Orange Chocolate Chip Muffins
Orange and chocolate chip muffins are a sweet way to start your day. Also a perfect snack and nice to make for a brunch buffet.
Servings: 12 muffins
Calories: 340kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup canola oil plus ½ teaspoon reserved for drizzle
- 2 large eggs beaten
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- ⅓ cup fresh squeezed orange juice
- the zest from one large orange
- 1 ¼ cup chocolate chips or chunks, divided
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a twelve tin muffin pan with liners.
- In a large bowl mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a smaller bowl, beat together sugar, ½ cup oil, eggs, buttermilk, orange juice and zest.
- Make a well in the dry ingredients and slowly mix in the wet ingredients until well combined. Do not overmix. Add I cup of the chocolate chips. Reserve ¼ cup for drizzle.
- Fill the muffin cups evenly with the batter.
- Bake for 18 to 22 minutes or until muffins are golden and toothpick stuck in the center comes out clean.
- Cool for 10 minutes before moving to a baking rack.
- In a small bowl mix together ¼ cup reserved chocolate chips and ½ teaspoon reserved canola oil. Melt in microwave at 30 second increments until smooth. Drizzle chocolate over muffins.
Nutrition
Calories: 340kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 182mg | Potassium: 133mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 120IU | Vitamin C: 3.5mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 1.4mg