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Triple Chocolate Muffins – Rich, tender chocolate muffins that are secretly healthy for you! You can have your cake and eat it too!
My parents get here today! We are going to pick them up at the airport this morning, then spend some time in Denver this afternoon. Tonight we get to go out for dinner to celebrate my birthday! This is the first time my dad will be to our new town, so I am excited to show him around. He lived near Denver at one point in his life, but he never made it north to Fort Collins. Should be a fun weekend!
I might have to break out these triple chocolate muffins one morning while they are here. They are full of chocolate, and could almost double as a dessert. Fresh out of the oven the melted chocolate chips almost make it like a molten chocolate cake.
BUT, there is a big but involved. They are healthy! Shhhhh…you don’t have to tell anyone! I found this recipe over at Dashing Dish. She came up with the recipe when trying to recreate Chocolate Chunk Vitatop Muffins.
I have never had those before, so I don’t know how they compare, I just know they were delicious! I only had milk chocolate chips on hand, so that is what I used. Mini chips would be great to if you had them too!
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Triple Chocolate Muffins
Ingredients
- 3 Tablespoons butter, , cubed
- 1 1/2 oz dark chocolate chips
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs, , lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- Powdered sugar for dusting, , optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Spray or line a 12 cup muffin tin with liners.
- Melt dark chocolate and butter together. If using a microwave, stop to stir every 30 seconds.
- Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. Set aside.
- In a large bowl combine sugar, milk, vanilla, and eggs. Mix until well combined. Stir in melted chocolate until smooth.
- Add flour mixture, and mix until just combined. Fold win chocolate chips.
- Fill the 12 muffin tins with batter.
- Bake for 5 minutes at 425 degrees. Reduce the oven to 375 (leave door closed) and cook for an additional 10 minutes. A tester should come out clean.
- Remove from the oven and cool for 5 minutes before removing from the pan. Once completely cool, dust with powdered sugar if desired.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
These look amaaazing. I’m a total sucker for breakfasts that are really dessert–my boyfriend is astounded when I drench my chocolate chip pancakes in syrup, too. I have a feeling I’ll need to make these soon. 😉
wow, there are lots of good things in there! I would never have guessed by looking at them. Have fun with your parents!!!
Mmm, these look fantastic! The yogurt sounds like a wonderful ingredient 🙂
I promised Dudette chocolate chip muffins when she gets home from school today. I might have to use this recipe because they look delicious. She only likes milk chocolate so what you used is absolutely perfect!
I was sold before you mentioned they were healthy. I have cut sweets back to just one a day since New Year’s but I think my body is telling me its not enough. Maybe I could fool it a bit with these. Have fun with your folks!
How cute are these?! They look amazing and oh so delicious! 🙂
These look so chocolatey and delicious! I am drooling at my desk right now haha
YUM! These look so good…love a healthy chocolate muffin for breakfast! 🙂
I am loving how good these muffins are for you! What a decadent way to stay on a diet!! Have fun with your family and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
Hi: It says triple chocolate.
I only see the cocoa, and the 1/2 cups
Is the half cup supposed to be a mixture of 2 different kinds?
Charlie
I think they are called triple chocolate because the chips are mixed in and then on the top – so you get the twice. Plus the cocoa mixed in!