Blueberry and White Chocolate Muffins

These are really yummy and moreish! You can make them with fresh blueberries too but I didn't because I wanted my son to have one too, and selfishly I didn't want little blueberry stained hand prints all over my white walls! Unlike cupcakes muffins do lose their pep after a couple of days so eat them quickly!

Makes 12

You will Need:

1 & 3/4 cups of plain flour
3/4 cup sugar (I used soft brown sugar but caster will do)
2 & 1/2 tsps baking powder
1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 & 1/4 cup sour cream (reduced fat if you're being good!)
1/4 cup of butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
100g dried blueberries
75g chopped white chocolate bar or white chocolate chips

Crumb Topping
1/4 soft brown sugar (I used half soft brown and half granulated brown sugar for extra crunch)
3 tbs plain flour
2 tbs cold butter

First pre-heat the oven to 190 oC or 375 oF .

In a large mixing bowl combine all the dry ingredients except the blueberries and white chocolate. In a second bowl add the eggs, sour cream and the vanilla. Whisk until smooth. Now add this to the dry ingredients and stir until it just comes together. Be careful not to over mix, only until dry ingredients are moistened. Fold in blueberries and white chocolate chunks.

Line a 12 cup muffin tray and fill two thirds with muffin mix. For the crumb topping cut the butter into flour and sugar until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Sprinkle over muffin mixture.

Bake for 20-25 mins or until a toothpick or a skewer comes out clean. Cool on a wire tray and then enjoy!

Extra tips:

It's not strictly necessary but you can soak the dried blueberries in some juice before you add them to the mixture. This will plump them up a little more before baking. Just make sure to drain them first.

If using fresh blueberries after washing them pat them dry well with a clean dish towel and then coat them in a little bit of flour before adding them to the mix. This helps to stop the blueberries from falling to the bottom of the muffin cups and aids even distribution.