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Mother's Day: Raspberry Cream Muffins

Source of Recipe


From "Gooseberry Patch: Sunday Dinners at Grandma's"



List of Ingredients



• 1 cup raspberries
  
• ¾ cup plus 2 Tbsp sugar, divided
  
• ¼ cup butter, softened
  
• 1 egg, beaten
  
• 1 tsp almond extract
  
• 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
  
• 1 Tbsp baking powder
  
• ½ tsp salt
  
• 1 cup half-and-half
  
• 1 cup white chocolate chips, finely chopped
  
• 2 Tbsp brown sugar, packed
  






Instructions



1. In a small bowl, toss raspberries with ¼ cup sugar; set aside. In a large bowl, blend butter and ½ cup sugar. Beat in egg and extract.
   
   
2. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with half-and-half. Stir in raspberries and chocolate chips. Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Combine brown sugar and remaining sugar; sprinkle over batter.
   
   
3. Bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before removing muffins to wire rack. Serve warm.
   
   Makes one dozen.