Dark Chocolate Cherry Muffins
Servings 20 muffins
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2/3 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs room temp.
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2/3 cup milk
- 2 cups fresh cherries pitted and quartered
- 4 oz. bittersweet chocolate chopped very finely
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with muffin liners.
- Whisk together flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. Pour vegetable oil into a 2 cup liquid measuring cup; add the eggs, almond extract, and enough milk to reach 2 cups. Gently whisk together ingredients in the cup with a fork or small whisk. Stir into flour mixture. Fold in cherries and chocolate. Fill muffin cups almost to the top.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or a toothpick comes out cleanly.
