The Ultimate Chocolate Brownie Muffins

Kittencalskitchen's Note:

This recipe goes back to when my son was small and that is quite a while back, and I still make them, these are moist and rich no need for an electric mixer for this recipe it's all mixed with a wooden spoon, I have even added in chopped walnuts or mini chocolate chips, my Kittencal's Chocolate Frosting/Icing works great with these :)

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• ¾ cup good quality baking cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking powder (heaping)
• ¾ cup butter or ¾ cup margarine , melted
• ½ cup boiling water
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 ¼ cups sugar (or to taste)
• 2 eggs
• 1 1⁄3; cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup mini chocolate chip (optional)
• ½ cup walnuts (optional)

Directions:

1. Set oven to 350°F.
2. Line 12 muffin tins with paper liners.
3. In a medium bowl combine cocoa and baking powder; mix to combine.
4. Add in boiling water; mix well with a wooden spoon to combine.
5. Add in the melted butter and vanilla; mix well.
6. Add in the sugar, mix well with a wooden spoon.
7. Stir in eggs with a wooden spoon; mix until combined.
8. Mix the flour with salt; add in the chocolate mixture; mix well to combine (batter will be a bit on the thin side).
9. Add/mix in mini chocolate chips or walnuts (or 1 cup of both!).
10. Using an ice cream scoop fill each of the muffin tins almost to the top.
11. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until muffins are done, don't over bake! (might take a little longer, depending on how full the muffin tins are with the batter).
12. Cool, drizzle glaze over or frost with buttercream frosting.

Reviews

[xxsimplysweetxx]

Very chocolatey. However, mine came out REALLY dense. I'm not quite sure where I might have gone wrong; my mom said the melted butter should not have been hot, I think it might have been because I added the dry ingredients to the wet instead of the other way around it may have led to overmixing. Either way, they still taste really good; I used walnuts and chopped dark chocolate. And only used 1 cup of sugar. Would make again, though more cautiously, because I want to master making muffins!

[BethanyRenae]

Amazing amazing amazing! Sooo good. I used white chocolate chips instead of regular chocolate chips and it was perfect. They were devoured instantly. Thanks kittencal, always know that your recipes will be a hit.

[Fofi]

These were quite tasty. They do taste exactly like brownies. Mine came out a little chewy on top and moist at the bottom just like a brownie and very very chocolatey. My husband loved them...in fact he ate 12 out of the 15 that I made. Thanks! I'll be making these again.