It takes just four steps to make these delicious chocolate orange muffins.
The fresh citrus orange flavour and rich chocolate pair perfectly together in this chocolate orange muffins recipe. Unlike our chocolate muffins recipe, this recipe uses orange-flavoured chocolate instead of plain to really add to the intense orange taste. This recipe makes 12 muffins.
Ingredients
- 300g (10oz) self-raising flour
- 1 level tsp baking powder
- 90g (3oz) caster sugar
- 100g bar of orange-flavoured chocolate, cut into chunks
- 200ml (7fl oz) milk
- 2 medium eggs
- Finely zested rind of 1 orange plus 4tbsp juice
- 4tbsp sunflower oil
- 12-hole muffin tin, lined with paper cases
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Method
- Set the oven to 200°C (gas mark 6).
- Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl then stir in the sugar and chocolate.
- Lightly beat together the milk, eggs, orange zest and juice and sunflower oil. Stir the liquid into the dry ingredients, but take care not to over-mix or the muffins will be tough.
- Spoon the mixture into the paper cases. Bake in the centre of the oven for 15-20 mins. The muffins are cooked when they have risen and feel firm to the touch when lightly pressed in the centre. Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Top tips for making chocolate orange muffins
You can also freeze these muffins. Once cold, pack them in a freezer bag, seal and freeze for up to 1 month. Allow muffins to defrost for a few hours, then warm through in a hot oven for a few minutes before serving.
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Jessica Dady is Food Editor at GoodtoKnow and has over 11 years of experience as a digital editor, specialising in all things food, recipes, and SEO. From the must-buy seasonal food hampers and advent calendars for Christmas to the family-friendly air fryers that’ll make dinner time a breeze, Jessica loves trying and testing various food products to find the best of the best for the busy parents among us. Over the years of working with GoodtoKnow, Jessica has had the privilege of working alongside Future’s Test Kitchen to create exclusive videos - as well as writing, testing, and shooting her own recipes. When she’s not embracing the great outdoors with her family at the weekends, Jessica enjoys baking up a storm in the kitchen with her favourite bakes being chocolate chip cookies, cupcakes, and a tray of gooey chocolate brownies.
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