Chocolate Heart Muffins with Strawberries

Ingredients

• 1 Organic Orange
• 50 g wheat flour type 1050
• 60 g potato starch
• 1 tsp Baking powder
• a pinch of salt
• 50 g Coconut sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp Rapeseed oil
• 150 g ripe strawberries
• 120 g dark chocolate (70% cocoa)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Wash the orange hot, dry it and grate about one‑third of its zest finely. Cut the orange in half and squeeze out the juice.

2. 2.

   Mix flour, starch, baking powder, salt and coconut sugar in a bowl. Add 70 ml orange juice, egg, oil and zest. Whisk with a hand mixer until smooth.

3. 3.

   Place six heart‑shaped muffin tins (60 ml each) on a baking sheet. Spoon batter into tins and bake at 180 °C (160 °C fan, gas 2–3) in the middle rack for about 15 minutes.

4. 4.

   Remove muffins from oven and cool for ~10 minutes. Release from tins onto a cooling rack to cool completely.

5. 5.

   Meanwhile wash strawberries, drain well and set aside three whole berries. Cut remaining berries into small pieces, place in a tall container and blend with an immersion blender.

6. 6.

   Chop 100 g chocolate with a large knife. Add the strawberry puree to a metal bowl and set over a pot of hot water. Melt gently on medium heat while stirring constantly with a spatula until smooth.

7. 7.

   Take the bowl from the water bath and pour the chocolate‑strawberry mixture into another bowl. Chill in the fridge for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

8. 8.

   Chop the remaining chocolate. In a small pan melt over low heat while stirring until smooth.

9. 9.

   Insert an ice stick horizontally into each muffin heart up to half height. Carefully pull it out, dip it into the melted chocolate and reinsert into the hearts. Let the chocolate set.

10. 10.

    Whisk the chocolate‑strawberry mixture briefly with a hand mixer (about ½ minute) then spread immediately on the muffins with a knife or spatula.

11. 11.

    Halve the reserved strawberries and place each half, cut side down, on top of the muffins. Allow the glaze to dry before serving.