Orange And Chocolate Chip Muffins

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These tasty Orange And Chocolate Chip Muffins are made with everyday pantry staples! They are perfect for breakfast,  lunch boxes, on the go snack or a me time snack! Make ahead and freeze till needed.

a set of orange chocolate chip muffins on a table

I will be getting some of my Easter sweet treats via these sumptuous Orange And Chocolate Chip Muffins. The rest of my treats will be via all the Easter egg hunts that granny and Freddy are going to be organising. Guess who is going to be in the middle of things with the biggest egg basket?

These Orange And Chocolate Chip Muffins begin with some lovely chocolate, which is then cut through with both orange juice and orange zest and complete with loads of chocolate chips. And my secret ingredient which is almond flour, because we don’t do just plain old muffins around here. All the good things people, all the good things.

They are great for breakfast or brunch, lunch boxes, tea parties, children play dates and more. Best news ever is they can be made ahead and frozen for when needed.

close up of some chocolate orange muffins

How To Make Chocolate Chip Muffins

  • Combine the dry ingredients together in a bowl.
  • Combine the wet ingredients in another bowl.
  • Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until barely combined. Note the batter will be thick and lumpy.
  • Spoon the batter into the cases and bake.

You can easily bake this recipe as chocolate orange cupcakes for your kiddoes tea party and serve them along some children’s tea (roiboos in our case). I also have a plan to try this as a chocolate orange cake with some whipped cream frosting all topped with orange zest. One day people, one day.

set of chocolate chip muffins on a table

Mini Chocolate Chip Muffins

To make these Mini Chocolate Chip Muffins, simply add the batter to the mini muffin cases and bake for about 10-14 mins.

More Muffins Recipes

For more muffins, recipes why not try some of these below

Chocolate Banana Muffins.

Healthy Carrot Cake Muffins.

Seriously easy Vegan Blueberry Muffins.

But for now here is how to make Chocolate Chip Muffins. Go forth, bake and enjoy.

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4.84 from 6 votes

Chocolate Orange Muffins

Delicious and easy chocolate orange muffins.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American, Western
Servings: 12
Calories: 195kcal
Author: Bintu Hardy

Ingredients

  • 2 cups (250 g) self-raising flour
  • 4-5 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 2 tbsp ground almonds
  • 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 75 g (1/3 cup) caster sugar
  • 4 tbsp chocolate chips
  • Zest of 2 oranges
  • 1/3 cup + 2 tsp (100 ml) orange juice
  • 1/3 cup (75 g) butter, melted and cooled
  • 1/3 cup + 2 tsp (100 ml) milk
  • 1 egg

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to fan assisted 180C / 200C / 400F / gas 6.
  • Line a 12 cup muffin tray.
  • Melt the butter and set aside to cool.
  • Combine the dry ingredients together in a bowl.
  • Combine the orange juice and milk in another bowl and mix in the egg and cooled melted butter.
  • Add the liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until barely combined. Note the batter will be thick and lumpy.
  • Spoon the muffin batter equally into the muffin cases and bake for 20 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
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Notes

Mini Chocolate Chip Muffins

To make these Mini Chocolate Chip Muffins, simply add the batter to the mini muffin cases and bake for about 10-14 mins.

More Muffins Recipes

For more muffins, recipes why not try some of these below
Chocolate Banana Muffins.
Healthy Carrot Cake Muffins.
Seriously easy Vegan Blueberry Muffins.

Nutrition

Calories: 195kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 110mg | Potassium: 124mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 215IU | Vitamin C: 4.2mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 1.4mg

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48 Comments

  1. I can never get my muffins to rise like that, they always end up like flat cupcakes. Am I mixing too much do you think?

  2. These muffins look heavenly B. Perfect for Easter and beyond… pinned onto my ‘to-be-tried’ board 🙂