Cocoa Muffins with Chocolate Chips, Strawberries, and Cinnamon

Hi friends, the recipe I’m proposing today is certainly a delicious and tasty one. However, don’t be fooled by appearances because a treat like this, which might seem like a calorie bomb, if you study the ingredients, you’ll notice it isn’t. The quantities are well balanced without excess. I’m offering them in a version with strawberries, but if they’re not in season, I’ve also made them without and they turned out super good. Come with me, I’ll show you the process.

  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Cost: Economical
  • Preparation time: 20 Minutes
  • Cooking methods: Oven
  • Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

Let’s see the ingredients we need

  • Type 1 flour (200g, I usually use type 1 or 2 flour)
  • sugar (80g)
  • 2 eggs (whole)
  • unsweetened cocoa powder (40g)
  • Greek yogurt (170g vanilla-flavored)
  • 1 coffee cup milk (skimmed milk)
  • 1 packet baking powder
  • corn oil (60g)
  • to taste ground cinnamon
  • 3 tablespoons chocolate chips (dark or milk, as you prefer)
  • strawberries (optional if not in season)
  • to taste sugar sprinkles (optional)
  • to taste grated coconut (optional)

Steps

Let’s see how to prepare our treats

  • Take a bowl and put the ingredients inside. Start with the eggs and sugar, then add the oil, yogurt, and coffee cup of milk. Begin mixing. Now add the cinnamon, cocoa, and 3 tablespoons of chocolate chips.

    At this point, start incorporating the flour slowly. Lastly, add the packet of vanilla baking powder.

  • When the mixture is well combined, take the muffin molds and start pouring the mixture in. As you can see in the photo, I also use paper liners, which I think present better and you don’t have to add butter to the mold before pouring the mixture. Do as you prefer. If you don’t have paper liners, grease and flour the mold.

    If strawberries are in season, you can make your muffin more delicious by adding some pieces of this fruit. Otherwise, they are delicious even without. For final decoration, I put some sugar sprinkles on some, and grated coconut on others. Act according to your taste and preference.

  • Now, bake the muffins at 356°F in static mode for about 25 minutes. Also for muffins, always do the toothpick test. Adjust according to the power and heat of your oven.

If the recipe has tempted you, try it and let me know. I’m waiting for your impressions.

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bricciola

Hello, I'm Simona, and my page is called BriCciola in cucina, because I dedicated it to my mom and dad, who have called me that since I was little. I'm not a chef, and in my life, I've always dealt with completely different things, but cooking, along with dancing, has always been one of my great passions. However, my greatest inspiration came from the dishes prepared first by my grandmother and now by my mom. Here on my cooking blog, I'll guide you from appetizers to desserts, with recipes designed for a healthy and mindful lifestyle. Balanced dishes, carefully chosen ingredients, and lots of flavors, because eating well never means giving up pleasure. I love eating, but I also like taking care of my health, my family's health, and, in a way, the health of everyone who tries my recipes. That's why daily life should be rich in flavor, but always with a focus on healthy eating. Thank you, I look forward to seeing you.

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