Orange Ricotta Chocolate Chip Muffins
Orange Ricotta Chocolate Chip Muffins takes around 30 minutes from beginning to end. For 47 cents per serving, this recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 367 calories, 6g of protein, and 14g of fat. This recipe serves 12. If you have powdered sugar, orange zest, chocolate chips, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. 2811 person have made this recipe and would make it again. It works well as a very reasonably priced morn meal. It is brought to you by Two Peas and Their Pod. With a spoonacular score of 23%, this dish is not so excellent. Similar recipes include Ricotta Cheese Chocolate Chip Muffins, Ricotta Rum Chocolate Chip Muffins, and Orange Chocolate Chip Ricotta Cookies.
Servings: 12
Preparation duration: 10 minutes
Cooking duration: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup chocolate chips
1 large egg
2 cups all-purpose Gold Medal flour
1 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
1/2 teaspoon orange zest
Zest of 1 orange
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup ricotta cheese
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Equipment:
muffin liners
oven
whisk
bowl
hand mixer
ice cream scoop
Cooking instruction summary:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners. Set aside.2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. In a small bowl, add the sugar and orange zest. Rub the orange zest and sugar together with your fingers. 3. Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar and orange zest mixture together until light and fluffy, about two minutes. Add the ricotta cheese and beat until smooth. Beat in the egg, orange juice, and vanilla extract.4. Add the dry ingredients and mix until just blended. Stir in the chocolate chips. Using an ice cream scoop or large spoon, divide the batter evenly between the 12 muffin cups.5. Bake muffins for about 18-20 minutes, or until the tops are slightly golden brown. Let muffins cool completely. 6. While the muffins are cooking, make the glaze. In a medium bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, orange zest, and orange juice. Drizzle glaze over muffins. Let the muffins sit until glaze hardens. Note-we've made these muffins with low-fat and full fat ricotta cheese. Both work nicely so take your pick:)
Step by step:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners. Set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. In a small bowl, add the sugar and orange zest. Rub the orange zest and sugar together with your fingers.
3. Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar and orange zest mixture together until light and fluffy, about two minutes.
4. Add the ricotta cheese and beat until smooth. Beat in the egg, orange juice, and vanilla extract.
5. Add the dry ingredients and mix until just blended. Stir in the chocolate chips. Using an ice cream scoop or large spoon, divide the batter evenly between the 12 muffin cups.
6. Bake muffins for about 18-20 minutes, or until the tops are slightly golden brown.
7. Let muffins cool completely.
8. While the muffins are cooking, make the glaze. In a medium bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, orange zest, and orange juice.
9. Drizzle glaze over muffins.
10. Let the muffins sit until glaze hardens. Note-we've made these muffins with low-fat and full fat ricotta cheese. Both work nicely so take your pick:)
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