Spiced chocolate muffins soft, tender, and fragrant. My Christmas smells of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, orange, and chocolate. Today I want to tell you how I prepared some delicious and very fragrant Cocoa and Chocolate Muffins. I added the Christmas spices to the batter and the result was amazing: an irresistible aroma filled my entire house. And if you also love spices, don’t miss my SPICED CHRISTMAS JAM and the SPICED SHORTCRUST PASTRY. The Christmas Sweets cannot be missing in an irresistible Christmas Eve Dinner or the Christmas Lunch. Let’s run into the kitchen and prepare some delicious Chocolate and Cinnamon Muffins together
AND DON’T MISS THESE RECIPES TOO:
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 10Pieces
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Winter, Christmas
- Energy 160.65 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 22.94 (g) of which sugars 9.30 (g)
- Proteins 3.78 (g)
- Fat 7.09 (g) of which saturated 4.26 (g)of which unsaturated 2.72 (g)
- Fibers 3.48 (g)
- Sodium 13.21 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 60 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Chocolate Muffins Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 7/10 cups sugar
- 3.5 tbsp butter
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 1/3 cups flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2.1 oz dark chocolate
- 1/2 packet baking powder (8 grams)
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/3 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 orange zest (untreated)
- as needed powdered sugar (for decoration)
What you need
- Muffin Molds
- Mixer
- Bowls
How to prepare the spiced chocolate muffins
Beat the whole eggs with the sugar using an electric mixer for 6-7 minutes until you have a light and fluffy mixture. Add the melted butter and milk. Mix.
Continue the preparation by adding the sifted flour, unsweetened cocoa, the grated zest of half an untreated orange, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and baking powder. Mix.
Finally, add the dark chocolate in small pieces and mix with a spatula to incorporate it into the batter. Fill the silicone muffin molds 2/3 full with the mixture. If you prefer, you can use paper liners placed in the appropriate muffin tray.
Bake the Chocolate and Spice Muffins in a preheated oven at 356°F (180°C) in static mode for 22-24 minutes. Always perform the toothpick test to check the doneness inside. Let them cool before removing from the mold and decorate them as you wish with powdered sugar
See you tomorrow with a new recipe, a hug, Loredana
Loredana’s Tips
You can replace the spices with a teaspoon of gingerbread spice mix
The muffins stay soft and tender for 2-3 days in a container
You can replace the dark chocolate with 1.8 oz (50 grams) of chocolate chips
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