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Chocolate and Cranberry Muffins

Chocolate and Cranberry Muffins

Janice Pattie
These muffins are packed full of chocolate, cranberries and pecan nuts. They are quick and easy to make and perfect for holiday entertaining.
3.27 from 30 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Baking
Cuisine American, British
Servings 18
Calories 291 kcal

Equipment

  • 2 x 12 hole muffin pans
  • Paper muffin cases
  • weighing scales
  • Measuring spoons
  • Large bowl
  • measuring jug
  • Whisk or fork
  • Sharp knife
  • chopping board
  • Scoop
  • Sieve
  • Lemon zester or grater
  • Lemon squeezer
  • small bowl

Ingredients
 

  • 50 grams caster sugar
  • 75 grams chopped fresh or frozen cranberries
  • 450 grams plain flour
  • 200 grams caster sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 170 grams butter or margarine
  • 2 eggs lightly beaten
  • 150 millilitres natural yogurt
  • 100 millilitres milk
  • 100 grams chopped pecans or walnuts
  • 75 grams chopped chocolate white, milk or dark
  • 1 tablespoon grated orange rind

For the topping

  • 85 grams icing (confectioners) sugar
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoons dried cranberries finely chopped

Instructions
 

  • 50 grams caster sugar, 75 grams chopped fresh or frozen cranberries
    Mix the chopped cranberries with the 50g caster sugar, set aside.
    cranberries with sugar
  • 450 grams plain flour, 200 grams caster sugar, 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt
    In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, salt and the 200g caster sugar.
  • 170 grams butter or margarine
    Cut in the butter or margarine and rub in with your fingers until it resembles coarse bread crumbs.
  • 75 grams chopped fresh or frozen cranberries, 100 grams chopped pecans or walnuts, 75 grams chopped chocolate, 1 tablespoon grated orange rind
    Gently stir in nuts, orange peel, cranberries and chopped chocolate.
    Add cranberries nuts chocolate and orange zest
  • 150 millilitres natural yogurt, 100 millilitres milk, 2 eggs
    Whisk together the eggs with the yogurt and milk and stir into the flour mixture until just moistened, do not over mix.
    Chocolate Cranberry Muffins add egg mix
  • Fill paper-lined muffin tins two thirds full.
    Chocolate and Cranberry muffins scoop of muffin mixture
  • Bake at 190C/180C Fan for 20-25 minutes.
    Chocolate and Cranberry Muffins baked and in muffin tray
  • Leave to cool in the muffin pan for 10 minutes then remove to a cooling tray and leave to cool completely.

For the topping

  • Sift the icing sugar into a bowl
    bowl of icing sugar
  • Squeeze the juice from the lemon and gradually add to the icing sugar until it is the consistency of thick cream.
    bowl of icing sugr with lemon juice
  • Drizzle the icing (frosting) over the muffins and sprinkle with chopped dried cranberries.
    Chocolate and Cranberry muffins with topping

Notes

This recipe will make 18 muffins, however, if you fill the muffin cups a little bit more then you may get fewer but bigger muffins! 

Nutrition

Calories: 291kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 4gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 147mgPotassium: 131mgFiber: 2gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 289IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 49mgIron: 2mg