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    Home » Recipes » Breakfast & Brunch Recipes

    Mocha Chocolate Chip Muffins

    Modified: May 13, 2014 · Published: Mar 28, 2010 by Ashley

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    I came across this recipe and needed to make it as soon as possible. I mean, look...you can justify it as breakfast because it's a muffin and there's coffee in there, right? These muffins rock! I used bittersweet chips in mine, and it worked out great - not too sweet. They're really dense, delicious muffins.

    Close-up of mocha chocolate chip muffins.

    Mocha Chocolate Chip Muffins
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    2 cups all purpose flour
    1 cup + 2 tablespoon sugar
    2 teaspoon baking powder
    ½ teaspoon salt
    ½ cup butter
    2 tablespoon cocoa powder
    1 tablespoon instant espresso
    2 large eggs
    ⅔ cup milk (any kind)
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1 ¼ cups milk chocolate chips

    Preheat oven to 375F. Line a 12 cup muffin tin with paper liners.
    In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
    Place butter in a small, microwave-safe bowl and melt. Stir cocoa power and espresso powder into melted butter while warm. Allow to cool for 1-2 minutes. In another small bowl, whisk together eggs, milk and vanilla.
    Add butter mixture and egg mixture to the dry ingredients and stir until well-combined. Batter will be thick. Stir in chocolate chips.
    Divide batter evenly between prepared muffin cups. Cups will be heaping with batter.
    Bake for 19-22 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
    Cool muffins completely on a wire rack.

    Makes 12

    MacGourmet Rating: 4 Stars

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    1. taylor (greens and chocolate)

      March 31, 2010 at 3:55 pm

      coffee and chocolate sound like the perfect combo in a muffin! especially when eaten with a warm cup of coffee!

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