Chocolate Cherry Muffins
Rich chocolate muffins studded with dried sour cherries and chunks of bittersweet chocolate. These decadent muffins combine the deep flavor of cocoa with tart cherries for a perfect breakfast or snack treat.
Ingredients
- •¾ stick unsalted butter
- •5 ounces bittersweet chocolate
- •1 cup whole milk
- •2 large eggs
- •1⅓ cups all-purpose flour
- •⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- •⅓ cup packed brown sugar
- •1½ teaspoons baking powder
- •½ teaspoon baking soda
- •½ teaspoon salt
- •1 cup dried sour cherries
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 400°F.
10 min
- 2.
Heat butter and half of chocolate in milk in a 2-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until just melted. Remove from heat. Cool 15 minutes. Add eggs and whisk until smooth.
20 min
- 3.
Whisk together flour, cocoa, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl until combined well. Add chocolate mixture and stir until just combined. Stir in remaining chocolate and cherries.
5 min
- 4.
Divide among 12 greased (1/2-cup) muffin cups. Bake until a tester comes out clean, 14 to 18 minutes. Cool in pan on a rack 5 to 10 minutes.
18 min
