These orange chocolate chip muffins are great way to start your morning. They are bright and sunny with a scattering of chocolate chips that compliment the fresh orange flavor!
Why You Will Love This Muffin Recipe
Featuring fresh-squeezed orange juice, this orange muffin recipe is loaded with chocolate chips and packed with flavor and nutrients, making them just what you need to fuel your body each morning. Plus they're easy to make and pack up well for on-the-go mornings!
Grab one on the go, they make a perfect snack. If you like oranges and chocolate, than you will really love these!
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Ingredients
Below are the ingredients used in this muffin recipe. Be sure to checkout our Substitutions and Variations also, as there are some great muffin ideas to make using this recipe also.
Here's what you need to make this Orange Chocolate Chip Muffin recipe:
- Flour
- Baking Powder
- Salt
- Egg
- Sugar
- Milk
- Butter
- Fresh oranges
- Chocolate Chips - mini or regular.
Full ingredient amounts and preparation instructions are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.
How to Make Breakfast Muffins
First, preheat your oven, prep the muffin tin, and cut up the oranges according to the instructions in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.
There countless variations for breakfast muffins. I especially like chocolate chips in mine. If you do to then try our Mini Pumpkin Muffins with Mini Chocolate Chips or Dairy Free Blueberry Muffins also!
Prepare the ingredients for the muffins
- Combine your dry ingredients except the sugar.
- Add all wet ingredients into a large mixing bowl.
Mix the muffin ingredients
- Add the mixed dry ingredients to the bowl of wet ingredients.
- Combine the remaining ingredients, including the oranges.
Bake the muffins
- Combine both mixtures and fold in the chocolate chips.
- Fill muffin pan cavities ⅔ full with the orange muffin batter.
- Bake and remove from the oven when a toothpick comes out clean and they are lightly golden brown on top. Let cool on a wire rack, then serve!
Serving Suggestions
These scrumptious orange chocolate chip muffins are great with a hot cup of coffee to start the day out. They also make a great snack to tote to the office.
You can bake them up ahead of time and keep them frozen, ready to go. Or, heap them up on your next brunch table, looking grand on a platter.
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Full ingredient amounts and preparation instructions are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.
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Substitutions
You can substitute oil for the butter. This will make your muffins have a lighter crumb, especially if storing in the refrigerator. You can also substitute sour cream or yogurt for the milk.
Substituting white chocolate chips will give you a more vanilla flavor, and would be especially pretty with strawberries or raspberries instead of oranges.
Variations
You can make a multitude of variations with this easy orange muffins recipe:
- Orange Cranberry Muffins - Add some dried cranberries into the batter instead of or in addition to the chocolate chips.
- Banana Nut Chocolate Chip Muffins - Mash some bananas up and replace the chopped oranges with the mashed bananas. Include ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans with the chocolate chips.
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins - Use peanut butter, crunchy or creamy instead of the butter. Omit the oranges and orange juice, substituting milk for the juice and some rough cut peanuts instead of oranges.
- Blueberry Chocolate Chip Muffins - Replace the oranges with equal amount of fresh blueberries.
Equipment
Top Tips
- It takes as much time to prepare a double batch and freeze some, as it does to make a single batch.
- Freeze the cooled, baked muffins so they stay fresh for later.
- Use paper cupcake liners for easy removal and easier clean up.
Frequently Asked Questions
Milk can be substituted 1:1 for orange juice in muffin recipes. Both milk and orange juice add moisture, but it may take a little longer for some recipes to bake through if you choose to substitute orange juice for milk.
Once cool, these breakfast muffins may keep at room temperature for at least five days in an airtight container. You can put them in a refrigerator if you want or keep them on the shelf for a few days longer, if you wish.
Yes, you can freeze these orange chocolate chip muffins. I recommend storing them on a lined tray, then securing it in a reusable freezer bag. Reheat in the microwave until warm! Breakfast muffins can remain frozen for three months.
There are countless recipes that use oranges, like this breakfast muffin recipe. Other recipes such as homemade orange juice, orange rolls, candied oranges, etc. are all great choices for using up those extra oranges you might have laying around.
Food Safety
- Do not use the same utensils on cooked food, that previously touched raw meat.
- Wash hands after touching raw meat.
- Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods.
- Never leave cooking food unattended.
- Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds.
- Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove.
See more guidelines at USDA.gov.
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📖 Recipe
Orange Chocolate Chip Muffins
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup milk
- ⅓ cup butter, melted
- 2 whole oranges
- 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degree F. Grease a muffin pan with non stick spray, butter, or use cupcake liners. Set aside for later.
- In a medium size mixing bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, and the salt together. Set aside.1 ¾ cups all purpose flour, 2 teaspoon baking powder, ¾ teaspoon salt
- Take one orange and cut it in half. Squeeze the juice out of the orange into a large mixing bowl.2 whole oranges
- Peel the second orange, and chop the fruit into small chunks, add to the bowl with the orange juice. Discard the peel for something else.2 whole oranges
- Add the egg, milk, and the melted butter to the bowl with the orange juice and orange pieces. Mix until combined with a spatula.1 large egg, ½ cup sugar, ½ cup milk, ⅓ cup butter, melted
- Dump the dry ingredients into the bowl of wet ingredients. Mix with a spatula until just barely combined. Mix as little as possible, just enough to get all incorporated.
- Gently fold in the chocolate chips. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin tin, and bake at 375 for about 25 minutes. Check for doneness by sticking a toothpick in the center of a middle pan muffin. Remove muffins when the toothpick comes out clean.1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- Cool on a cookie or cooling rack.
Notes
- Do not open the oven door until the last few minutes to check for doneness, so you don't deflate them while cooking.
- Do not use an electric mixer. Mix very lightly so the leavening is not ruined, batter should be folded more than beat.
- Never fill muffin pan cavities more than ¾ full.
- Using vegetable oil results in a lighter crumb.
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