Cocoa Applesauce-Raisin Muffins
photo by Redsie
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Yields:
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15 muffins (approx)
ingredients
- 1 1⁄4 cups flour
- 1⁄2 cup whole wheat flour
- 3⁄4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1⁄4 cup baking cocoa
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄8 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1⁄3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine, melted
- 1 cup chunky applesauce
- 1⁄4 cup half-and-half cream or 1/4 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 3⁄4 cup raisins
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CINNAMON BUTTER
- 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
- 2 tablespoons icing sugar (powdered)
- 1⁄8 - 1⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon
directions
- Set oven to 400 degrees.
- Grease the bottoms, or line 2-1/2-inch muffin cups with paper liners.
- In a large bowl, stir together, the flours, brown sugar, baking cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- In a small bowl, stir together, melted butter, applesauce, half and half cream or milk (if using), and the egg until well blended.
- Add to dry ingredients; stir with a wooden spoon JUST until dry ingredients are moistened.
- Stir in raisins.
- Fill muffin cups about 3/4 full with the batter.
- Bake for 20-22 minutes, or until the muffins test done.
- Remove from pans to wire racks.
- Cool slightly.
- Serve muffins warm with cinnamon butter.
- To make cinnamon butter: In a small mixing bowl, beat butter, powdered sugar and cinnamon until well blended.
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Reviews
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holy cow. five stars....is not enough! I doubled it....used 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice for the spices, and used water instead of cream or milk. I tossed in a tablespoon of instant coffee granules and thought I'd died and gone to heaven. I can't wait to try it with dried cherries, and I'm sending the recipe to my sister right now!
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Great Muffins! I made them in a jumbo muffin pan and they came out perfect (about 5 minutes longer). I used cherry flavored craisens instead of raisins. I loved the chocolate flavor in these muffins and so did the 4 year old. I was hoping there would be some for this weeks lunch.... guess I should have hid them! Thanks Kitz!
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holy cow. five stars....is not enough! I doubled it....used 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice for the spices, and used water instead of cream or milk. I tossed in a tablespoon of instant coffee granules and thought I'd died and gone to heaven. I can't wait to try it with dried cherries, and I'm sending the recipe to my sister right now!
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Chocolate for breakfast... I think I'm in love! These are fantastic. They have just the right amount of sweetness without being too sweet, which gives them a great deep chocolatey flavor. I decided to use dried cherries in place of the raisins due to personal preference, and my family and I loved the chunks of apple and cherry. They worked perfectly with the chocolate and gave the muffins a wonderful texture. I also used soy milk in place of the cream and Egg Beaters. I can't wait to make these again.