Chocolate Cherry Muffins

August 4, 2010 in breakfast

Today is muffin day at my house! I don’t make muffins often because the 3 of us who actually eat don’t all eat breakfast together or like the same breakfast foods. But today just seemed like a muffin day. I asked the kid what kind of muffin he wanted and he said chocolate. I wanted to include some fruit but didn’t think any of the fresh fruits we have right now sounded good with chocolate so dried cherries it was. I also wanted to include some pecans but apparently we’re out of them? Tragedy. If you make these, you should definitely toss in a handful and let me know how it goes.

You guys know I’m not a huge fan of chocolate but these guys are good. I included just a bit of whole wheat flour to add a different texture/flavor and I’m so glad I did. The nutty flavor almost made up for the lack of pecans. They look more chocolate-y than they really are so don’t be scared off by the thought of a mouthful of chocolate first thing in the morning.

Chocolate Cherry Muffins
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Ingredients
  • 1 1/4 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup dried cherries
  • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400F.
  2. Stir together flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cocoa powder, and sugar. Set aside.
  3. In a separate small bowl, whisk together milk, canola oil, egg, and vanilla. Pour over dry ingredients and stir until all of the dry ingredients are just moistened. Gently stir in cherries and chocolate chips.
  4. Bake for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the muffins comes out clean.


adapted from Cooking During Stolen Moments

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