Mocha Muffins

Submitted by Lennie

"Have a coffee with these chocolate/coffee-flavoured muffins!"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 10 muffins

ingredients

• 2 teaspoons instant coffee
• 1 tablespoon hot tap water
• 1 egg
• 1⁄4 cup canola oil
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup chopped almonds (optional)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400F; in a 12-cup muffin pan, place paper liners in 10 cups and set aside.
2. In a small bowl, dissolve instant coffee in hot water.
3. In a large bowl, crack egg and whisk; stir in oil, milk, vanilla, and coffee mixture; combine well.
4. In an another small bowl, combine dry ingredients.
5. Gently fold dry ingredients into coffee mixture, just until mixed; do not overbeat.
6. Spoon batter into the 10 paper liners and decorate the top of each muffin with a few chopped almonds, if desired.
7. In the two unused muffin pans, place some water so they won't burn.
8. Place in preheated oven and bake for 25 minutes.
9. Remove from pan and cool on rack.

Reviews

[wildheart]

I've always wanted a muffin that TASTES like those famous, 600 calorie muffins, that I could make at home....for less...for less calories. This made 10 muffins in my pans, and next time I will probably substitute all coffee for the liquid. I also added 1 teaspoon imitation almond extract to this; my daughter is allergic to nuts but we love the taste. Thanks for this one!

 

[Donalda]

I really wish I had read the other reviews before making these since they really had very little flavour. My husband, who LOVES chocolatey things basically refused to eat one until I spread Nutella on it for flavour. Next time I will amp up the chocolate and coffee significantly.

 

[checka101]

easy recipe to follow. this is my first time to make a mocha muffin. but this came out not quite mocha tasting muffin. but it was good. just need a little more taste. i also doubled the coffee and choco ingredient. i also advice others to bake for 20 min or less.

 

[WriterNat]

Great recipe!! My modifications: I mixed in about 1/4 cup chocolate chips and made 6 really large muffins instead of 10, because that's the kind of muffin tin I have. I also baked these at 350 instead of 450 -- that seemed like a typo to me, as all the muffin recipes I have call for 350. Turned out just fine at 350 for 20 minutes in my convection oven. Yummy!! I'll make these again.

 

[adams.wifey]

wow - fantastic muffins! i doubled the coffee & the cocoa and added almond extract. i also put 5 chocolate chips on the top of each muffin with the almonds. great recipe lennie!