These muffins have the much loved and oh-so-delicious flavor combination of rich chocolate and sour cherries, and only take a few minutes to throw together – all the while only using one bowl to make them!
The funny thing is, whenever I’m at a cafe, I never order muffins. They’re usually dry or don’t have enough fruit. But the fact is, I love making muffins at home, and have found that my favorite muffins are all made with yogurt, so I’m going to say I’m definitely on to something!
I’m going to be so bold to say that these are my new favorite muffin, with a close second being these Blueberry Cherry Muffins with a streussel topping – also made with yogurt!
These muffins are also perfect to grab-and-go, or perhaps a pack along for a picnic? See my post here for the Creamy Italian Herb Pasta Salad you see in the picnic image below.
Ingredients
- 2 Cups Flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 1 Cup Chocolate Chips
- 1/2 Cup Cocoa Powder
- 1 Egg
- 3/4 Cup Stonyfield Reduced Fat Vanilla Yogurt
- 1/2 Cup Milk I used Skim
- 1/4 Cup Vegetable Oil
- 1 1/2 Cup Fresh Sour Cherries can be found in freezer section
- 1/4 -1/2 Cup Chocolate Chips for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 and line two muffin pans with liners.
- In a bowl mix all dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, chocolate chips and cocoa powder).
- Then add all wet ingredients except the cherries and stir, only until everything is combined (if you over stir you will have tough muffins).
- Lastly, fold in the cherries, then fill each lined muffin cup 3/4 the way to the top. Sprinkle a few chocolate chips on the top of each muffin. Bake for 20 minutes, then remove from oven and transfer to a cooling wrack, then enjoy!
Meg B says
Delicious!
We just devoured these for breakfast.
I didn’t have fresh cherries so I let dried tart cherries sit in boiled water for 1/2 hour.
I used two eggs, whole milk plain yogurt – delicious! They were so rich and decadent. Very sweet, so you could cut the chips and sugar a wee bit. Definitely a make again.
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much for the feedback – I absolutely love hearing what you did with the tart cherries, thank you for sharing that. So glad you enjoyed these!
Victoria says
I am going to have to try these!
xoxo,
Victoria
Sweetphi says
Thanks girl, let me know how they turn out, they are super yummy 🙂
Jean Pavlovic says
I think yogurt is the secret ingredient that makes muffins moist and tender.
Sweetphi says
Thank you for commenting Jean, I totally agree, a muffin made with yogurt is just so moist and delicious! I even find that they get moister overnight!
huntfortheverybest says
they look yummy!
Sweetphi says
Thank you! They definitely were yummy 🙂
mademoisellegourmande says
Chocolate and cherries! Soooo good!
I love recipes that go in two steps. Combine this, add that and you are done. Perfect. 🙂
Sweetphi says
Recipes that are super simple are my favorite as well, and thanks for commenting 🙂
Kathy @ Olives & Garlic says
You are so right, muffins at a cafe are always dry and who knows what ingredients they add to them. Did you know that the blueberries in Dunkin Donuts muffins are not even real? These however look fantastic, chocolate and cherries are one of my favorite combos.
Sweetphi says
Oh goodness, I did not know that those weren’t real blueberries, but it doesn’t surprise me, it’s sad isn’t it? I love using fresh ingredients! Thanks for commenting, the chocolate cherries combo is so amazing!!
cheri says
Love one bowl recipes, these look and sound delicious Phi!
Sweetphi says
I do too Cheri, the one bowl recipes always leave me smiling because they’re such a breeze to clean up! Thanks for commenting!