Mocha Muffins Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Grease bottoms only of 12 regular-size muffin cups (2 1/2x1 1/4 inch) with shortening, or line muffin cups with paper baking cups.
• In medium bowl, mix flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; set aside. In large bowl, beat brown sugar, milk, oil, coffee and egg with fork or wire whisk. Stir in flour mixture just until flour is moistened. Fold in chocolate chunks. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
• Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Immediately remove from pan.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line 14 muffin cups with paper liners and set aside.
• Combine sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat until creamy. Dissolve espresso powder in hot water. Add to the butter mixture along with the yogurt, eggs, and vanilla. Mix well.
• Whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt together. Fold into the wet ingredients just until combined. Do not overmix.
• Divide 1/2 of the batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups, filling only halfway. Drop a heaping teaspoon of chocolate-hazelnut spread in the center of each. Top with the remaining batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the center springs back lightly touched with your finger, 15 to 18 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes in the pan before transferring muffins to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Blend butter or margarine, sugar, egg, banana, dissolved coffee, and vanilla in food processor for 2 minutes. Add flour, salt, baking powder, and soda, and blend just until flour disappears. Add chocolate chips and mix in with wooden spoon. Spoon mixture into 15 to 18 paper-lined muffin cups.
• Bake for 25 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

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.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F; in a 12-cup muffin pan, place paper liners in 10 cups and set aside.
• In a small bowl, dissolve instant coffee in hot water.
• In a large bowl, crack egg and whisk; stir in oil, milk, vanilla, and coffee mixture; combine well.
• In an another small bowl, combine dry ingredients.
• Gently fold dry ingredients into coffee mixture, just until mixed; do not overbeat.
• Spoon batter into the 10 paper liners and decorate the top of each muffin with a few chopped almonds, if desired.
• In the two unused muffin pans, place some water so they won't burn.
• Place in preheated oven and bake for 25 minutes.
• Remove from pan and cool on rack.

Steps:

• Combine the flour, sugars, cocoa,baking powder, baking soda,lecithin, and salt. Stir to mix well.
• In the bowl of a food processor, place prunes and 6 Tbsp water. Process on high til mixture is smooth. Place prune mixture in a bowl with coffee and vanilla extract. Stir to mix well. Add flour mixture to prune mixture, stir to mix well.
• Line muffin cups and fill 3/4 full. Bake at 350°F for 15-20 minutes, being careful not to overbake(They should spring back when lightly touched). Immediately after removing from the oven, place 8 chocolate chips on top of each muffin. Allow to sit until soft and then spread the softened chips with a spatula.