Killer Chocolate Chunk Muffins Recipes

CHOCOLATE CHUNK MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• Spray 3 dozen muffin cups.
• Melt the bittersweet chocolate with 1 cup of the chocolate chips in the microwave about a minute to 1 ½ minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, do not overheat.
• Combine dry ingredients.
• Combine milk and vanilla.
• In bowl of an electric mixer cream butter and brown sugar.
• Add the eggs one at a time mixing in thoroughly.
• Add the melted chocolate.
• Alternately add the flour and the milk mixtures beginning and ending with the flour.
• Fold in remaining chocolate chips.
• Drop the batter into prepared cups with muffin scoop.
• Bake 25 minutes.
• Remove from muffin tins immediately to cooling rack.
• Makes 3 dozen muffins.

KILLER CHOCOLATE CHUNK MUFFINS

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Line 12 muffin tins with paper liners.
• Place the muffin tins on a baking sheet.
• In a bowl with an electric mixer, cream butter and cream cheese, until fluffy (about 3 minutes).
• Add in the both sugars (if you prefer a less sweet muffin, only add in 2/3 cups white sugar); beat until combined.
• Add in eggs and vanilla; blend well.
• Fold in sour cream.
• In a bowl, blend together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Fold, do not beat into the batter (you may just mix in on low speed of mixer or by hand), making certain NOT to overmix (this is important!).
• Fold in the chocolate chips by hand.
• Using a large ice-cream scoop, scoop the muffins into the prepared muffin tin.
• Bake about 25-30 minutes, or until muffins spring back when touched, or a toothick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

KILLER MOCHA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
• In a small, microwave-safe bowl, melt together the butter and chopped dark chocolate. Heat in 30 second intervals, stirring frequently until smooth. Set aside to cool slightly.
• Dissolve espresso or coffee in hot water. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Make a well in the center and add eggs, buttermilk, dissolved coffee, and vanilla extract or Kahlua .
• Stir till partially mixed, then stir in melted chocolate mixture until the batter is almost smooth then stir in the chocolate chunks and nuts if using, mixing just until everything is incorporated.
• Spoon batter into lined muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake for about 16-20 minutes, or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Cool muffins before serving at room temperature or slightly warm.

CHOCOLATE CHUNK MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 14 (1/2-cup) muffin cups with paper liners.
• Melt unsweetened chocolate and 1/2 cup semisweet chunks in a metal bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water, stirring. Remove bowl from heat and cool slightly.
• Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Whisk vanilla into milk in another bowl.
• Beat butter with brown sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy, then add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add melted chocolate and beat well. Mix in flour and milk alternately in batches, scraping down side of bowl and beginning and ending with flour. Fold in remaining chunks.
• Divide batter among lined muffin cups (fill empty cups halfway with water). Bake in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching position of pans halfway through baking, until a tester comes out clean, 22 to 25 minutes total. Cool muffins in pans on racks 15 minutes, then invert onto racks to cool.