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raspberry white chocolate muffins and other flavors on wire rack

4 Muffin Flavors from One Batter: Pumpkin, Apple, Chocolate Chip & Raspberry White Chocolate

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 10 minutes
Servings 12 muffins
Course Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine American
Make four muffin flavors from one batter: pumpkin, apple, chocolate chip, and raspberry white chocolate. Bake a dozen muffins in a variety of flavors for the perfect breakfast for a crowd!

Equipment

  • Mixing Bowls
  • Whisk
  • Spatula
  • 12-cup Muffin Pan
  • Muffin Liners
  • Measuring Cups
  • Measuring Spoons

Ingredients

BASE MUFFIN BATTER
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tbsp baking powder should be double-acting
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • ½ cup unsalted butter melted
  • ⅔ cup milk room temperature
  • ¼ cup sour cream room temperature
  • 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
PUMPKIN MIX-INS
  • 3 tbsp pumpkin puree
  • ¼ tsp cinnamon
  • ⅛ tsp nutmeg
  • ⅛ tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp all-purpose flour
APPLE MIX-INS
  • 3 tbsp small diced apples use a sweet apple like Honeycrisp
  • 1 tsp all-purpose flour
  • ¼ tsp cinnamon
CHOCOLATE CHIP MIX-INS
  • 2 tbsp mini or regular chocolate chips plus extra for tops
  • ½ tsp flour
RASPBERRY WHITE CHOCOLATE MIX-INS
  • 3 tbsp halved raspberries plus extra for top
  • 1 ½ tbsp white chocolate chips plus extra for tops
  • 1 ½ tsp flour
OAT STREUSEL
  • 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp old-fashioned oats
  • 1 ½ tbsp brown sugar
  • ¼ tsp cinnamon
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 tbsp unsalted butter melted

Instructions

  • To make your base muffin batter, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl
  • In a separate bowl, whisk eggs, melted butter, milk, sour cream, and vanilla until smooth
  • Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and whisk gently until just combined — don’t overmix! The batter will be thick with a few small lumps
  • Divide the batter evenly into 4 bowls (about 1 cup of batter per bowl). Each bowl will make three muffins
  • For the pumpkin muffins, in one bowl, add the pumpkin puree, spices, and flour, folding in until just combined
  • For the apple muffins, in a new bowl, toss the diced apples with the cinnamon and flour to coat, before folding into one of the prepared bowls of base batter
  • For the chocolate chip muffins, fold in the chocolate chips and flour just until combined
  • For the raspberry white chocolate muffins, toss the raspberries in a bowl with the flour to coat, then fold into the remaining bowl of base batter along with the white chocolate chips
  • Cover all four bowls and place in the fridge for at least an hour. This will thicken the batter to help provide structure for those domed muffin tops
  • While the batter is in the fridge, make your oat streusel by combining the flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a bowl. Then stir in the melted butter until you have a crumbly mixture. Place in the fridge to firm up the butter
  • Preheat oven to 425°F and line every other cup of a 12-cup muffin tin with muffin liners. Bake 6 muffins at a time, for maximum heat distribution, to help with the final puff
  • Remove your pumpkin muffin and raspberry white chocolate muffin batter from the fridge
  • Split each of your batters between the six muffin liners - 3 per flavor. Top your pumpkin batter with half of your oat streusel and top your raspberry muffin batter with 1-2 extra raspberry halves and 2-3 white chocolate chips
  • Bake for 5 minutes, then without opening the oven, drop the temperature to 350°F and bake for an additional 15-18 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out with just a few moist crumbs. Let the muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely
  • Return your oven to 425°F and re-line your muffin pan, every other cup for a total of 6 muffin liners
  • Divide your chocolate chip muffin batter and apple muffin batter between the liners. Then press some extra chocolate into the tops of the chocolate muffin batter and the remaining streusel on top of the apple batter
  • Place in the oven and bake for 5 minutes, drop the temperature to 350°F, and bake for an additional 15-18 minutes. Let the muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely

Notes

*I do not recommend substituting Greek yogurt for sour cream in this recipe. Sour cream is significantly thicker, which is important in keeping your fillings from falling to the bottom.
*For the apple muffins, dice your apples into roughly ¼”-inch cubes.
*I used fresh raspberries for this recipe. You can use frozen, but wait to toss them with the flour and fold them in with the white chocolate until after the batter has chilled and you’re ready to bake. You want the berries to go into the oven frozen!
*I recommend baking the pumpkin and raspberry muffins together, and the apple and chocolate chip muffins together, since the pumpkin and raspberry have a little more liquid and need an extra minute or two to bake over the other two
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