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    Home » Muffins » Chocolate Chocolate Cherry Muffins

    Chocolate Chocolate Cherry Muffins

    Published: Jan 11, 2013 · Modified: Jun 8, 2019 by Kate · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Chocolate Chocolate Cherry Muffins These Chocolate Chocolate Cherry Muffins are moist, delicious chocolate muffins that are studded with with tart cherries and melt-y mini chocolate chips - they are just shy of being dessert for breakfast.Chocolate Chocolate Cherry MuffinsLest you feel guilty, these muffins actually fall toward the healthier end of the muffin spectrum. They have less sugar and less oil than most muffins, so go ahead and enjoy a little dessert for breakfast.

    If you're looking for an even desert-ier muffin, my chocolate chocolate chip muffins may be more to your liking.
    Chocolate Chocolate Cherry Muffins

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    Chocolate Chocolate Cherry Muffins
    5 from 3 votes
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    Course: Breakfast
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 12 minutes
    Servings: 12 muffins
    Calories: 210kcal
    Author: Kate @ I Heart Eating

    Ingredients

    • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
    • ½ cup brown sugar packed
    • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • 1 cup warm water
    • ¼ cup vegetable oil
    • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 large egg lightly beaten
    • ½ cup mini chocolate chips divided
    • ½ cup dried tart cherries chopped in large pieces

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 400 Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or lightly grease with non-stick cooking spray.
    • In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
    • In a separate medium bowl, whisk together water, oil, vinegar, vanilla, and egg until well-combined.
    • Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients until just combined.
    • Stir in ¼ cup mini chips and cherries until just incorporated.
    • Scoop batter into prepared tins. I used an ice cream scoopful per tin.
    • Bake for about 12-18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the muffin comes out clean (it may have a little chocolate on it from the chips, but it shouldn’t have crumbs on it).
    • Cool in tin for 5 minutes, and then remove to wire rack to finish cooling.
    • Serve muffins warm or at room temperature.

    Notes

    Nutrition values are estimates. 

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1serving | Calories: 210kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 151mg | Potassium: 140mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 200IU | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 1.8mg
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    adapted from Cooking Light's The New Way  to Cook Light

     

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    About Kate

    Kate got her first cookbook when she was five years old, and she hasn't stopped cooking since then! Her delicious recipes have been featured on Food Network, MSN, Better Homes & Gardens, Buzzfeed, The Huffington Post, and more. When she's not cooking or baking, she can be found on her mini farm with her husband and her five kids.

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    1. Lisa

      March 25, 2021 at 12:25 pm

      5 stars
      Converted to gluten and casein free, added pecans and unsweetened coconut, and my husband said these were the best GF muffins he’d ever had.
      Used King Arthur Measure for Measure GF flour (1c.), oat four (3/4c.), Almond Breeze Unsweetened Almond milk instead of water. I forget the apple cider vinegar but they were great anyway!

      Reply
      • Kate

        March 25, 2021 at 1:51 pm

        Thank you so much for sharing that! I'm so glad that they turned out well!

        Reply
    2. Happy Valley Chow

      April 25, 2013 at 10:13 am

      5 stars
      Those are some delicious looking muffins! The tops really puffed out on them. Great job :)

      Happy Blogging!
      Happy Valley Chow

      Reply
      • kateheartseating

        April 25, 2013 at 11:40 am

        Thanks!! =)

        Reply
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