Chocolate Orange Muffins

Chocolate Orange Muffins. So quick and easy! A moist, delicious muffin with chocolate chips and orange zest baked inside.

Chocolate Orange Muffins

I was up early this morning in time to make these deadly chocolate orange muffins for breakfast. The wife and kids will follow their noses downstairs this morning for sure.

This basic muffin recipe is quite old and one I used for many years. The base recipe is a real, one bowl winder with very simple directions.

Chocolate Orange Muffins ready for the oven.

I’ve used it many times, since I was a kid. I’ve added almost every kind of berry to the basic recipe and they always turn out very well.

Experiment with it yourself and even add some spices to the batter if you like. Blueberry and cinnamon is an awesome flavour combination too.

Chocolate Orange Muffins

You’ll find this recipe so easy to make that you’ll be making it in minutes after just a few batches. Weekend brunch can now include muffins that are only minutes to make and get into the oven.

Chocolate Orange Muffins

What a nice way to wake up the family.

Dark Chocolate Chips.

I like dark chocolate chips at 50% cocoa in this Chocolate Orange Muffins recipe but any kind you prefer can be used. Make these with any kind of oranges you like using what’s in season, like tangerines or clementines for a festive version.

Orange and chocolate are one of my favourite flavour combinations. Use seasonal citrus for a festive touch.

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Chocolate Orange Muffins

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Updated April 2019 to include a printable recipe card, nutritional information and new photographs. Originally published November of 2008.

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Yield: 12 regular muffins (or 6 jumbo)

Chocolate Orange Muffins

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Chocolate Orange Muffins. So quick and easy! A moist, delicious muffin with chocolate chips and orange zest baked inside.

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Ingredients

• 2 ½ cups flour
• ¾ cup sugar
• ½ tsp salt
• 4 tsp baking powder
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup canola oil (or other vegetable oil)
• Zest of one orange, finely grated
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ¾ cup dark chocolate chips

Instructions

Sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

Finely zest an orange and chop the zest even finer with a chef's knife. 

Add the orange zest to a large bowl along with the eggs milk, cooking oil and vanilla . Whisk all together

Fold in the dry ingredients, just until the dry ingredients are incorporated into the batter; do not over mix.

When the flour is almost incorporated, fold in the chocolate chips.

Spoon batter into 12 well greased muffin tins or 6 jumbo muffin tins.

I normally reserve a couple of tablespoons of chocolate chips to sprinkle on top. I also sprinkle on a little turbinado sugar to help get a crispy top.

Bake for 15 minutes at 400 degrees F, then reduce the heat to 350 degrees F and bake for an additional 10 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Jumbo muffins normally take double the time, but your oven may vary. Use the toothpick test to ensure they are fully baked. 

Remove from pan after 5 minutes and cool on a wire rack until ready to serve.

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Nutrition Information

Yield

12

Serving Size

1 regular size muffin
Amount Per Serving Calories 313Total Fat 14gSaturated Fat 3gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 10gCholesterol 33mgSodium 285mgCarbohydrates 42gFiber 2gSugar 19gProtein 5g

The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.

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