Cranberry Pecan Chip Muffins
Tart cranberry muffins with chocolate chip surprises and a fresh citrus kick! These muffins are perfect with a cup of coffee on a cold winter morning.
Cranberries are a favorite around my home. My wife has a special recipe for making holiday cranberry sauce, my oldest son will eat fresh raw cranberries by the handful (he loves sucking on lemons though too!) Cranberries are chalk full of healthy antioxidants so why not embrace these tart little bog berries!
This classic combination of citrus and cranberries works to make a delicious sweet and tart muffin. Best feature? These muffins are simple to make but taste like they are from the bakery.
Cranberry Chip Muffins
The classic combination of cranberries and citrus zest with sweet chocolate treats hidden within. Top off with a sugared pecans crunch. These sweet and tart muffins will disappear quickly!
Servings: 18 muffins
Ingredients
- 2 cups Flour
- 1.5 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 6 tbsp butter softened
- 3/4 cup Sugar
- 1 cup Milk
- 1/2 cup Vanilla Greek Yogurt
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup Cranberries fresh or frozen
- 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1 tsp orange zest
Sugared Pecan Topping
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
- 2 tbsp butter softened
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. Mix until well combined.
- In medium mixing bowl combine wet ingredients, softened butter, sugar, milk, yogurt, eggs, vanilla, and zest.
- Mix wet ingredients into your dry, stir until batter is formed.
- Pour into your batter, your cranberries and chocolate chips, fold into mixture until they are evenly dispersed.
- Grease muffin tin and fill each hole with batter 3/4 of the way full.
- Sprinkle sugared pecan topping over each muffin.
- Bake for 15-20 min or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the muffins come out clean.
- Allow to cool in pan for 3-5 min. then remove and place on cooling rack.
Sugared Pecan Topping
- In medium bowl mix together finely chopped pecans, brown sugar, and softened butter.
- Sprinkle over muffin batter right before putting pan in the oven.
Enjoy!