Cranberry Chocolate Orange Muffins

Dried cranberries are plumped up in boiling water and mixed with an easy muffin batter laced with fragrant orange zest and chocolate chips.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 213 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.5 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 0.25 cup vegetable oil
• 1.75 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 cup brown sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin or line cups with paper liners.

Step 2

Place cranberries, orange zest, and baking soda in a bowl. Pour boiling water on top. Let stand at room temperature for 5 minutes.

Step 3

Mix brown sugar, oil, egg, and vanilla extract together in a bowl. Add the cranberry mixture and beat well.

Step 4

Stir flour and baking powder together in a separate bowl; stir into the cranberry mixture until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips gently. Spoon batter evenly into the prepared tin.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and tops spring back when touched, 20 to 25 minutes.