Chocolate Pecan Muffins Recipes

CHOCOLATE CHIP PECAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin.
• Combine 1 cup all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, white sugar, brown sugar, pudding mix, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Beat milk, oil, and egg together in a separate bowl. Stir into flour mixture until combined.
• Coat chocolate chips with 1 tablespoon flour and fold into the batter. Fold in pecans. Fill muffin cups 3/4 full of batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into a muffin comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes. Cool in the tin briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

CHOCOLATE-PECAN MUFFINS WITH CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease or line 18 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Combine flour, sugar, butter, milk, eggs, vanilla extract, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Mix using a rubber spatula until combined; set aside.
• Place chocolate chips, milk, and vanilla extract in a microwave-safe bowl. Stir. Microwave until melted, about 30 seconds. Mix together until it is a thick, dark chocolate sauce. Stir into flour mixture until completely combined and light brown in color.
• Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each 1/2 to 3/4 full. Place a candied pecan onto the top of each muffin.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, 25 to 30 minutes.

BETTER-THAN-BASIC MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees, with rack in lower third. Butter and flour a standard 12-cup muffin pan, tapping out excess. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, whisk together butter, eggs, milk, and vanilla; set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together dry ingredients; make a well in the center. Add egg mixture to well. With a rubber spatula, gently stir ingredients just until batter is moistened (do not overmix; a few lumps are fine). Add mix-ins, if desired.
• Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each about two-thirds full; sprinkle with sanding sugar, if desired. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of a muffin comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Loosen muffins, and tip them on their sides to cool in pan. Serve warm or at room temperature (muffins are best the day they are made).

PECAN PIE MINI MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the brown sugar, flour and pecans; set aside. Combine butter and eggs. Stir into brown sugar mixture. , Fill greased and floured miniature muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 22-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Immediately remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

CHOCOLATE CHIP PECAN PIE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine pecans, brown sugar, flour and chocolate chips.
• Make a well in center of mixture.
• Beat eggs until foamy.
• Stir together eggs and butter.
• Add to dry ingredients.
• Stir until moistened.
• Spoon batter into cups, makes 4 large muffins, or 6 smaller muffins.
• Mix topping ingredients together.
• Sprinkle on top of each muffin.
• Bake at 350°F 20-25 minutes.
• Remove from pan immediately.
• Serve warm.

PECAN PIE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 18 mini muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
• In a medium bowl, stir together brown sugar, flour and pecans. In a separate bowl beat the butter and eggs together until smooth, stir into the dry ingredients just until combined. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups. Cups should be about 2/3 full.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 to 25 minutes. Cool on wire racks when done.