Sour Cherry Muffins with Dark Chocolate Chips
Sour Cherry Muffins with Dark Chocolate Chips. Tender crumb with bursts of sour cherries and dark chocolate make this a delicious and nourishing muffin.
Servings: 20 muffins
Calories: 174kcal
Ingredients
- 1 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 c. white whole wheat flour
- 2 Tbsp. ground flax seed
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2/3 c. sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 c. canola oil or 1/4 c. oil plus 1/4 c. melted butter
- 1/2 c. plain Greek yogurt
- 1/2 c. buttermilk
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 to 1.5 c. pitted sour cherries
- 1/2 c. dark chocolate chips
- 1 Tbsp. turbinado sugar optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375° F and spray muffin tins with non-stick pan spray.
- Whisk together the flours, flax seed, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar in a large bowl.
- In a medium bowl, blend together the eggs, oil (or oil and butter), Greek yogurt, buttermilk, and vanilla.
- Make a small well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour the blended liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients. Gently mix together just until moistened. There should still be streaks of flour visible.
- Fold in the cherries and chocolate chips. Do not over mix.
- Fill prepared muffin cups about 2/3 full with batter and top with a sprinkling of turbinado sugar if desired.
- Bake at 375° F for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown. Remove from muffin tins and cool on a wire rack. Serve warm.