Pomegranate White Chocolate Muffins Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tray with paper liners.
• Mix flour, white chocolate chips, sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl.
• Mix milk, oil, egg, and vanilla extract together in a medium-sized bowl. Add to flour mixture and mix well.
• Fill 2/3 of each prepared muffin cup with batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and let cool for 2 minutes. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. For filling, mix first four ingredients until blended. , In a large bowl, whisk together first five muffin ingredients. In another bowl, whisk together egg, milk and melted butter. Add to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened. Fold in pomegranate seeds., Fill paper-lined muffin cups one-third full with batter. Drop filling by tablespoonfuls into center of each muffin; cover with remaining batter. Sprinkle with coarse sugar., Bake until top springs back when lightly touched, 18-22 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm. Refrigerate leftovers.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Sift all-purpose flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk egg, brown sugar and canola oil together until smooth. Stir in dry ingredients, then add mashed bananas and Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Breeze. Mix until batter comes together. Fold in chopped white chocolate and pomegranate arils.
• Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners, then fill about 2/3 full. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until light golden brown and toothpick inserted in muffins comes out clean. Let cool.

Steps:

• Combine 2 cups pomegranate juice and 1/4 cup sugar in 8 x 8 x 2-inch glass baking dish. Stir mixture until sugar dissolves. Cover and freeze until granita is firm, at least 8 hours or overnight.
• Combine remaining 2 cups pomegranate juice and 3 tablespoons sugar in heavy medium saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring mixture until sugar dissolves. Boil until mixture is syrupy and reduced to generous 1/2 cup, 12 to 14 minutes. Transfer syrup to small bowl. Chill until cold, at least 2 hours. DO AHEAD: Granita and pomegranate syrup can be made 3 days ahead. Keep granita frozen. Keep pomegranate syrup chilled.
• Place chopped white chocolate and pinch of salt in medium metal bowl. Pour 1/2 cup cream into small saucepan. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean and bring to boil, whisking to blend. Remove vanilla bean. Pour hot cream mixture over chocolate in bowl; let stand 1 minute, then whisk until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. Cool until barely lukewarm, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Using electric mixer, beat remaining 1/2 cup cream in large bowl until stiff peaks form. Fold in barely lukewarm melted chocolate mixture in 2 additions, then fold in crème fraîche. Divide mousse among 6 dessert glasses, leaving enough space at top of glasses to spoon granita over. Cover and chill until mixture firms up slightly, at least 8 hours or overnight. DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 days ahead. Keep chilled.
• Using fork, scrape surface of granita, forming icy flakes. Top each glass of mousse with generous amount of granita, dividing equally. Drizzle each lightly with pomegranate syrup. Sprinkle with pomegranate seeds and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Mix wet and dry ingredients separately.
• De-seed pomegranates in a bowl of water to help prevent seeds from popping.
• Combine ingredients, folding in the pomegranate seeds last. Mix as lightly as possible.
• Bake at 400°F for about 20 minutes, depending on size of muffins and your oven.
• Remove and place on cold, wet towel to make taking the muffins out easier. Wait until the muffins have cooled before removing them from the tin.