Sadly our
muffin theme is coming to an end, but we saved the best recipes for last. Our
focus today is on dessert muffins. Dessert muffins might make you think of
cupcakes, but they are not cupcakes. There’s no icing or sprinkles or fancy
piping. These muffins are just a little sweeter and have richer ingredients
than most muffins. They also aren’t probably something that you would have for
breakfast every day; they may be more of a treat so that’s why we think of them as
dessert muffins.
The first
one is a recipe that I have tried many times before. It’s a very chocolatey and
delicious muffin. They are quite sweet and rich so we have made them mini.
Chocolate Buttermilk Muffin
1/3 cup of
vegetable oil
1 cup of
buttermilk
2 eggs
1 tsp. of
vanilla
½ tsp. of
salt
1 tsp. of
baking soda
2 tsp. of
baking powder
½ cup of
sugar
¼ cup of
brown sugar
½ cup of
cocoa powder
2 cups of
flour
1 cup of
chocolate chips
Mix all of
the dry ingredients together in a bowl and then whisk all of the wet
ingredients in a separate bowl.
Add the dry
to the wet and stir well making sure to incorporate all of the ingredients.
Stir in the
chocolate chips.
Fill the
muffin pans ¾ full and bake in a 350 degree oven for 18-20 minutes.
Allow them
to cool slightly. Some people like to let them cool lots, but I like to eat
them with the chocolate all melty.
Another
dessert muffin recipe that you can try is this Chai-Spiced Cheesecake Muffins.
Nicole’s tried it once and says they are quite yummy. She made a few changes to
the recipe when she made them; I’ve made some notes about that in the recipe
below.
Chai-Spiced Cheesecake Muffin
For the
muffin you will need...
1 ¾ cups of
flour
2 tsp.
cinnamon
½ tsp. of
ground ginger
½ tsp. of
ground cardamom
½ tsp. of
ground nutmeg
1 tsp. of
baking soda
½ tsp. of
salt
2 cups of
applesauce (Nicole used 1 cup applesauce and 1 cup pumpkin)
1 ¼ cups of
brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. of
vanilla
½ cup of
vegetable oil
For the
filling you will need...
8 oz. brick
of cream cheese
¼ cup of
granulated sugar
1 tsp. of
vanilla
Non-stick
cooking spray for greasing
Preheat your
oven to 375 degrees.
First of all
you’re going to make the batter.
Whisk the
flour, spices, and salt with a fork in one bowl.
In a separate
bowl, mix the applesauce, pumpkin, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, and oil.
Mix it all
up with a fork and then add the dry ingredients to the bowl of wet ones and
stir with a fork until the batter is thick and smooth.
Now to make
the filling.
In a bowl,
use a fork to mix the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla. Mix until fluffy and
smooth.
Grease your
muffin tin with non-stick spray.
Scoop about ¼
cup of the batter into each of the muffin cups. Add a teaspoon of the cream
cheese filling to the centre of each muffin and use a toothpick to swirl the
filling into the batter.
Bake for 18
minutes.
Cool for
about 5 minutes and serve warm.
