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Cherry Chip Muffins


I'm excited to be joining the #MuffinMonday bakers this month, it's been a while! I keep a board on Pinterest full of muffin recipes to try, but I kept coming back to this one from Taste of Home.   

I used my cookie scoop to portion out the dough, it makes it so easy.  Since I omitted the nuts due to allergies and filled the tins more than the recipe stated, I got 30 muffins.


I thinned out my glaze a bit more with the cherry juice, which gave them a gorgeous pink color.


Using the mini chips really lets everything get evenly distributed throughout the muffin. One of my favorite treats is a chocolate covered cherry, and these muffins definitely remind me of those.


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Cherry Chip Muffins

Cherry Chip Muffins
Author: Jolene's Recipe Journal

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 (10-ounce) jar red maraschino cherries
  • 3/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans (omitted)
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 375º.
  2. In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, whisk the egg, milk and oil; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
  3. Drain cherries, reserved 2 tablespoons of juice for glaze (discard remaining juice or save for another use). Chop cherries; fold into the batter with chocolate chips.
  4. Spoon the batter by tablespoonfuls into greased or paper-lined heart-shaped or miniature muffin cups.
  5. Bake at 375' for 10-13 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks.
  6. Combine confectioners' sugar and reserved cherry juice to make a thin glaze; drizzle over muffins.

Notes

Source: https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/cherry-chip-muffins/

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  1. A Day in the Life on the FarmJanuary 27, 2020 at 8:30 AM

    These would be adorable in heart shaped muffin cups for Valentine's Day. I think I will surprise my family with them.

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  2. Stacy RushtonJanuary 27, 2020 at 9:25 AM

    Ever year for her birthday I buy my sister chocolate covered cherries because they are her favorite candy. I need to make her your mini muffins!

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  3. Sue LauJanuary 27, 2020 at 9:43 AM

    These have a gorgeous Valentine's Day look to them. And I am on a cherry kick lately so you know I would be nuts for these.

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  4. RebekahJanuary 27, 2020 at 11:59 AM

    I love these!! My family would eat these up. Chocolate covered cherries are a favorite of mine too. :)

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  5. KarenJanuary 27, 2020 at 3:17 PM

    These are soooo pretty! I bet they would be adorable baked in a heart shaped muffin tin!

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