Valentine's Day Strawberry Muffins

These muffins are topped with a heart-shaped slice of strawberry for a fun Valentine's Day treat. A bit of lemon zest adds a bright flavor to these sweet little muffins.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 181 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons lemon extract
• 12 slices fresh strawberry
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 1.5 cups white sugar
• 0.5 teaspoon lemon zest
• 0.5 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• 0.5 cup butter, at room temperature
• 1.5 cups chopped fresh strawberries

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Fold in the chocolate chips.

Step 2

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 3

Mix lemon juice with as much milk as needed to measure 1 cup; let the soured milk stand for 5 minutes before using.

Step 4

Line 24 muffin tins with paper liners.

Step 5

Cream together the butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar in a large bowl.

Step 6

Beat in the eggs, one at a time; add the lemon extract.

Step 7

Gradually stir in the lemon zest and soured milk.

Step 8

Gently fold in the chopped strawberries.

Step 9

Mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in another bowl.

Step 10

Stir the butter mixture into the flour mixture until dry ingredients are just moistened.

Step 11

Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups to about 2/3 full.

Step 12

Place a strawberry slice atop each muffin and sprinkle with some of the 1 tablespoon white sugar.

Step 13

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in the pans for 5 minutes before serving warm.