STRAWBERRY MUFFINS INFUSED CHOCO CHIPS - EGG FREE I FRESH STRAWBERRY MUFFIN I CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR RECIPE

Hi friends, do you search easy and innovative strawberry cakes or muffins with Hershey’s Strawberry syrup. Delicious and simple egg-less butter free fresh strawberry muffins infused chocolate chips. Christmas and New Year recipe and am sure you will love the choco chips with strawberries. Always chocolate and strawberry combo will be the best and it never fails to give the magical taste.

I prepared the muffins last week, my brother bought the pack of fresh strawberries, and I was really surprised and happy to see the cute strawberries after long time. I made strawberry milkshake then prepared the muffin and it was so soft and airy without butter and egg. I used olive oil to reduce some calorie from butter and I added custard powder and milk powder to the muffin, usually I add corn flour with maida while making cake, but here I have added Vanilla Custard powder. The cake looks so soft and moisture and heavenly taste with melting choco chips and strawberry syrup.

When I am in the photo shoot of the muffin, my dad crossed me and asked, “Which type of cake”? I said strawberry muffins which infused chocolate and strawberry syrup and asked my dad to take one. He asked me to finish the photo shoot and give, and in next 10 minutes the plate was empty.:P I have tasted 2 muffins, and it was so delicious, I am very happy that my creation comes out great and my dad and brother too enjoyed a lot.

Category	Bakes - Muffins
Regional	Universal
Preparation Time	15 Minutes
Baking Time	20-25   Minutes
Yields	10-12 Muffins

Source - My own 

INGREDIENTS

MIX – I

Fresh strawberries – 4-5 (Make ¼ Cup Puree)

Strawberry essence – ½ Tsp

Olive oil – 5 Tbsp

Granulated white sugar – ½ Cup

Milk powder – ¼ Cup

Vanilla essence – ½ Tsp

Water – ¼ Cup

MIX - II

Maida/APF – 1 Cup minus 2 Tbsp 

Vanilla Custard Powder – 2 Tbsp 

Baking powder – 1 Tsp

Baking soda – ¼ Tsp

MIX – III

Chocolate chips – 2 Tbsp  

Hershey’s strawberry syrup – 1 Tbsp  

METHOD

• Preheat the oven at 180°C/356 F.

STEP - I

• Prepare strawberry puree (1/4 Cup), by washed and hulled the berries, then chopped and add to the bowl, add strawberry essence mash it well till smooth and keep it aside.

• Add olive oil into a wide bowl, add sugar mix it well following by add milk powder and mix it well.
• Now, add strawberry puree and vanilla essence stir it well till combines together.
• Add water and mix it well and set aside.

STEP - II 

• Sift the maida, vanilla custard powder, baking powder and baking soda for atleast 3-4 times.

STEP - III

• Add choco chips and strawberry syrup together and mix it well. 

STEP - IV 

• Add the flour little by little into the strawberry mixture and fold it well till smooth batter consistency.  
• Ready the muffin liners and add 1 Tbsp of batter to the muffin liners, now add 1 tsp of mixed choco chips with strawberry syrup in the center.

• Cover the chips with the strawberry batter and bake it for 20-22 minutes.
• Check the muffin, whether it’s baked or not by inserting toothpick.
• Cool it for 5-10 minutes and enjoy the warm muffins.   

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NOTE

• You can substitute custard powder with corn flour.
• Use softened butter in place of olive oil.
• You can use frozen strawberries or strawberry preserves if not available fresh one.
• Infusion of choco chips and syrup is optional; you can bake plain cake too. 

Spongy and melting choco strawberry muffin!!!