Chocolate Chip Cranberry Muffins

Redsie's Note:

OMG! Chocolate and cranberries - who would have known this was a mix made in heaven???!! Adapted from a recipe from 125 Best Chocolate Chip recipes. You can also use frozen cranberries.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 12

Yield: 12.0 muffins

• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups fresh cranberries
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• ¾ cup low-fat milk
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ½ cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
3. In a food processor fitted with a metal blade, coarsely chop cranberries.
4. In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, eggs, milk, oil, orange zest and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture, just until combined. Fold in chopped cranberries and chocolate chips. Do not overmix.
5. Spoon batter into greased or lined (with paper liners) muffin cups.
6. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes or until puffed, golden and a tester inserted into center comes out clean. Let cool in pan on rack for 5 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool completely on rack.

Reviews

[edeneve]

These muffins are super duper delicious. I used whole wheat flour instead of white and they turned out great! I will definitely be making these again...maybe even today :o)

[Chef #1246325]

These turned out quite good. I subbed unsweetened applesauce for the oil and 1/4 tsp orange extract for the zest since I didn't have any oranges on hand. Overall, a nice use for some of the stockpile of cranberries I put in my freezer after Thanksgiving!

[Criseyde'sMom]

I love the way the chocolate chips make the cranberries less tart! I used half whole wheat flour and the muffins were still fairly moist. I will make again - thank you :)