Makes 12

Ready in 30 minutes

British Cherries are a fantastic Summer fruit you just can’t miss out on. We have decided to add some of our British Cherries into this Chocolate and Cherry Muffin recipe! We think you should give it a try, you won’t be disappointed.

Ingredients

175g (6 oz) margarine
175g (6 oz) golden castor sugar
300g (11 oz) self raising flour, sieved
5 tablespoons of milk
1 teaspoon of almond essence
Half a teaspoon of baking powder
250g (9 oz) fresh cherries, stoned and quartered

Method

Pre heat the oven to 200°C, 180°C (fan), gas mark 6 and place 12 muffin cases into a muffin tray.

Add all the ingredients except the cherries into a bowl, and beat with a wooden spoon until the mixture is smooth.

Set some cherries aside for decoration and fold the remainder into the mixture.

Divide mixture evenly between the paper cases, and decorate the tops with remaining cherries.

Bake in a pre – heated oven for 20 – 25 minutes. Dust with icing sugar to serve.

Find juicy British cherries in our Greengrocers department.