Ube and White Chocolate Muffins
A rounded dome, a purple crumb studded with melting white chocolate: ube muffins, dessert edition, are richer, more indulgent, irresistible.
The little purple treat that slips in anywhere.
The dessert version of the muffin
Richer in butter and sugar than its morning cousin, this muffin goes all in on indulgence.
White chocolate melts into pearly chips in a soft purple crumb. Ube brings colour and sweetness, butter the tenderness. A celebration snack, barely longer to make than a classic muffin.
The secret to a nicely rounded dome: a hot oven to start, then slightly lowered, for a good rise.
Ube and White Chocolate Muffins, step by step.
A few ingredients, a little patience, and purple takes to dessert.
Ingredients
- 200 g flour
- 1 egg
- 100 g melted butter
- 100 g sugar
- 120 ml milk
- 1 tbsp Kinampay ube powder (approx. 10 g)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 80 g white chocolate chips
Equipment
- A muffin tin and paper cases
- Two mixing bowls
Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 190 °C. Mix the flour, baking powder, sugar and ube powder.
- Beat the egg with the milk and melted butter, then pour over the dry ingredients.
- Mix just enough to bring the batter together, then fold in the white chocolate chips.
- Divide among the cases and bake for 20 minutes, until a skewer comes out dry.
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Discover the recipe →The chef’s touch
Like any muffin, it hates being over-mixed.
Stir the batter as little as possible: as soon as the flour is moistened, stop. Bake in a hot oven for a clean rise. Fill the cases three-quarters full for a fine dome.
Keep a few chips for the top: they caramelise nicely during baking.
Mistakes to avoid
Three pitfalls for nicely domed muffins.
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Your questions about this recipe.
How do you make ube muffins?
Mix the dry and wet ingredients separately, bring them together without over-working, add the white chocolate, then bake for 20 minutes at 190 °C.
What's the difference from breakfast muffins?
This dessert version is richer in butter and sugar and enriched with white chocolate, for a more indulgent snack.
Can you freeze them?
Yes: once cold, they freeze and reheat in a few seconds in the microwave.
Do ube muffins contain caffeine?
No, ube is naturally caffeine-free.
What can you replace the white chocolate with?
With blueberries, milk chocolate chips or walnut pieces.