Category: Muffins

Cranberry Orange Walnut Muffins

Not sure why, but, I had two bags of dried cranberries in my pantry that were quickly approaching their expiration date. They were probably on sale or I was planning on eating more salads than I have been. Either way, I decided it was time to start using them before they did expire. Cranberries are always a good add in for baked goods since they offer a pop of sweetness and do have health benefits. I like to think they are still healthy even after they are baked into something sweet. I was debating between cookies or muffins, but, I opted to go with the muffins… A Cranberry-Orange Walnut Muffin.

The recipe for these is pretty straight forward. Next time I make them though I will cut the sugar in half (1/2 cup as opposed to a 1 cup). They were delicious, but, I just found them to be a tad bit sweet and since I normally eat muffins for breakfast and I am not big into sweets for breakfast I think I would enjoy them more with less sugar. Also, since you are using freshly squeezed orange juice and if your orange is sweet and then you add sugar and dried cranberries on top of that you are getting sugar from all sides so it’s best to cut back on the actual sugar you are adding in. They will still be delicious and even a bit better for you. And while the original recipe called to make these in a 12-cup cupcake tin, I opted to bake them in 6-cup muffin tin instead. I prefer bakery sized muffins than cupcake sized ones. To accommodate the extra batter, I placed my muffin liners in ramekins on a baking sheet and baked them as normal.

Cranberry Orange Walnut Muffins

  • Servings: 8 Large Muffins / 12 Small Muffins
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Ingredients:

1 cup sugar

1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature

1 large

2 cups flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest

3/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice*

3/4 cup dried cranberries

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

*I used 3 large navel oranges

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350F. Line a muffin/cupcake pan with paper liners.

In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, salt, and baking powder & soda together. Set aside.

In a small bowl stir together the orange juice & zest. Set aside.

In a large bowl cream together the butter and sugar using a handheld mixer on medium speed. Add the egg and continue beating until incorporated. With the mixer on low speed add the flour mixture in three parts alternating with the orange juice mixture. Stir in the cranberries and walnuts.

Divide the batter among the prepared pans. Bake in the preheated oven for 25-25 minutes for smaller muffins and 30-35 minutes for larger muffins. Let cool in pans for 5 minutes before removing muffins from pans and cooling completely on a wire rack.

Recipe from Fisher Nuts

Pretzel Monkey Muffins

I always come across recipes for pretzels that sound amazing and I am tempted to make them, but it never happens. I attempted to make pretzels from scratch once years ago (before I even started blogging) and I must have been scarred by the experience because since then I haven’t tried again. Those pretzels were a complete fail so subconsciously I must be holding on to that. Recently though while scrolling through Instagram I came across a video from Food Network that used refrigerated biscuit dough to make Pretzel Monkey Muffins and I knew I had to try them.

After separating the biscuits, I cut them into quarters…

And then on a lightly floured surface I rolled each piece of dough with a rolling pin to flatten.

Next, I placed about a teaspoon of shredded cheddar cheese in the center of each dough piece and pinched it closed.

Here’s the one step from making traditional pretzels I couldn’t avoid. I boiled each of the dough balls in a pot of boiling water with baking soda & Kosher salt for about 30 seconds, until they were slightly puffed. I was concerned that they would open while they were in the hot water but none of them did. I did have to do a major cleaning of my stove afterwards since I had so much residue from the steam of the water.  

Next, I sprayed 8 cups of a 12-cup cupcake tin with baking spray and placed three dough balls in each. I then sprinkled each with an additional teaspoon of shredded cheddar cheese and topped each with the remaining dough balls.

After brushing each with an egg wash and sprinkling them with salt I baked them in a 400 F preheated oven for 15 minutes (per the instructions). When I took them out of the oven they did have a nice color to them, but, they looked slightly undercooked in certain spots and I didn’t like how moist the areas where the dough balls stuck together seemed. So, I placed them back in the oven for an additional 5 minutes or so…

And then they had the golden brown hue of a traditional pretzel. Trust me, they weren’t burnt! They were delish on their own but even better with a dollop of honey mustard to dip into.

Some things to note about these muffins though… They are best enjoyed the day they are made and within an hour or two of making them. They really didn’t reheat that well. They would be the perfect snack for a game night or such.

Pretzel Monkey Muffins

Ingredients:

1/2 cup baking soda

2 teaspoons Kosher salt

1 16.3-oz tube of refrigerated biscuit dough (not flaky)

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Flour, for dusting

1 egg

Coarse salt, for sprinkling*

Honey Mustard, for serving

*can use Kosher salt

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 400F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

In a large pot add 8 cups of water along with the baking soda and Kosher salt. Bring to a boil over high heat.

Separate the biscuits and cut each one into quarters. Lightly flour a work surface and roll each quarter with a rolling pin until flattened, about 3 inches. Spoon 1 teaspoon of the shredded cheese in the center of each flattened dough piece and pinch closed.

Once the water is boiling, working in batches, boil the dough balls, flipping once, until they are slightly puffed. Using a slotted spoon remove them from the water and place on the parchment lined baking sheet.

Spray 8-cups of a 12-cup cupcake tin with non-stick spray. In a small bowl beat the egg with 1 tablespoon of water.

Add 3 balls of dough to the bottom of each prepared cupcake cup. Top each with an additional teaspoon of shredded cheese and place the remaining dough balls on top of each. Brush each with the egg wash and sprinkle with salt.

Bake in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes, until the tops are golden brown. Cool slightly before removing from the pan. Serve with honey mustard sauce.

Recipe from Food Network

Mini Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Muffins

I recently posted saying I finally found the perfect pumpkin muffin recipe for me and here I am posting another one. So, what’s the difference? Well, I consider these Mini Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Muffins to be more like donut holes and I find them to be more dessert-like than for breakfast. But most importantly, they are delicious nonetheless!

A definite plus about this recipe… You don’t need a stand mixer or a hand mixer to make the batter. You whisk the dry ingredients together in one bowl and the wet ingredients in another and then whisk both together to make the batter. Next, using a cookie scoop (or a small spoon) drop the batter into a mini muffin pan sprayed with baking spray (no cupcake liners needed either!).

Bake in a 350 F preheated oven for about 12 minutes and let them cool slightly in the pan…

Before rolling in melted butter and a cinnamon sugar mixture for the topping. YUM! And, while I normally don’t like glazes and coatings (they can be a tad bit too sweet for me) I will say that while these mini muffins are delicious without the coating, they are amazing with it so don’t skip it.

Mini Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Muffins

  • Servings: 24 Mini Muffins
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Ingredients:

For the Muffins:

1 3/4 cups flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled

1/2 cup light brown sugar

1 large egg

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

3/4 cup pumpkin puree

1/2 cup whole milk

For the Cinnamon Sugar Coating:

1/2 cup sugar

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 F. Spray a mini-muffin pan (24 count) with baking spray and set aside.

In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and pumpkin spice.

In a large bowl, whisk together the cooled melted butter and brown sugar. Add in the egg, vanilla extract, pumpkin puree and milk and continue whisking until combined.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and whisk everything together until just combined and no streaks of the flour mixture remain. The batter will be thick.

Using a cookie scoop, drop scoops of the batter into the prepared pan.

Bake in the preheated oven for 11-13 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in the center of one of the muffins comes out clean.

Transfer the pan to a wire rack and allow the muffins to cool slightly.

While the muffins are cooling combine the sugar and cinnamon for the coating in a small bowl.

Once the muffins are cool enough to handle dip them in the melted butter and then roll in the cinnamon sugar mixture.

Store in an airtight container.

Recipe from Sally’s Baking Addiction

Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins

I must say I have been on the search for a good pumpkin muffin recipe for a while now. Two years ago, I shared two that were quite good and very different from each other. A Pumpkin Cream Cheese Swirl Muffin, that reminded me of this Cheesecake Stuffed Pumpkin Bread and a Pumpkin Cranberry one, that I got the idea for from a Chobani pumpkin yogurt. And while both of those pumpkin muffins were delicious, I think I finally found the perfect pumpkin muffin for me. It stayed moist for a couple of days in an airtight container at room temperature, it doesn’t involve a lot of crazy ingredients and it has chocolate chips. Which means it works just as well as a breakfast treat as it does for a midday snack or even dessert.  I enjoyed one for each of those occasions. It’s simply called a Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffin.

One more thing that’s great about this recipe… You can halve it easy enough and still end up with a decent amount of delicious muffins. I halved it and ended up with enough batter for 14 muffins. One last thing, make sure to sprinkle your muffins with a few extra chocolate chips prior to baking. It makes them prettier and a little extra sweeter!

Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins

  • Servings: 24 Muffins
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Ingredients:

3 cups flour

3 cups sugar

2 teaspoons baking soda

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon Kosher salt

2 cups pumpkin puree

1 cup vegetable oil

4 eggs

2/3 cup water

1 teaspoon ground clove

1 teaspoon all spice

2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, plus additional for sprinkling on top

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 F. Line two cupcake pans with liners.

In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

In a large bowl, using a handheld mixer, beat the pumpkin, oil, eggs, water and spices on medium speed until combined. With the mixer on low gradually add in the flour mixture and mix until just combined. And finally, fold in the chocolate chips with a rubber spatula.

Transfer the batter to the prepared cupcake tins, filling each crevice about 2/3 full. Sprinkle the top of each muffin with a few chocolate chips. Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, until a cake tester inserted into the center of one of the muffins comes out clean. Let cool in the pans for five minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

Recipe from What’s Gaby Cooking

One Banana Three Muffins

Normally when I have overripe bananas my go-to is to make a Banana Nut Bread. But that requires 3 bananas and this time around I only had 1. And while I could have tossed it, I’m not keen on eating overripe bananas, I also don’t like to waste food. So, I decided to tweak a recipe to turn that 1 banana into muffins.

Truthfully before making and dividing the batter I wasn’t sure how many muffins I would get from it. Once I was done prepping it, I was able to divide it into 3 large muffins. I used a 6-cup muffin pan as opposed to a 12-cup cupcake pan.

After baking in a 375 F preheated oven I let the muffins cool in the pan for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

And the following morning enjoy one for breakfast.

These muffins were delicious! From now on when I buy bananas I may leave one to overripe so I can bake up a batch of these muffins. They are quick, easy, delicious and the perfect amount!

 

Banana Nut Muffins

Ingredients:

3 tablespoon unsalted butter, at room temperature

1/3 cup sugar

1 egg

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 cups flour

1 overripe banana, mashed

3 tablespoons chopped walnuts

 

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 375 F. Line 3 cavities of a 6-cup muffin pan with liners.

In a medium bowl sift together the flour and baking soda and set aside.

In another medium bowl cream together the butter and sugar using a handheld mixer. Add the egg and continue to beat until well incorporated. Add the dry ingredients to the mixture and beat until just incorporated. Stir in the mashed banana and the walnuts.

Divide the batter among the prepared muffin pan and bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes, or until the muffins are golden brown and cake tester inserted in the middle comes out clean.

Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing the muffins and transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Spiced Applesauce Muffins

A while back I was trying to find recipes to use up a bag of whole wheat flour that I had in my fridge. It’s funny, when I wasn’t looking for recipes I would come across them all the time and pass on them because I didn’t want to buy whole wheat flour, but, once I bought a bag late last year to make an Apple Cider Doughnut Cake I haven’t come across any. The few recipes I have come across, including the one I made last year, all have unsweetened applesauce as an ingredient. Is there something about applesauce and whole wheat flour going together that I am not aware of? The recipe for today uses whole wheat flour and applesauce to make Spiced Applesauce Muffins.

To make the batter I prepped the dry ingredients in one bowl and the wet ingredients in another and then folded them together. Next, I divided the batter amongst my prepared muffin tin. The recipe was for 12 small muffins, but, I decided to make 6 large muffins instead and adjusted the baking time. Once I divided the batter I then added a walnut and brown sugar topping to the muffins and baked them in a 400 F preheated oven.

After letting the muffins cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, I transferred them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Once cooled it was time to try one. Outcome… They aren’t overly sweet and have a nice subtle spice flavor thanks to the addition of cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg and the walnut topping provides a nice crunch. They are perfect for a snack, or to start your day off as breakfast.

Spiced Applesauce Muffins

  • Servings: 6 Large Muffins or 12 Small Muffins
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Ingredients:

Muffins:

1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon allspice

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 large eggs

1 cup applesauce, unsweetened

1/3 cup light brown sugar

5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Topping:

1/2 chopped walnuts

2 tablespoons lights brown sugar

 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 F. Line a 6 – cup or 12 – cup muffin tin with liners.

In a large bowl whisk together the dry ingredients -wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and salt – and set aside.

In a medium whisk together the eggs, applesauce and brown sugar. Once incorporated, add in the melted butter and continue whisking until everything is combined.

Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.

Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin tins.

In a small bowl combine the walnuts and brown sugar and sprinkle on the muffins, pressing down lightly.

Bake in the preheated oven for 13-15 minutes for 12 small muffins, or, 18-20 minutes for 6 large muffins. A cake tested inserted in the middle should come out clean.

Let the muffins cool in the tins for 10 minutes, before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

Recipe from Super Healthy Kids

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Swirl Muffins

Muffins are not a go-to for me when it comes to baking. I have a great recipe for Blueberry Muffins that I normally make a few times a year and once in a blue moon I will make chocolate chip ones. I did try making a Pumpkin Crumb Muffin once and they were a disaster. By the time the muffins had finished baking the crumb topping had essentially melted into the muffin and let’s face it, the best part of any crumb muffin is the crumb topping!I did have success making these Pumpkin Cranberry Muffins a few months ago and decided to try another pumpkin based muffin again after coming across a recipe for Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins. They reminded me of a Cheesecake Stuffed Pumpkin Bread I have made a few times to rave reviews so I figured a pumpkin version would be just as delicious.

After making the batter for the muffins I divided it among a muffin tin that I lined with paper liner.

Next, I made the cream cheese mixture and then dolloped about a tablespoon of it over each muffin and then swirled it with a toothpick.

After baking in a 375F oven for about 20 minutes my muffins were ready.

And after letting them cool for a bit I tried one and it was delicious. The cream cheese swirl adds a nice sweetness to this super moist muffin.

FYI… I halved the recipe to use some leftover pumpkin puree I had from another recipe (a cookie one I will be sharing next week during Cookie Palooza). Also, instead of using a cupcake tin and making “mini” muffins, I opted to use a jumbo muffin tin and ended up making 6 large muffins. This also increased my baking time to 25-30 minutes.

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Swirl Muffins

Ingredients:

1 3/4 cups flour

1 tablespoons pumpkin spice

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 15oz. can pumpkin puree

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup light brown sugar

2 large eggs

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

 

Cream Cheese Swirl:

8 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature

1/4 cup sugar

1 large egg yolk

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

 

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 375 F. Line a muffin pan with paper liners and set aside.

In a medium bowl whisk together the dry ingredients – flour, pumpkin spice, baking soda and salt until well combined. Set aside.

In a large bowl using a handheld mixer beat together the pumpkin, sugar and brown sugar. Beat in the eggs, vegetable oil and vanilla extract. Slowly add in the flour mixture and mix until there are no lumps.

Fill the muffin tins about 3/4 full.

In a medium bowl beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add in the sugar, egg yolk and vanilla extract and continue beating until combined.

Top each muffin with about 1 tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture and then using a toothpick swirl it into the batter.

Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in the middle of the muffins comes out clean.

Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Recipe from The Novice Chef Blog

Pumpkin Cranberry Muffins

I tried making pumpkin muffins once or twice before and they have always been a fail. Once I tried making a crumb topped pumpkin muffin and the crumb on top was a disaster. Instead of creating a nice crust on top of the muffin it baked into the muffin. Which was weird since I mimicked the crumb topping from these blueberry muffins that have always turned out great. I am assuming it had something to do with the batter. And another time I tried making a pumpkin muffin similar to the recipe of the pumpkin bread I normally make. Once again, a fail in my book. It lacked any flavor. I wasn’t giving up though. I’ve made pumpkin cupcakes, pumpkin cake, a pumpkin tiramisu, and a few savory pumpkin dishes so I was not about to let a muffin get the best of my pumpkin baking.

Around this time of year Chobani gets in on the pumpkin craze and releases their pumpkin blended yogurts. For the past couple of years they had a Pumpkin Harvest Crisp Flip Yogurt that had pie crust pieces, glazed pumpkin seeds and pecans (YUM!) When I went looking for it this year they replaced it with an Autumn Harvest Crisp Flip Yogurt with pecans, cranberries and gingersnap crust. I like it, but definitely not as much the previous version. I think it’s the gingersnap crust that is throwing it off for me. Not really sure why they changed it… The Pumpkin Harvest Crisp was so good and had good reviews. While eating it for breakfast one day I thought that maybe a pumpkin muffin with pecans and cranberries would be a winner. I was thinking about converting a pumpkin cupcake recipe into a muffin recipe, but decided I didn’t want another fail so I turned to Google and did a few searches. Soon enough I came across a recipe for a Pumpkin Cranberry Muffin. It had some good reviews and pretty much used ingredients I already had on hand. I made one tweak to the recipe though. The original recipe called for just using cinnamon (1tsp.) and ginger (1/2 tsp.) and I just felt that that wouldn’t be enough spice to enhance the pumpkin flavor. So, I upped it to 3 teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice. This way not only would there be cinnamon and nutmeg in the batter, but also allspice, cloves and nutmeg.

One thing I should note about these muffins is that they are a 1-bowl muffin. Meaning, you add all of the ingredients to one bowl and then beat or stir to combine them. I honestly did try to whisk all of the ingredients together, but, the mixture was just too thick so I had to break out my hand mixer.

After mixing the ingredients until they were just combined I divided them into a muffin tin lined with cupcake liners – about 1/4 cup of batter in each. The recipe called for 12 muffins, but, I ended up with 15. To ensure that the remaining three baked well I filled the empty cavities of that muffin tin with water about half-way up. I then sprinkled some of the muffins with coarse sugar.

After baking for about 20 minutes I removed them from the oven and transferred them to a wire rack to cool completely. Once they were cool I tried one and I was very happy that I had switched up the spices. I think the original recipe of just cinnamon and ginger would have produce a muffin that was a bit on the bland side.

Pumpkin Cranberry Muffins

  • Servings: 12 Muffins
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Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cups sugar

3 teaspoons baking powder

3 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup canned pumpkin puree

1/2 cup vegetable oil

2 eggs

1 cup sweetened dried cranberries

1/2 cup chopped pecans

Coarse sugar, optional

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 F. Line a cupcake tin with cupcake liners and set aside.

In a large bowl whisk together the dry ingredients – flour, sugar, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice and salt. Add in the pumpkin puree, oil, eggs, cranberries and pecans and using a handheld mixer on the low setting beat the mixture until just combined. Do not overmix.

Divide the batter evenly among the prepared cupcake tin (about 1/4 cup in each). If you have remaining batter prep a second a cupcake tin and fill the empty crevices with water about halfway up.

Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean from the center. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Recipe modified from Betty Crocker

Meyer Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

With 2 bags of Meyer Lemons I have made my fair share of desserts. I made the scones I posted last week, a pie which I will be sharing with you on Pi Day (3/14) and these Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins I am sharing with you today. I was planning on making these muffins prior to the scones but I didn’t have any poppy seeds, well, guess what. I have way more than enough now. I honestly thought I would be able to purchase a small bag of them like I did for sesame seeds, but, at my usual supermarket poppy seeds are only available in containers like spices. So, because it was a better value I purchased the larger container. I guess I will be making a lemon poppy seed cake one of these days.

What was nice about these muffins is that they require only one large bowl to make the batter. I began by creaming together butter, eggs and sugar, then added in lemon juice and zest and finally the dry ingredients – baking powder, salt and poppy seeds. I opted to bake them in a 6 – cup muffin tin, but, you could bake them in a 12-cup cupcake tin instead. You will just need to keep an eye on them because the baking time will differ. These tasted good and were a nice treat for breakfast, but, next time I think I will bake them at 350 F instead. I found that baking them at 375 F allowed for the outside of the muffin to overbake a little while the inside finished baking.

Meyer Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

Ingredients:

1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature

2 eggs

3/4 cup sugar

3 tablespoons meyer lemon juice

1 teaspoon meyer lemon zest

1 1/2 cups flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

3/4 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon poppy seed

*If you cannot find Meyer Lemons, you can use regular lemons

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line a 6-cup muffin tin with liners.

In a large bowl cream together the butter, eggs and sugar using a hand mixer or stand mixer on medium speed. Add in the lemon zest and juice and continue mixing until well combined. Add in the flour, baking powder, salt and poppy seeds and stir together until just combined, being careful not to over-mix.

Divide the batter among the prepared muffin tin.

Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in the middle comes out clean.

Enjoy warm or at room temperature. Store left-over muffins in an air-tight container for 2 to 3 days.

Recipe from Miss in the Kitchen

Chocolate Chip Muffins

It seems like I am on a muffin kick… Last week I brought you Blueberry Crumb Muffins and this week I am bringing you Chocolate Chip Muffins. The real reason why I made these muffins… I was going on a road trip and thought they would be a good snack/treat/breakfast for the road. When you have chocolate chips in a muffin they can be for anything I think. While this recipe was written for 12 servings (aka a cupcake size muffin) I opted to make 6 large ones as I didn’t want that many muffins for the road.

 

Chocolate Chip Muffins

  • Servings: 12 small or 6 large
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Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled

1 cup sugar

2 large eggs

1 cup whole milk

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

 

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 425F and line a muffin tin with liners and then spray it with baking or cooking spray. This is just in case the muffins bake onto the pan so you can easily remove them.

In a large bowl mix together the flour, baking soda, salt and chocolate chips, set aside.

In a medium bowl whisk together the melted butter, sugar, eggs, milk and vanilla extract. Slowly add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and fold together until just combined.

Divide the batter among the muffin cups and bake at 425F for 5 minutes and then lower the oven to 375F and bake for another 12-15 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean.

Let cool in the pan on a wire rack for about 10 minutes and enjoy!

 

Recipe from Little Sweet Baker