Comfy Cuisine- Home Recipes from Family & Friends: Orange Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Muffins – SRC Reveal

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After taking a break in January, it’s time for the Secret Recipe Club  to start back up!  This month’s blog chosen for me was Food Babbles .  Kate is a sometimes stay-at-home mom who loves food, photography and writing.  She was featured on Bon Appetit’s “What People are Cooking” Column!  So creative!  I chose her recipe for Lemon Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Muffins  and just swapped out the lemon with orange.  Orange and chocolate are great together – along with the cheesecake – delicious combination! You will need:

4 oz. cream cheese, softened

1/4 cup confectioner’s sugar

1/4 cup mini chocolate chips

2-1/2 cups flour

1 Tbsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1 egg

1-1/4 cup milk (I used buttermilk)

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted

2 tsp. grated orange zest

1/4 tsp. vanilla extract

1/4 cup orange marmalade

– Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners. – Beat together cream cheese and confectioners’ sugar until smooth. Stir in chocolate chips and set aside. – In a large mixing bowl, combine all-purpose flour, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, beat together egg milk, brown sugar, butter, lemon zest and vanilla extract. Stir egg mixture into dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened. – Spoon batter into muffin cups to 3/4 full. Top each portion with 1 tablespoon cream cheese mixture and 1 teaspoon jam. – Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until golden. Cool in pan for 5 minutes, then remove muffins and cool on rack. Store in airtight container.

 These muffins were very moist and have just the right amount of sweetness.