Fluffy Orange & Chocolate Muffins
These Orange & Chocolate Muffins are fluffy and delicious. Warm or not, they're a convenient snack.
Ingredients
- 1¾ cup flour
- ¼ cup almond meal
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp orange peel finely shredded
- 1 egg Vegan: use chia seed egg replacement
- ¾ cup low-fat buttermilk Vegan: use dairy free milk
- ¼ cup orange juice the juice of one orange
- ¼ cup cooking oil coconut oil, canola oil, etc.
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup mini chocolate chips semi-sweet
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F . Add liners to a 12-muffin baking pan.
- In a large bowl, mix the first 7 ingredients (dry ingredients).
- In a separate bowl mix the wet ingredients: egg, buttermilk, orange juice, oil, and vanilla.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Mix only until everything's blended, but don't overmix.
- Add the chocolate chips and mix.
- Spoon batter into the liners. Fill each approximately 2/3 full. Make sure the batter is evenly distributed among the 12 liners, to ensure all the muffins will bake the same.
- Bake for 20 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool for five minutes. Enjoy!
Notes
To make a chia seed egg replacement:
Mix 1 tbsp chia seeds with ⅓ cup water. Let stand for 5 minutes before using in the recipe. Grinding the chia seeds first is optional; I usually skip that step.
Regarding the batter:
When you mix the wet and dry ingredients together, the mixture will seem a bit dry and lumpy. You'll be tempted to add more milk to smooth it out, but don't do it.
Regarding the yield:
This recipe will yield 12 regular-sized muffins, not jumbo muffins. If you're making jumbo muffins, your yield and baking time will vary.