Chocolate Surprise Muffins Recipes

CHOCOLATE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 425°F. Line a standard 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.
• In a large measuring cup or bowl, whisk together the eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla extract.
• In another large bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Rub the mixture through your fingers to break up any lumps of brown sugar.
• To the dry ingredients, add ¾ cup of the chocolate chips, the buttermilk-egg mixture, and the melted butter. Using a rubber spatula or wooden spoon, mix until until just combined.
• Using an ice cream scoop or two spoons, fill the muffin cups to the brim with batter. Distribute the remaining ¼ cup of chocolate chips evenly over the muffin tops, pressing them lightly into the batter. Place in the oven and bake for 8 minutes, then turn the oven down to 350°F and bake for about 12 minutes more, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean (check a few spots as the melted chocolate chips will make the tester look wet). Transfer to a wire rack and let cool for about 5 minutes before removing the muffins from the pan; cool on a rack.
• Note: If you'd like to make your own buttermilk, check out the easy method here.
• Freezer-Friendly Instructions: The muffins can be frozen in an airtight container or sealable plastic bag for up to 3 months. Thaw for 3 - 4 hours on the countertop before serving. To reheat, wrap individual muffins in aluminum foil and place in a preheated 350°F oven until warm.

CHOCOLATE SURPRISE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and grease muffin tins.
• In a large bowl, mix the yogurt with the milk. Mix in the beaten egg, honey and vanilla.
• Add the bran and wheat germ, mix and let stand for several minutes to absorb the liquids.
• Into another bowl, sift the flour, baking soda, salt and cocoa powder. Stir together well.
• Add to the wet mixture and stir only until combined.
• Drop mixture into muffin tins until 1/3 full.
• Add 1 heaping teaspoon raspberry preserves to the middle of each muffin tin.
• Top with remaining muffin batter until each tin is 3/4 full.
• Place the muffin tins on a baking sheet and bake 15-20 minutes, until muffins have a firm feel and slightly springs back when lightly touched.
• Let cool 5 minutes in the tins, then turn out and let cool completely on a wire rack.

MOIST CHOCOLATE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
• Combine flour, sugar, 3/4 cup chocolate chips, cocoa powder, and baking soda in a large bowl. Whisk egg, yogurt, milk, vanilla, and vegetable oil in another bowl until smooth; pour into chocolate mixture and stir until batter is just blended. Fill prepared muffin cups 3/4 full and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chips.
• Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

CHOCOLATE SURPRISE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Line 6 large muffin cups with paper baking cups or grease bottoms.
• Combine dry ingredients; mix well.
• Combine milk, oil, egg and almond extract.
• Add to dry mixture.
• Mix just until moist.
• Fill muffin cups 1/2 full with batter.
• Spoon 2 tsp preserves into center of each.
• Top with remaining batter.
• Bake in preheated oven at 400 degrees for
• 18-20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Let muffins stand 5 minutes and then remove from pan.
• Sprinkle cooled muffins with confectioners sugar.

CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Line the muffin tin with paper liners and lightly coat with cooking spray. (This may seem like overkill, but otherwise the muffins will stick.)
• Whisk the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. In another medium bowl, lightly whisk the eggs, then whisk in the butter, brown sugar, milk, oil and vanilla.
• Quickly fold the wet ingredients into the dry with a rubber spatula. Just before the batter comes together, fold in the chocolate chips¿don¿t mix the batter too much or the muffins will be tough. Divide the batter among the muffin cups (1/4 cup of batter per muffin). Bake until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Turn the muffins out of the tins, cool on a rack. Serve slightly warm with jam.

CHOCOLATE SURPRISE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Beat cream cheese and sugar together in a large mixing bowl.
• Add vanilla and egg, beat for 30 seconds, or until well combined.
• Stir in chocolate chips and set aside.
• Place the cake mix, water, oil, and eggs in a large mixing bowl. Blend with electric mixer on low for 2 minute, scraping sides down.
• Increase mixer speed to medium and beat for 2 more minutes, or until batter looks thick and well combined.
• Fill each muffin cup 2/3 full.
• Spoon a heaping teaspoon of filling into the center of each muffin. (The filling will sink into the muffins as they bake).
• Bake muffins 23 to 27 minutes, or until the spring back when lighly pressed with your finger.
• Remove from oven and cool in pan for 5 minutes. Run a butter knife around the edge of the liners and lift the muffins up from the bottom, using the knife. Place on wire rack to continue to cool for at least 15 minutes before serving.

HIDDEN SURPRISE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Grease the bottom ONLY of a 12-cup muffin tin.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• In a second medium sized bowl, combine the egg, milk, vanilla and vegetable oil.
• Make a "well" in the dry ingredients and add the wet ingredients to the well.
• Stir until the mixture is moist.
• Don't overmix - the batter should be lumpy.
• Fill the muffin tins half full.
• Now, here is the surprise - drop a teaspoon of jelly into the center of each muffin.
• Add more batter on top of the jelly so that each cup is 2/3 full.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown.
• When the muffins are baked there will be a jelly surprise in the middle.

ZUCCHINI-CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Beat the egg, oil, milk, lemon juice and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in zucchini, chocolate chips and walnuts. Fill 12 greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full., Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Freeze option: Freeze cooled muffins in an airtight container. To use, thaw at room temperature or, if desired, microwave each muffin on high for 20-30 seconds or until heated through.

CHOCOLATE AND NUTELLA SURPRISE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Pe-heat oven to 200'C/400'F.
• Place caster sugar in a bowl and add all other dry ingredients which have been sifted together.
• Stir to mix well.
• In another bowl combine the egg, yoghurt, milk and vanilla.
• Pour into the midle of the dry ingredients and then add melted butter.
• Mix together gently.
• Place mixture into well greased muffin tins to come just over halfway up the tins.
• Place 1 teaspoon of Nutella into the middle of each (or place a square of chocolate in)and then cover with another spoonful of muffin mixture.
• Bake for approximately 15 minutes or until muffins are cooked and well risen.
• Remove from oven but leave in tins for 5 minutes before removing muffins from tin to cool on a rack.
• Sift over some icing sugar if desired -- this just gives a nice presentation.

CHOCOLATE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line a muffin tin with six muffin cases. Sieve the flour, cocoa and baking powder into a medium bowl. Mix together the egg, sugar, oil and milk together in a jug, then gradually pour into the dry ingredients (add chocolate chips now to make double chocolate muffins, if you like) and mix until combined.
• Spoon the mixture evenly into the cake cases and bake for 20-25 mins until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Remove from the oven and leave to cool.
• Meanwhile, gradually mix ½-1 tbsp water into the icing sugar until you have a loose consistency that's not too runny. Drizzle the icing over the muffins once cool.