Chocolate Chip Muffins with Dried Cherries
Dessert

Chocolate Chip Muffins

with Dried Cherries

40 MIN
$11.99 8 Muffins
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These delicious muffins feature bites of semi-sweet chocolate chips and dried tart cherries for an exciting combo of flavors in each bite.
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  • Nutrition
    PER SERVING
  • Calories
    300 Cals (est.)
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Chocolate Chip Muffins with Dried Cherries
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  • ½ cup Biscuit Mix
  • 1 cup All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 oz Salted Butter
  • ¼ cup Sugar
  • 1 Pasture-Raised Eggs
  • ¼ cup Sour Cream
  • ½ cup Cream
  • 4 oz Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
  • 3 Tbsps Dried Tart Cherries
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Prepare the dry ingredients
1 Prepare the dry ingredients

Place an oven rack in the center of the oven, then preheat to 375°F. Roughly chop the cherries. In a bowl, combine the flour, biscuit mix, baking powder, and a pinch of salt. Whisk to combine.

Prepare the wet ingredients
2 Prepare the wet ingredients

Working in 30 second increments, melt the butter in a large bowl in the microwave (or melt in a small pot on the stove, then transfer to a large bowl). Add the cream, sour cream, egg, and all but 2 teaspoons of the sugar; whisk to thoroughly combine.

Mix the batter
3 Mix the batter

Add the dry ingredients to the bowl of wet ingredients; using a spatula, gently mix until only a few white streaks remain. Gently fold in the chocolate chips and chopped cherries until thoroughly combined.

Bake the muffins & serve your dish
4 Bake the muffins & serve your dish

Lightly grease 8 rounds of a cupcake tin (or line with cupcake liners). (If you don’t have a cupcake tin, lightly grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan.) Transfer the batter to the prepared tins or loaf pan. Evenly top with the remaining sugar. Bake 18 to 22 minutes (muffins) or 30 to 33 minutes (loaf), or until the batter is cooked through and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Remove from the oven. Let stand at least 5 minutes before serving. Enjoy!

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Chocolate Chip Muffins

Prepare the dry ingredients
1 Prepare the dry ingredients

Place an oven rack in the center of the oven, then preheat to 375°F. Roughly chop the cherries. In a bowl, combine the flour, biscuit mix, baking powder, and a pinch of salt. Whisk to combine.

2 Prepare the wet ingredients

Working in 30 second increments, melt the butter in a large bowl in the microwave (or melt in a small pot on the stove, then transfer to a large bowl). Add the cream, sour cream, egg, and all but 2 teaspoons of the sugar; whisk to thoroughly combine.

Prepare the wet ingredients
Mix the batter
3 Mix the batter

Add the dry ingredients to the bowl of wet ingredients; using a spatula, gently mix until only a few white streaks remain. Gently fold in the chocolate chips and chopped cherries until thoroughly combined.

4 Bake the muffins & serve your dish

Lightly grease 8 rounds of a cupcake tin (or line with cupcake liners). (If you don’t have a cupcake tin, lightly grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan.) Transfer the batter to the prepared tins or loaf pan. Evenly top with the remaining sugar. Bake 18 to 22 minutes (muffins) or 30 to 33 minutes (loaf), or until the batter is cooked through and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Remove from the oven. Let stand at least 5 minutes before serving. Enjoy!

Bake the muffins & serve your dish
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