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Cranberry Chocolate Chip Muffins

July 14, 2015 by Amanda 11 Comments

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Simple, delicious, moist & easy to make – these fresh Cranberry Chocolate Chip Muffins are awesome! Perfect for breakfast, dessert or a sweet snack!

Moist Fresh Cranberry Orange Chocolate Chip Muffins | Quick, Delicious, Easy to Make | craftycookingmama.com

Poor, misunderstood cranberries.  They have such a bad reputation.  People associate this sweet and tangy berry with that lumpy, clumpy, almost gelatin like blob of canned sauce that gets served on holidays.  There’s so much more to this superfruit.  It’s sweet and tart boldness takes your baked goods to a whole new level.  Lucky for you and me, cranberries just happen to go wonderfully with chocolate and orange.  Get your hands on a fresh (or frozen – they keep wonderfully in the freezer) baggie of cranberries and get to baking.  These Cranberry Orange Chocolate Chip Muffins are a great way to kick it off!

Moist Fresh Cranberry Orange Chocolate Chip Muffins | Quick, Delicious, Easy to Make | craftycookingmama.com

I bake with cranberries often.  Each time I write about them I like to remind everyone to stock up when they’re in season, or after the winter holidays when the prices drop.  Cranberries freeze perfectly, just throw the little baggies in the freezer as is.  Cranberries can be baked without being thawed – perfect for last minute baking!  You’ll find many recipes call for cranberries to be coarsley chopped or thrown in the food processor.  I pass on that – I enjoy a nice little chunk of cranberry in each bite.  My suggestion is to take a few minutes and cut the cranberries in half instead.  It’s not that terrible of a task when they’re frozen.  If they’re not frozen, well, throw them in the freezer for a few.

These muffins are effortless to throw together.  Bake for about 20 minutes or until tops are lightly golden and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.  Start to finish – you’ll be devouring these muffins in no time.

Moist Fresh Cranberry Orange Chocolate Chip Muffins | Quick, Delicious, Easy to Make | craftycookingmama.com

These delicious muffins disappeared quick in my house.  For whatever unknown magical reasons, cranberries lose just a bit of their sharp bite when baked with sugar and spice and everything nice.  You know it’s a cranberry, but it will remind you almost of a tart cherry chocolate muffin.  Yummy.

I hope you enjoy these Cranberry Orange Chocolate Chip Muffins.  They’re simple to throw together and great for breakfast, dessert or a snack.  Thanks so much for stopping by : )

Moist Fresh Cranberry Orange Chocolate Chip Muffins | Quick, Delicious, Easy to Make | craftycookingmama.com

P.S. You’ll have half a bag of cranberries left, so here’s some great recipes I’ve made to use them all up!

Cranberry Orange Nut Bread

Cranberry Chocolate Chip Oat Bars

-Amanda-

Moist Fresh Cranberry Orange Chocolate Chip Muffins | Quick, Delicious, Easy to Make | craftycookingmama.com

Recipe adapted from food.com

Moist Fresh Cranberry Orange Chocolate Chip Muffins | Quick, Delicious, Easy to Make | craftycookingmama.com

Cranberry Chocolate Chip Muffins

Amanda
Moist Fresh Cranberry Orange Chocolate Chip Muffins. Quick, Delicious, Easy to Make. Perfect for Breakfast, Dessert or a snack!
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 35 minutes mins
Course Breads &amp, Muffins
Cuisine American
Servings 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 milk
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup applesauce
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.
  • Chop cranberries in half. This is done easiest when the cranberries are frozen.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the sugar, eggs, milk, oil, applesauce, orange zest and vanilla.
  • Stir in flour mixture, just until combined - do not overmix.
  • Fold in cranberries and chocolate chips - do not overmix.
  • Spoon batter into greased or paper lined muffin cups.
  • Bake for 20 minutes or until golden and a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Let cool in pan on rack for 5 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool completely on rack.
  • Enjoy 🙂
Keyword chocolate chip, cranberry, cranberry muffins, muffins
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  1. Angela @thechewylife

    July 15, 2015 at 5:21 am

    NOM NOM NOM 🙂

    Reply
    • Amanda

      July 15, 2015 at 3:30 pm

      Thanks Angela 🙂

      Reply
  2. Rachel @ Simple Seasonal

    July 15, 2015 at 12:54 pm

    These look delicious! I had something similar once and have since had my eyes out for a similar recipe. Thanks for posting!

    Reply
    • Amanda

      July 15, 2015 at 3:31 pm

      Thank you so much Rachel! Glad I could be of help and I hope you love them 🙂

      Reply
  3. Alka

    July 17, 2015 at 10:55 am

    I loved these…..U seems to have a great blog…..thank you for a great share

    Reply
    • Amanda

      July 18, 2015 at 4:34 am

      Thank you so much Alka! We love all things cranberry and chocolate in my house : )

      Reply
  4. Florine Bumbray

    November 5, 2017 at 4:47 pm

    Hi Amanda as you can see I’m new to your website. I’m from southern Maryland and I love the Dutch Country Landcaster, PA. When my Mom was living we made a trip up there every summer, simply love the food. Does Good n Plenty serve the Thanksgiving meal? Want to make it there with my family next year to enjoy a good Thanksgiving meal. Nice meeting you.

    Reply
    • Amanda

      November 20, 2017 at 11:17 pm

      Hi Florine! I’ve checked my local Sunday paper and haven’t seen an advertisement for their Thanksgiving Dinner – but I’m pretty sure they have one. I checked the website as well and couldn’t find anything. I would suggest calling them at 717-394-7111 for information. Can you believe I’ve never been there!?! It’s definitely on my “to-try list”.

      Reply
  5. Angela B

    November 20, 2017 at 9:29 am

    5 stars
    What a great recipe to serve for Thanksgiving breakfast! Making them today, and posting to share with Facebook friends, so they can go to your website and make them, too! Yum!

    Reply
    • Amanda

      November 20, 2017 at 11:48 pm

      Hope you enjoy the muffins! These are one of my favorite muffins – cranberry & chocolate is my favorite!
      Thanks for stopping by & thanks for sharing the recipe ♥

      Reply

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