{"id":36795,"date":"2021-11-15T07:59:51","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T12:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=36795"},"modified":"2021-11-15T07:59:51","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T12:59:51","slug":"cranberry-chocolate-chip-muffins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2021\/11\/15\/cranberry-chocolate-chip-muffins\/","title":{"rendered":"Cranberry Chocolate Chip Muffins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6237\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/01\/17\/apple-cake\/food-header-1-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,144\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Food-Header-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6237\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=640%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=300%2C67&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"36797\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2021\/11\/15\/cranberry-chocolate-chip-muffins\/cranccmuffins\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/CranCCMuffins.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CranCCMuffins\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/CranCCMuffins.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36797\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/CranCCMuffins.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/CranCCMuffins.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/CranCCMuffins.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since Thanksgiving is right around the corner, fresh cranberries have made an appearance \u00a0in the market. These muffins have chopped cranberries, mini chocolate chips, and orange zest with a streusel topping <em>and<\/em> an orange glaze! They&#8217;re the perfect accompaniment with a cup of coffee in the morning! <!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups flour<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons baking powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1 large egg, room temperature<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 cup milk<\/li>\n<li>1 orange, zested and juice reserved<\/li>\n<li>6 tablespoons butter, melted<\/li>\n<li>1 cup cranberries, halved<\/li>\n<li>1 cup mini chocolate chips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Streusel:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/3 cup light brown sugar, packed<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons flour<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons cold butter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Glaze:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3\/4 cup confectioners&#8217; sugar<\/li>\n<li>2-3 tablespoons orange juice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to 325\u00ba, line 2 muffin pans with 18 liner papers.<\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.<\/li>\n<li>In a smaller bowl, mix egg, milk, zest, and butter. Add to dry ingredients and stir until just combined, fold in cranberries and chocolate chips. Drop batter into muffin liners.<\/li>\n<li>In a small bowl, use a fork to combine brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and butter for the streusel topping. Sprinkle it over the batter and bake for 20 minutes, testing with a toothpick.<\/li>\n<li>Let muffins cool, and make the orange glaze. Whisk the confectioners&#8217; sugar and 2 tablespoons of orange juice, adding the additional tablespoon if needed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since Thanksgiving is right around the corner, fresh cranberries have made an appearance \u00a0in the market. These muffins have chopped cranberries, mini chocolate chips, and orange zest with a streusel topping and an orange glaze! 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