Best muffin recipes with olive oil

Undoubtedly, a delicious and practical dessert to take anywhere is muffins, which are ideal for a spring picnic or as a small snack between meals. This delicious mushroom-shaped product, which originated in London and even appeared in recipe books as early as 1703, can vary in its ingredients to suit any texture and palate, from fresh with fruit or seeds to sweet with chocolate and sprinkles.

This time, we will share 3 recipes of muffins made with a touch of extra virgin olive oil from Spain to make them even more pleasant to eat by adding a moist, with various ingredients and flavors to adapt to any sweet the palate.

Chocolate muffins with extra virgin olive oil from Spain

Ingredients 

• 1 ½ cups of wheat flour
• 5 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• Salt
• ½ cup extra virgin olive oil from Spain
• ½ cup semi-skimmed milk
• ½ cup chocolate chips

Preparation method 

1. Sift and mix the flour, baking powder, and cocoa.
2. In a separate bowl, beat the sugar with the eggs.
3. Add milk and the extra virgin olive oil from Spain to the mixture. Proceed to whisk the ingredients until frothy and whitish.
4. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
5. Gradually stir in the flour. Once integrated, add the chocolate chips.
6. In a muffin tin, place the paper cups and fill them ¾ with the mixture. 
7. Bake at 350°F with heat up and down for 25 minutes. 
8. If you want to confirm they are done, you can use a toothpick and poke them until it comes out clean.

Orange muffins with extra virgin olive oil from Spain

Ingredients 

• 6 tablespoons orange juice
• Zest one orange 
• 1 1⁄3 cup wheat flour
• 1⁄3 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 4 eggs
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil from Spain

Preparation method 

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Beat the eggs in a large bowl with the help of a mixer. Add the sugar and mix until dissolved. 
3. Incorporate the extra virgin olive oil from Spain and the orange juice.
4. Add the flour, salt, yeast, and orange zest. Then mix everything together.
5. Leave to cool in the fridge for 10 minutes.
6. Remove from the fridge and beat again.
7. Place the muffin papers inside using a muffin tin and fill the muffin tins to 3⁄4 of their capacity. You can use an ice cream scoop to help with this step.
8. Bake for 15-20 minutes at 350°F. 
9. Remove from the oven.
10. Leave to cool.

Blackberry and raspberry muffins

Ingredients 

• ½ cup blackberries
• ½ cup raspberries
• 1 ½ cups whole grain oat flour
• ¾ cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla essence
• 2 plain yogurts
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 eggs and one egg white
• 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil from Spain
• Salt

Preparation method 

1. Prepare the muffin tins by brushing them with extra virgin olive oil from Spain or even with the help of a paper towel.
2. Preheat the oven to 392F.
3. Mix the eggs, egg white, and vanilla essence in a bowl.
4. Add the extra virgin olive oil from Spain, yogurt, and sugar.
5. Wash and disinfect the red berries and drain.
6. With the help of another bowl, mix the remaining dry ingredients, the flour, yeast, and salt.
7. Pour the liquid mixture with the ingredients from the previous step.
8. Add the berries.
9. Pour the mixture into the molds to ¾ of their capacity.
10. Turn the oven to 356F and bake the mixture for about 20 minutes.
11. Finally, turn off the oven and leave it to cool in the molds inside the oven.

We hope you enjoy these easy recipes made with Olive Oils from Spain. Stop by our blog for more dessert recipes or complete meals to inspire your weekly menu.