Chocolate Chunk Muffins with Cocoa Nib Streusel Recipe

Name: Chocolate Chunk Muffins with Cocoa Nib Streusel Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12 muffins
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups (about 8 1/2 ounces) all-purpose flour, plus 3 tablespoons; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 3/4 cup sugar; 1 cup milk; 1/3 cup vegetable oil; 1 egg, beaten; 3/4 cup chocolate chunks (chopped chocolate, or large chocolate chips); 3 tablespoons butter; 2 tablespoons oats; 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 1 tablespoon roasted cocoa nibs

These muffins take the premise of the double chocolate muffin and twist it around. Chunks of roasted cocoa nibs in the streusel give you the essential bitterness of chocolate while chocolate bits in the crumb add sweet punch.

Cocoa nibs taste more like a nut than they do like a bit of chocolate, but within that nuttiness lies a mysterious chocolate flavor. Try using them in place of nuts, as part of a granola mixture, or even in rubs for meats. You can find them in specialty stores, from some chocolate manufacturers, and online at The Spice House.

Chocolate Chunk Muffins with Cocoa Nib Streusel Recipe

Prep 10 mins

Cook 20 mins

Active 10 mins

Cooling Time 5 mins

Total 35 mins

Makes 12 muffins

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1 3/4 cups (about 8 1/2 ounces) all purpose flour, plus 3 tablespoons
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup milk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg, beaten
3/4 cup chocolate chunks (chopped chocolate, or large chocolate chips)
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons oats
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon roasted cocoa nibs

Adjust oven rack to middle position, and preheat to 375°F (190°C). Line a muffin tin with paper muffin tin liners. In a large bowl combine 1 3/4 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, and sugar and whisk to combine. In a separate bowl combine milk, vegetable oil, and egg and whisk until well combined. Slowly whisk the milk-oil-egg mixture into the dry ingredients. Fold in chocolate chunks.
Add remaining 3 tablespoons butter, flour, oats, brown sugar, and cocoa nibs to a separate bowl. Using your fingers gently incorporate all the ingredients together until there are no loger any lumps of butter.
Divide batter between muffin cups, then top with streusel. Bake until muffins are brown and a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 18 minutes. Remove from oven, let cool 5 minutes, and serve warm.

Special equipment

muffin tin, muffin liners

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
3044	Calories
140g	Fat
408g	Carbs
46g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Amount per serving
Calories	3044
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 140g	180%
Saturated Fat 38g	190%
Cholesterol 299mg	100%
Sodium 2306mg	100%
Total Carbohydrate 408g	148%
Dietary Fiber 11g	38%
Total Sugars 188g
Protein 46g
Vitamin C 10mg	48%
Calcium 964mg	74%
Iron 16mg	90%
Potassium 1354mg	29%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.