Mandarin Chocolate Chip Muffins by Connie Clarkson

Ingredients

3 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon soda
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup vegetable oil
1 cup orange juice
2/3 cup chocolate chips
8 oz fresh mandarin wedges cut into small pieces (about 4 - 5 mandarins depending on the size of the mandarins)
2 eggs

Topping

1 cup shredded coconut
1/3 cup soft brown sugar
2 tblsp melted butter

Directions

Mix sugar and oil, beat in eggs, add orange juice, chips, mandarin wedges. Add dry ingredients; and stir just until blended.

Scoop batter into muffin paper-lined muffin tins. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix topping ingredients and sprinkle on muffin batter. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown.