Cherry chocolate chip mini muffins

Name: Cherry chocolate chip mini muffins
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 egg; 1/2 cup milk; 1/4 cup vegetable oil; 1/4 cup maraschino cherries- chopped; 2 tbsp maraschino Cherry juice; 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips; 1/2 tsp almond extract; 2-3 tablespoons cherry juice; 1 cup powdered sugar; 1/4 tsp almond extract

8 steps

Prep:10minCook:12min

The perfect flavor combination, in my opinion! Cherries and chocolate! These would be great on a brunch board!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 04:52:27 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories222.1 kcal (11%)

Total Fat7.6 g (11%)

Carbs37.9 g (15%)

Sugars24.6 g (27%)

Protein2.9 g (6%)

Sodium188.1 mg (9%)

Fiber0.9 g (3%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

1 ½ cupsall-purpose flour

½ cupgranulated sugar

2 teaspoonsbaking powder

½ teaspoonsalt

1egg

½ cupmilk

¼ cupvegetable oil

¼ cupmaraschino cherries

chopped

2 Tbspmaraschino cherry juice

½ cupmini chocolate chips

½ tspalmond extract

For the glaze

2 tablespoonscherry juice

1 cuppowdered sugar

¼ tspalmond extract

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°

Step 2

Whisk the flour, salt and baking powder together in a bowl

Step 3

With a mixer, beat together the egg, almond extract, sugar, milk, oil, and cherry juice. Beat in the flour mixture.

Step 4

Fold in the chips and cherries.

Step 5

Spray a mini muffin tin with nonstick spray, pour about 1 tablespoon of batter in each muffin.

Step 6

Bake 12-15 minutes (check at 12 minutes)

Step 7

Meanwhile, whisk together the powdered sugar, almond extract and cherry juice. If it’s too thick add a tablespoon or 2 of milk to loosen it. If it’s too runny, add more powdered sugar a tablespoon at a time until the desired consistency is reached.

Step 8

When the muffins are baked, let cool, then pour the glaze over the top, allow to dry before eating