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Cranberry Chocolate Chip Muffins (and a Rachael Ray Giveaway!!!)

By Valerie · November 27, 2011 · Updated May 4, 2020 56 Comments

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The tartness of cranberry, combined with rich, sweet chocolate and topped off with a light, powdered sugar glaze. These Cranberry Chocolate Chip Muffins are festive, pretty and so tasty!

Cranberry Chocolate Chip Muffins on a wooden cutting board.

But first, lets talk about these luscious muffins. The tartness of cranberry, combined with rich, sweet chocolate and topped off with a light, powdered sugar glaze. Festive, pretty and equally tasty. Lets make muffins!

A green 1 cup measure full of fresh cranberries on a kitchen counter.

You’ll need one cup of fresh cranberries.

The fresh cranberries are pulsed in a food processor to break them up.

Pulse them in your food processor until coarsely chopped.

Flour, baking powder and salt are combined in a medium bowl.

Mix together your flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl and set aside.

Two eggs are cracked into buttermilk in a large metal mixing bowl.

In a separate large mixing bowl, whisk eggs into buttermilk.

Oil is whisked into the egg and buttermilk mixture in a metal mixing bowl.

Whisk in the oil.

Sugar is poured into the egg mixture in the mixing bowl.

In goes the sugar.

Vanilla is added to the wet mixture in the metal mixing bowl.

Now the vanilla.

The wet ingredients are added to the mixing bowl with the dry ingredients and stirred with a wooden spoon.

Add the dry ingredients and mix, just until combined.

Cranberries and chocolate chips are added to the muffin batter in the mixing bowl.

Mix in the cranberries and mini chocolate chips.

A bright orange 1/3 cup measure is coated with nonstick cooking spray.

Coat a 1/3 cup dry measure with cooking spray.

The orange measuring cup is scooping muffin batter to fill the muffin cups.

This is an easy and clean way to evenly divide the batter between the muffin cups. If the batter begins to stick, spray measuring cup with additional cooking spray.

A close up image of the muffin batter in the muffin cups.

Bake at 350 degrees for 22 to 26 minutes.

Remove them from the oven when lightly golden and a toothpick inserted into center of muffin comes out clean. When cool enough to handle, remove the muffins from the tin and cool completely. Mix up the powdered sugar glaze.

A fork drizzles icing over the baked muffins on a cutting board.

Drizzle it over the tops of the muffins.

Cranberry Chocolate Chip Muffins on a wooden cutting board.

Gorgeous! The perfect treat to give to neighbors, co-workers, and friends over the holidays. They will be forever grateful.

• Giveaway Closed •

This contest is sponsored by Valerie’s Kitchen, out of the goodness of my heart, because it’s fun to give stuff away, and because I love ya!

Good luck and happy cooking!

A cutting board covered with muffins.

Cranberry Chocolate Chip Muffins

The tartness of cranberry, combined with rich, sweet chocolate and topped off with a light, powdered sugar glaze. These Cranberry Chocolate Chip Muffins are festive, pretty and so tasty!
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Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 12 minutes
Cook Time: 26 minutes
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Total Time: 38 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 320kcal
Author: Valerie Brunmeier

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cups fresh cranberries, roughly chopped
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 4 to 5 teaspoons milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 12 cup muffin pan with baking cups or spray with cooking spray.
  • In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
  • Place cranberries in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the buttermilk and eggs, whisk in the oil, sugar, and vanilla. Add flour mixture and mix with a spoon, just until combined. Fold in chopped cranberries and chocolate chips. Mix just until combined.
  • Spray a 1/3 cup dry measure with cooking spray.  Scoop out a scant 1/3 cup of batter to fill each cup in your muffin pan.  You may need to spray the measuring cup with additional cooking spray if batter begins sticking.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 22 to 26 minutes or until lightly golden and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool for 5 or 10 minutes in pan. When cool enough to handle, remove from pan and cool completely.
  • Prepare the glaze. In a small bowl mix powdered sugar with vanilla. Add milk until you get the desired consistency. Drizzle over cooled muffins.

Nutrition

Calories: 320kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 83mg | Potassium: 193mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 59IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 2mg
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  1. Choc Chip Uru says

    February 25, 2012 at 1:15 pm

    Your muffins look maginificent – forgetting the very generous giveaway, that is all I could focus on 😀
    I love the addition of cranberries into anything!

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru

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  2. Stephanie says

    December 5, 2011 at 12:19 pm

    I love my grandmother’s Ready-Frosted Raisin Bars. I am the only one in my family who does, so I only make them every couple years or so. They are delicious and remind me of my childhood.

    Reply
  3. Clara says

    December 4, 2011 at 6:24 pm

    Mmm stollen during the holidays 🙂

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  4. Wilnellys says

    December 4, 2011 at 4:21 pm

    I’m now following From Valerie’s Kitchen on Tweeter

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  5. Wilnellys says

    December 4, 2011 at 4:17 pm

    I already follow your page on facebook

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  6. Wilnellys says

    December 4, 2011 at 4:16 pm

    I shared the link to the giveaway on facebook

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  7. Wilnellys says

    December 4, 2011 at 4:15 pm

    I tweeted your contest and muffin recipe

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  8. Wilnellys says

    December 4, 2011 at 4:14 pm

    My favorite holiday treats are usually those with lots of nuts (like pecan tassies) and those with rich almond flavor (like the Italian rainbow cookies)

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