Banana Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Muffins
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Don't skip roughly chopping the cranberries--this is what lends to the perfect balance between tart and sweet in each bite.
Author: Lemons & Anchovies
Recipe type: Breakfast
Serves: 12
Ingredients
- 2 cups (10 ounces) all-purpose flour
- 8 tablespoons sugar
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup fresh (or frozen) cranberries, roughly chopped
- ½ cup white chocolate chips (I like Ghirardelli)
- ¼ cup plain yogurt (I use Pavels nonfat)
- ¼ cup + ⅛ cup canola or vegetable oil
- 3 large ripe bananas, mashed (1½ cups)
- 2 large eggs, beaten lightly
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F.
- In a large bowl, whisk all the dry ingredients together then stir in the cranberries and chocolate chips. In another bowl, stir together the mashed bananas, yogurt, eggs, oil, and vanilla.
- Fold the wet mixture into the dry ingredients with a rubber spatula just until combined. Divide the batter into a greased muffin pan (I used a ⅓ cup muffin pan so I had a little extra batter that I baked in brioche tins). I used cooking spray.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and the edges are golden. I baked these at 325°F with my convection oven so they cooked a bit faster. Check the muffins after 15 minutes to make sure the muffins don't get too brown.
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
Beautiful muffins, Jean! Cranberries with white chocolate sounds delish!
Rosa says
Lovely muffins! I’d love to eat one with my afternoon coffee.
Cheers,
Rosa
Valerie says
Cranberries and white chocolate sound like a perfect couple! And the fact that they’re not made with butter just means it’s okay to enjoy more than a few, right? 😀
Patty says
Happy Friday Jean, I wish I had one of your lovely muffins to start my day with a cup of tea!
The flavors are all favorites with me;-)
Suzanne says
Jean these muffins sound wonderful to me. I love tart cranberries and with banana muffins perfect. Great photos, you have such a talent for capturing wonderful images that make us drool!
Jen Laceda @ Tartine and Apron Strings says
This recipe comes at a perfect time! I’m looking for a good banana muffin mixed with something new. Cranberries and white choco it is! Your muffins are looking good. I feel like I’m at a Starbucks or something with your gorgeous muffins! It has a very professional quality to them. Like how a muffin should look like!
Carol | a cup of mascarpone says
Jean, these muffins are absolutely lovely. I have never thought of putting cranberries in banana muffins or bread, but now I can’t wait to try it!
Ashley - Baker by Nature says
We make muffins all the time here – definitely trying these with coconut oil!!!
suzanne Perazzini says
I love that there are so many cranberries and so little sugar. Bananas add a surprising amount of sweetness without added sugar. They look delightful.
Kate@Diethood says
I love black bananas!! Look at the deliciousness that they can create! 🙂 The muffins sound incredible… I am especially lovin’ the white chocolate chips in there. 🙂
Lisa {AuthenticSuburbanGourmet} says
Glad that the 3 banana’s found a good home. Smile. These look simply delightful. I need to google canola oil. Typically use more olive and vegetable oil. 🙂 Hope your Sunday is going well!!!
Jessica | Portuguese Girl Cooks says
I’m a lover of anything and everything banana; and love the cranberry and white chocolate combo, so these muffins look like a match made in heaven. Beautiful photos as always 🙂
Lora @cakeduchess says
I really love baking with cranberries. They go perfectly with white chocolate. These would be perfect for an after school snack for just for me with a hot cup of tea. Thanks for sharing, Jean:)
Erin @ Dinners, Dishes and Desserts says
I think you know how I feel about muffins – these are a great flavor combination!
Roxana | Roxana's Home Baking says
i love over-ripped bananas. they are so versatile, making their way into delicious treats like this one.
And chocolate and cranberry combo is a delicious one, founf out that thanks to this month chocolate party theme
Magic of Spice says
What a lovely combination with the add of white chocolate and cranberries…very festive 🙂
Cheyl says
Made these today and they are really really good! I think I would add the whole bag of cranberries next time. They are THAT good! Thank you!