Orange Chocolate Chip Muffins

Submitted by Suzanne P

"What a great excuse for chocolate in the morning. This recipe came from a King Arthur Flour catalog long ago - I get rave reviews everytime I make them. So, go ahead, have chocolate for breakfast!"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 3 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3⁄4 cup semisweet chips (i use the mini-chips)
• 3⁄4 cup milk
• 1⁄2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 1 - 1 1⁄2 teaspoon orange oil or 2 tablespoons orange zest
• additional sugar, to sprinkle on top

directions

1. In medium mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and chocolate chips.
2. In a small mixing bowl, whisk together milk, vegetable oil, egg,and orange oil or peel until light.
3. Add wet ingredients to dry and stir together for 20 seconds, or only until ingredients are just moist.
4. If you see lumps, it is OK to leave them.
5. Lightly grease cups of 12-cup muffin pan and fill each 2/3 full w/batter.
6. Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon sugar over each for a crunchy, sugary crust.
7. Bake in preheated 400 F oven for 18 to 20 mins.

Reviews

[Redsie]

Made these for gift baskets for christmas. Didn't get to have a taste but they smelled wonderful!! They have more of a cupcake texture and a muffin texture. Thanks Suzanne! :)

 

[andreaadams01]

I agree that the orange/chocolate taste is delicious, but they did seem more dense than other muffins. Thank you for posting a simple chocolate/orange combo recipe!

 

[Lieutenant Ducky]

These were great muffins, despite a few difficulties! I loved the texture. For butterless muffins, they are extremely moist and delicious. Also, the flavour combo is a winner, which is why I'm giving it a "loved it" four stars! However, I did find that the amount of salt was waay to much! Next time I'd only use 1/4 tsp, if that. Also it could use a bit more sugar. When I made it it just tasted uber salty and I had to add in a lot more sugar at the end. I also used a mixture of applesauce and oil instead of 1/2 cup of straight up oil for added healthiness :) Thanks for the recipe, my whole family loved these muffins, and I will definitely be making it again!

 

[DMouse]

I really love the flavor of these, orange and chocolate is probably my favorite combo. They were a little on the dense/dry side when I made them, but my oven does run pretty hot so maybe that was the problem.

 

[carlamoose]

Mmm, delicious!!! I gave it four stars because it tasted like it should have texture, like nuts or oats. Maybe I need to let them cool a bit more because I ate them while they are still warm. Either that or I mixed the batter too much. Also, instead of orange oil, I used 2 Tbsp. orange extract. If you use orange zest (which I would recommend), then maybe cut the extract to 1 or 1 1/2 Tbsp.