Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Muffin

By Bree Hester Jump to Recipe

Whole Wheat Orange Chocolate Chip Muffins – light and fluffy orange and chocolate muffins with a streusel topping made with whole wheat flour.

I don’t know how it is where you live, but we have had a lot of winter weather here in the nation’s capital. A lot of winter weather means a lot of snow days. A lot of snow days means finding things to do to keep us from cracking. And by us, I really mean me. The kids have been really good, but how many days can you get stuck inside before you go nuts? I think 4. (I speak from experience.) You can only watch so many movies, read so many magazines, and break up so many fights over whose turn it is to play Minecraft before you crack.

After checking Facebook like a million times during the Polar Vortex, it seemed like everyone was occupying their time by baking. I like to bake, Ava likes to bake, so we whipped up some Whole Wheat Orange Chocolate Chip Muffins. These muffins are really tasty. Ava was able to do 90% of the work by herself, I just had to supervise. And do the dishes. Shockingly, she was no where to be found when it came time to clean up. Thanks Aves. Thankfully these muffins were worth it.

Whole Wheat Orange Chocolate Chip Muffins Ingredients

• 2 cups white whole wheat flour
• 1 Tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 Tablespoon orange zest
• 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil

Streusel:

• 1/2 cup white whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup cold butter
• 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

How to Make – The Steps

Step 1: Line a muffin tin with 12 paper liners. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Stir together flour, baking powder, salt, and mini chips in a large bowl. Set aside. In another bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar, milk, orange zest, orange juice, and oil.

Step 2: Have your helper do the heavy lifting.

Step 3: In another bowl make the streusel.

Step 4: Fork together flour, sugar, and butter until it resembles coarse crumbs. Add in chips.

Step 5: Pour the liquid into the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined. You do not want to over-mix, or you will end up with a tough muffin.

Step 6: Scoop 1/4 cup batter into the muffin tins. Add a generous amount of streusel to the top.

Step 7: Bake for 18 to 20 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then cool completely on a wire rack.

Step 8: Perfect with a steaming cup of coffee. Or an icy cold orange juice.

Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Muffin

Bree Hester

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Additional Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 45 minutes mins

Course Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine American

Servings 12

Calories 285 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 2 cups white whole-wheat flour
• 1 Tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 Tablespoon orange zest
• 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil

Streusel:

• 1/2 cup white whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup cold butter
• 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Instructions

 

• Line a muffin tin with 12 paper liners. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Stir together flour, baking powder, salt, and mini chips in a large bowl. Set aside. In another bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar, milk, orange zest, orange juice, and oil.
  
• Have your helper do the heavy lifting.
  
• In another bowl make the streusel.
  
• Fork together flour, sugar, and butter until it resembles coarse crumbs. Add in chips.
  
• Pour the liquid into the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined. You do not want to over-mix, or you will end up with a tough muffin.
  
• Scoop 1/4 cup batter into the muffin tins. Add a generous amount of streusel to the top.
  
• Bake for 18 to 20 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then cool completely on a wire rack.
  
• Perfect with a steaming cup of coffee. Or an icy cold orange juice.
  

Nutrition

Calories: 285kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 5gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 228mgFiber: 3g

Keyword chocolate chip muffins, easy baking, orange muffins, whole wheat muffinds

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