Chocolate Chip Cranberry Muffins

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.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 12 muffins

Ingredients

• 2  cups flour
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 cups fresh cranberries
• 1  cup granulated sugar
• 2  eggs
• 3⁄4 cup low-fat milk
• 1⁄2 cup  vegetable oil
• 1  teaspoon  grated orange zest
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 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.