Double Chocolate Muffins

Yes, I am finally back to baking. Checked the freezer and nearly all the Double Chocolate Muffins are gone. Wow, they must be good.

Double Chocolate Muffins

You'll adore baking a basket of these delicious muffins. They're easy to make and are a gift for any chocolate lover.

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Baking time: 20 minutes

Makes: 18 muffins

Ingredients:
2 cups (500ml) all purpose flour
2/3 cup (150 mL) unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp (5 mL) baking powder
1 tsp (5 mL) baking soda
1 1/2 cups (375 mL) buttermilk or yogurt
1 cup (250 mL) packed brown sugar
1/3 (75 mL) vegetable or Canola oil
2 eggs
2 tsp (10 mL) pure vanilla extract
1 cup (250 mL) semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375oF (190oC). Grease or line 18 muffin cups with paper liners.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk buttermilk, sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla. Add to dry ingredients.
4. Stir just until batter is combined. Add chocolate chips and gently mix into batter. Be careful not to over mix the muffin batter. Place batter into prepared pans.
5. Bake in preheated oven 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in centre of muffin comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans. Cool completely on wire rack.

Tips:
1. Try mixing it up by using milk chocolate or white chocolate chips or a combination of any of your favourite.

Smucker Foods of Canada Corps: First Made February 16, 2012