Cherry Chocolate Chip Muffins are jam packed with a wonderful combination of dried Montmorency cherries and chocolate chips.

Cherry Chocolate Chip Muffins

By Sue Lau | Palatable Pastime

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It’s time once again for Muffin Monday, and this month I decided to share my recipe for cherry chocolate chip recipes which is a bit different from the usual chocolate chip muffin recipes.

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The Montmorency cherries in this are just slightly tart, and combined with the deep dark chocolate flavors of the bittersweet baking chips, balance each other nicely. The crystal sugars I used on top are a bit larger than the grain of granulated sugar,  so be careful when substituting there.

The bloggers of Muffin Monday have a nice collection of recipes to share with you this moth, so be sure to continue scrolling past the recipe and see those listed  on the lower portion of the post.

I hope you enjoy these muffins as much as we do!

~Sue

Cherry Chocolate Chip Muffins

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Cherry Chocolate Chip Muffins

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Total Time 45 minutes mins

Course Muffins

Cuisine American

Servings 12 muffins

Calories 299 kcal

Equipment

• 12-muffin tin

Ingredients

  

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• 1 & 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup Dixie Crystals granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup whole milk buttermilk
• 1/2 cup cooled melted butter
• 2 teaspoons cherry extract
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 drops red food color optional
• 3/4 cup Ghiradelli dark bittersweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup dried Montmorency cherries
• 2 tablespoons sparkling sugar
• 1/4 cup extra chocolate chips

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 375ºF.
• Stir together ingredients for muffins.
• Pour batter into muffin cups lining a 12-cup muffin tin.
• Add a few extra chocolate chips to the top and sprinkle with sparkling sugar.
• Bake 25-30 minutes.
• Cool on wire rack.

Notes

From the kitchen of palatablepastime.com

Nutrition

Serving: 1muffinCalories: 299kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 5gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 49mgSodium: 267mgPotassium: 141mgFiber: 2gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 473IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 110mgIron: 1mg

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Disclaimer: Dixie Crystals generously provided the sugar used in this recipe but all opinions and content are my own.

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