These Chocolate Cherry Cardamom Muffins are studded with tart dried cherries which pair beautifully with the floral cardamom. They’re chocolatey, lightly spiced, and pair perfectly with Cameron’s Coffee Winter Blend.
Chocolate Cherry Cardamom Muffins
A delicious baked good is practically required on a snowy winter morning. These muffins are packed with beautifully complementary flavors: chocolate, dried cherries, and cardamom. These muffins taste indulgent, but include far less sugar than many other muffin recipes, and include Greek yogurt which not only yields a tender muffin but also adds protein. They pair perfectly with Cameron’s Coffee Winter Blend. Pour yourself a cup and plate up one of these delicious muffins for the coziest morning.
Ingredients for Chocolate Cherry Cardamom Muffins
- Pastry Flour
- Unsweetened cocoa powder
- Cardamom
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Eggs
- Greek yogurt
- Pure maple syrup
- Brown sugar
- Vanilla extract
- Dried cherries
- Chocolate chips
How To Make Chocolate Cherry Cardamom Muffins
- Combine flour through salt in a medium bowl, whisking to combine. Set aside.
- Combine eggs through vanilla extract, also whisking until combined.
- Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture, folding gently to combine the ingredients. Be careful not to overmix – this will result in a tough muffin!
- Gently fold in the chocolate chips and dried cherries.
- Fill a muffin tin with liners, and scoop the batter into each. Bake for 12 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into a muffin comes out clean.
- Transfer to a cooling rack, but note these these are best enjoyed warm!
Coffee Pairing with Cameron’s Coffee
The coffee I’m pairing these delicious muffins with is Cameron’s Coffee Winter Blend. The coffee itself is a medium roast, with notes of chocolate and spice – exactly the flavors that these muffins feature, too. The cardamom flavor in the muffins stands out after a sip of this delicious coffee. The chocolate chips and cocoa powder offer a double chocolate punch, which mirrors the roasted cocoa flavors of the coffee, as well. And of course, the dried cherries offer a tart sweetness that breaks up the richness of the muffin.
Coffee + Muffins: The Coziest Morning
There’s a slowness that winter demands that I hope finds you this season! A pot of piping hot coffee, something fragrant baking in the oven, and a cozy blanket are easy ways to ensure that you relish in this fleeting time of year.
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Chocolate Cherry Cardamom Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 cup pastry flour
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tsp cardamom
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup dried cherries
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine flour through salt in a medium bowl, whisking to combine. Set aside.
- Combine eggs through vanilla extract, also whisking until combined.
- Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture, folding gently to combine the ingredients. Be careful not to overmix – this will result in a tough muffin!
- Gently fold in the chocolate chips and dried cherries.
- Fill a muffin tin with liners, and scoop the batter into each. Bake for 12 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into a muffin comes out clean.
- Transfer to a cooling rack, but note these these are best enjoyed warm!