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Cherry Chocolate Chip Muffins
Cherry Chocolate Chip Muffins are deliciously moist muffins loaded with chocolate chips and maraschino cherries and topped with a sweet cherry-flavored glaze.
Course
Breakfast
Cuisine
American
Keyword
easy muffins
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
15
minutes
minutes
Servings
12
Ingredients
1 1/2
cups
all-purpose flour
1/2
cup
granulated sugar
2
teaspoons
baking powder
1/2
teaspoon
salt
1
large
egg,
lightly beaten
1/2
cup
whole milk
1/4
cup
vegetable oil
1
(10-ounce) jar
maraschino cherries
3/4
cup
mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2
cup
chopped pecans
1/4
teaspoon
almond extract
Glaze
1
tablespoon
butter,
melted
2
tablespoons
cherry juice
1
cup
confectioners' sugar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees and place 12 paper liners in a muffin pan.
In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
Whisk together the egg, milk, and vegetable oil in a large glass measuring cup or a bowl.
Drain the cherries, saving the liquid for the glaze.
Chop the cherries up.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir just until mixed.
Add in the chocolate chips, pecans, cherries, and almond extract and stir to combine.
Divide batter evenly between the 12 cups.
Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until they feel firm when you press down on top of them.
Let cool while you make the glaze.
Whisk together all the glaze ingredients in a bowl, thin with milk if it is too thick.
Nutrition
Calories:
346
kcal