Mocha Chocolate Chip Muffins

Anything Coffee and Chocolate immediately catches my attention.I remember once while in Bangalore,a cousin of ours had come straight from Coffee day holding his take-away cup of chilled coffee to our place and me and vanni literally attacked him and got his cup for ourselves.Whether it was because we got it unexpectedly or whether it was because it was someone else's cuppa,we don't know-we loooooved it and are still searching for "that" taste while having Mochachillo from Coffee day!!!


So it is no wonder that I always add a little bit of coffee powder to my chocolate cakes.The smell by itself is so enticing.It was for the same reason I had bookmarked and even written down this recipe from Baking Bites.It is the perfect combination of Chocolate and Coffee and if you are a fan,you should definitely try these!!The muffins are not too sweet with the right hint of coffee and chocolate,crusty on top and soft inside,with every bite filled with the burst of chocolate chips..Perfect!!!

Mocha Choco-chip Muffins
Recipe courtesy - Baking Bites

Ingredients

Flour - 2 cups
Sugar - 1 cup + 2 tbsp

Baking powder - 2 tsp

Salt - 1/2 tsp

Butter - 1/2 cup

Cocoa powder - 2 tbsp

Espresso - 1 tbsp[I used Bru Instant coffee granules] 

Eggs - 2

Milk - 2/3 cup

Vanilla extract - 1 tsp

Chocolate chips - 1 cup

Method

Preheat oven to 375F/190C.
Line a muffin tin with paper liners.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
Place butter in a small, microwave-safe bowl and melt. 
Stir cocoa power and espresso powder into melted butter while warm. Allow to cool for 1-2 minutes. 
In another small bowl, whisk together eggs, milk and vanilla.
Add butter mixture and egg mixture to the dry ingredients and stir until well-combined. Batter will be thick. Stir in chocolate chips.
Divide batter evenly between prepared muffin cups. Cups will be heaping with batter.
Bake for 19-22 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
Cool muffins completely on a wire rack.

Mocha Chocolate chip Muffins makes it way to Madhuri of Cook-Curry-Nook's Chocolate Fest,have you sent in your entries yet??Check out her blog for a cool giveaway to celebrate her blog's first anniversary!!

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Have you started your Diwali preparations already,I know I have!! If you need any ideas for sweets and savories,here's a small list which you can try during this Diwali!


Chocolate Barfi - Gets done quickly,in the Microwave
Churmundo - Wheat flour Laddoo
Coconut Laddoo - An instant Laddoo with just 2 ingredients
Dates and Dry fruits Laddoo - Healthy and low-fat

Gajar ka Halwa - A quick method

Gajar ka Halwa - In the Microwave

Kadi aka 5 cups Barfi - 5 cups of ingredients and a tasty sweet

Rava Laddoo - A very foolproof recipe

No compulsion to stick only to Indian sweets.You could try baking eggless delicacies for yourself as well as for sharing!!

Eggless Oats Brownies  - Low fat with goodness of Oats

Eggless Dates Cake - a very forgiving recipe,perfect for beginner bakers

Eggless Fruit and Nut Cake - Full of dry fruits and nuts,suits the Diwali mood perfectly

Eggless Blackforest Cake - perfect for a Diwali Party

Try these super easy snacks too

Homemade Banana Chips

Nankhatai

Masala Cashewnuts

Sugar Diamonds

Wishing all of you a very Happy and Prosperous Diwali!!!