I know, like children, you shouldn’t pick your favourites when it comes to developing recipes.  And maybe because we’re bang in the middle of a heatwave in the UK at the moment that makes me feel like we no longer have seasons, we just live in a hot country now, but this Strawberry Chia Muffins recipe is one of my all time favourites.

It’s also maybe because they’re not that healthy.  I try whenever to make things, particularly baked things, as healthy as possible – no refined sugar, often gluten free, vegan, healthier ingredients like oats, flaxseeds, almond milk.  And while these muffins are some of those things, they’re also made extra super-duper special by the fresh strawberry frosting.  And there’s not getting away from the fact that that’s a lot of ‘buttery’ spread and icing sugar.  Real strawberries or otherwise ?

But sometimes you have to treat yourself right?  And boy oh boy these are worth it!

Delicately light muffins stuffed with fresh strawberries and white chocolate and Hodmedod’s Chia Seeds – you can read all about how they’re being grown in the UK for the first time right here.  Crowned with even more fresh strawberries in an almost lighter than air vegan frosting.  All self control went out the window eating these.

I was still photographing these when Phil came home from work and he was literally hopping round the kitchen, drooling a little waiting for me to finish so he could try them.

They’re super simple to make too – just a couple of bowls, a spatula and a whisk is all that’s needed.  The hardest part is waiting long enough for them to cool before you can frost them.  I’ve emphasized using fresh strawberries for both the muffin batter and the frosting as frozen strawberries tend to go quite mushy and may alter the texture, particularly in the frosting.  Frosting is of course optional but it’s also utterly recommended ?

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If you make this recipe or any of the recipes from The Cook & Him we’d LOVE to see! Just snap a picture and share it on Instagram using #thecookandhim and tagging @thecookandhim in the photo itself (as this guarantees we’ll see your picture!)

And don’t forget to follow us on Instagram , Facebook or Twitter for even more recipe inspiration and chat, competitions, behind the scenes and so much more!