Fresh Cherry and Dark Chocolate Chip Muffins

Serves	20
Prep time	10 minutes
Cook time	20 minutes
Total time	30 minutes
Meal type	Breakfast, Dessert

Fresh cherry and dark chocolate combine for a delicious and hearty muffin. Breakfast, snack or dessert. These freeze well too!

Ingredients

3 Cups flour
2 Teaspoons baking soda
¼ Teaspoon salt
1 Cup sugar
½ Cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
3 eggs
1 Cup buttermilk
1 Teaspoon vanilla extract
2 Cups chopped fresh cherries
1 Cup dark chocolate chips

Note

I like to sprinkle a few extra chocolate chips and cherries on top of the batter just before I pop them in the oven.

Enjoy! - The Recipe Wench

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350ºF

In medium bowl, whisk together 3 cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking soda and ¼ teaspoon salt. Set aside.

In large bowl, mix together 1 cup sugar, ½ cup butter, 3 eggs, 1 cup buttermilk, and a teaspoon of vanilla extract.

Add flour mixture to sugar mixture. Stir until combined. Add in 2 cups chopped fresh cherries and 1 cup dark chocolate chips.

Spray muffin tins with non-stick spray (or line with cupcake liners).

Divide batter into 20* muffin tins(roughly ¼ cup batter in each) and bake until done (approximately 20-25 minutes).

*You can divide batter among 24 muffin tins if you like. Muffins will be smaller and cooking time will be reduced by 5-10 minutes.