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Orange Chocolate Cream Cheese Muffins

URL: https://www.simplyhappyfoodie.com/orange-chocolate-cream-cheese-muffins/

Ingredients

The muffins

  • 3 oz Bittersweet Baking Chocolate (grated)
  • 2 Tbsp Orange Zest (grated)
  • ½ cup Orange Juice
  • ½ cup Softened Butter (unsalted)
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • ½ cup Sour Cream
  • ½ tsp Vanilla
  • 2 cups All Purpose Flour
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • ½ tsp Baking Soda

Cream Cheese Filling

  • 2 ½ oz Cream Cheese
  • 1 Tbsp Sugar
  • ½ tsp Orange Zest

Instructions

  1. Grate the chocolate and set aside.
  2. Zest and juice the oranges, setting them aside.
  3. In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar.
  4. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
  5. Mix in the sour cream, vanilla, zest, and juice.
  6. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and grated chocolate.
  7. Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just moistened.
  8. Fill paper-lined muffin cups ¾ full.
  9. Combine the cream cheese, sugar, and zest until well mixed.
  10. Place a teaspoon of the cream cheese filling in the center of each muffin and gently press it into the batter.
  11. Bake at 400°F for 12-17 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  12. Remove from oven and let cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
18 muffins
Calories
242
Total fat
10g
Total carbohydrates
36g
Total protein
4g
Sodium
200mg
Cholesterol
40mg

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