rolled oats
- 3 tablespoons white sugar, plus more for sprinkling
- 1 teaspoon vanilla powder
- 3 tablespoons butter, s
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, combine all ingredients for the strawberry preserve. Cook over medium heat for about 8 minutes until the berries cook down and soften, and the mixture thickens. Make sure to stir occasionally while it cooks. Transfer to a heat proof bowl and let cool completely.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and line a cupcake pan.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together yogurt, oil, sugar, eggs, vanilla and milk. Add to the flour mixture, and stir until a smooth batter forms. Fold in white chocolate chips. Set aside and prepare your streusel.
- For the streusel, mix together flour, oats, sugar, vanilla powder and butter with a fork or with your hands, until a crumbly mixture forms.
- Place 1 tablespoons of muffin batter at the bottom of each cupcake liner. Then, with a teaspoon add strawberry preserves. Top with another tablespoons of batter.
- Sprinkle the streusel liberally over each muffin, and sprinkle with a little bit of sugar.
- Bake for about 20 minutes or until the edges are slightly golden and the cake tester comes out clean.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 28 minutes
- Category: Muffins
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Tammy<3
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Comedy Plus says
I took two for my morning coffee Tammy. They look fabulous.
Have a terrific day. 🙂
Living the Gourmet says
;D Thanks Sandee! Enjoy and have a wonderful day!
xo,
Tammy
Del's cooking twist says
They look so tempting! Love the combo strawberries-white chocolate 🙂
Duni says
These are calling out to me! Love the combination of white chocolate and strawberries - yum 🙂
Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Hootin' Anni says
Oh my oh my....this will be on our breakfast menu in two shakes of a lamb's tail!!! Indeed.
They look absolutely divine!!
Got the recipe and it'll be in my recipe box today!!
Thanks for sharing this one.
Carrie @ Bakeaholic Mama says
There is nothing better than a white chocolate berry pairing! These look great!
Kim says
My type of muffins for sure! Love the flavors and the streusel, yummy!
Tanna says
Oh, my! I know one of my grandson's would absolutely LOVE these! I'm saving it for our next visit! Thank you, Tammy!! =) blessings ~ tanna
Heather @ My Sweet Mission says
Tammy, your White Chocolate Strawberry Muffins are beautiful and I'm sure they taste as good as they look! I love white chocolate and strawberries together - yum! Thanks for sharing them with us. 🙂
Have a sweet day.
Heather
MySweetMission.net
Living the Gourmet says
Thank you so much, Heather! I am so glad you liked them. Have a very wonderful day. xo
Julia says
These look wonderful! I love the white chocolate.
Big Daddy Dave says
Tammy, Beautiful cupcakes! Love the layered strawberry jam and chocolate combination. I'll take two with my coffee right now... Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
JessicaJ says
Yum, I love making fresh preserves to put in muffins. It's so much tastier than using commercial. These look so yummy! 🙂
Rose says
This sounds perfect for breadfast for sure! And a lovely treat for Valentine's Day! Huggggggggggggggggggs, Rose
Living the Gourmet says
Thank you so very much, Rose! You are always so kind. Have a wonderful day. Hugs! xo
Coleen @ The Redhead Baker says
These look fantastic! White chocolate doesn't get enough love in the food world. Definitely pinning these to try later!
Ginny Hartzler says
These are so unique and beautiful! And the topping looks almost like snow! How lovely for a inter day with a cup of tea or coffee.
Dottie Sauchelli-Balin says
Dear Tammy,
OMG!!!!! All I did was start to read your words and I started to salivate. I think these are the best things I have seen before. All of the ingredients are amazing. You have figured this recipe to be pure perfection. From the top to the bottom of the muffin cups, each one has so much flavor and it is an over the top muffin. I will be making these this weekend for sure, if I can wait till then...Thanks so much for sharing..have a glorious rest of the week.
Dottie :).
Living the Gourmet says
Oh Dottie, it was such a joy to read your comment. Thank you so, so much for your kind words...this just made my day. I truly appreciate it. If you do make them, please let me know how they turn out! I would love to hear. I know you will enjoy them...I actually have some leftover jam and I am thinking of making another batch for the weekend myself. xoxo, Tammy<3
sandie says
You sure know how to make my mouth water....
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef says
White chocolate and strawberries sounds so good and these muffins are lovely to look at!
Kathy @ Beyond the Chicken Coop says
The strawberry jam nestled in the middle...Wow!
Chelsey says
Omg, these sound amazing! My husband loves strawberries and white chocolate, so I think I'll need to make these happen. 😛 Pinned and stumbled!
Found you on PureBlogLove, thanks for sharing!
Thao @ In Good Flavor says
These muffins look incredible! I love the strawberry-white chocolate combo.
Mel says
Wow, these look scrumptious. Can I order a dozen please? #recipeoftheweek
Elizabeth says
Oh these look good! I especially love the streusel topping! I have not used vanilla powder. I will have to look into that. Thanks for linking up at Snickerdoodle!
Pattie @ Olla-Podrida says
The crumb topping alone is enough to make me drool. These look positively decadent!
Stephanie says
Mmmm... Yes, please! Anything with strawberries has to be delicious. This recipe sounds wonderful and refreshing. Thanks for sharing at Roses of Inspiration,
April J Harris says
Strawberries and white chocolate are such a great combination! Love the streusel topping too! Pinning and will tweet. Thank you for sharing this lovely recipe with us at the Hearth and Soul hop.
Laura@Baking in Pyjamas says
These sound like a dream, I really like white chocolate with tart berries. Thanks for linking up to Sweet and Savoury Sunday, stop by and link up again. Have a great day!!
heather @french press says
oh how I wish a had one or two to go with my morning coffee - they would have made Monday that much more doable 🙂
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life says
Oh, those do look absolutely delicious. I love that you filled them with a strawberry preserve instead of just fresh fruit. I'm with you on not liking bitter bites of strawberry chunks. And the streusel on top...YUM!!!
Erica @ The Crumby Cupcake says
White chocolate and strawberries! Good grief, you can totally come to my house and make me a batch of these for breakfast tomorrow, right? I love a good muffin, and these look fantastic! Streusel = <3
Aaron | The Hungry Hutch says
Can you mail me some?! They look amazing!