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Brownie Muffins
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(12 servings)
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- 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
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1/4 cup cocoa
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1/4 cup walnuts or pecans - chopped
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1/2 cup unsalted butter
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2 large eggs - lightly beaten
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1 cup sugar
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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3/4 cup all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon baking powder
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additional 2 or 3 Tablespoons chocolate chips for topping
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additional 1 or 2 Tablespoons chopped nuts for topping
These are fantastic muffins, but I don't think I can recommend them for breakfast. They're just too indulgent. They really taste like brownies. If you're looking for a sweet chocolate treat that's really easy to make, look no further. These muffins stayed moist and delicious for 4 days after they were baked. The only change I'd make to the recipe as submitted, would be to ease back on the cinnamon (maybe cut it to 1/2 teaspoon). There's so many great flavors going on in each bite, I found the cinnamon sort of got in the way more than it enhanced. (Recipe submitted in 2003. Tested and photographed in August 2013.)
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How To Make Brownie Muffins
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and cinnamon. Set aside.
In a small sauce pan, carefully melt butter over a low heat. Stir in cocoa and chocolate chips and remove from heat as soon as chocolate is melted. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the egg, sugar and vanilla extract. Add butter/chocolate mixture, the flour mixture, and chopped pecans, stirring just until blended - no need to over mix.
In a well greased muffin tin (or paper muffin cups sprayed lightly with cooking spray), spoon in muffin batter - filling cups about 3/4 full.
Sprinkle each muffin with a few chocolate chips and a pinch of chopped nuts.
Bake 20 minutes or until done. The toothpick test works well here - insert a toothpick and if it comes out dry and free of batter, the muffins are done.
Remove pans from oven and let cool before serving.
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Cooking Note:
The batter turns out to be a bit more dense than most other muffin batters. The consistency reminded me of making fudge. It think that's why these are so good. The flavor reminded me of fudge too!
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![Brownie Muffin With A Bite Taken Out Brownie Muffin With A Bite Taken Out](images/978_brownie_muffin_bite.jpg)
![Brownie Muffin at MrBreakfast.com Brownie Muffins at MrBreakfast.com](images/978_brownie_muffin_mrbreakfast.jpg)
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One of the tastiest muffins I've made. A chocolate delight! Sometimes I'll add a teaspoon of orange zest to the batter too. It's a fun recipe to play with.
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Mr Breakfast would like to thank Checkers for this recipe.
Recipe number 978. Submitted 5/15/2003.
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