The magic of chocolate extends to our whole family; we love any baked goods with the addition of chocolate. Muffins are a special pleasure because they are easy to prepare: without a mixer, without dancing with a tambourine in the oven - stir, pour into molds and in 20 minutes a delicious dessert is ready for tea. Today we’ll make chocolate ones with the addition of banana. Fragrant, tasty, not boring. Anyone who is addicted to chocolate, save the recipe and try it soon.

I even have them in my piggy bank; they will serve as a hearty snack on the road.

Ingredients: (this quantity makes 20 pieces)

• Cocoa powder - 50 g
• Flour - 330 g
• Baking powder - 1 tbsp. l.
• Soda - 1/2 tsp.
• Sugar - 180 g
• Butter - 100 g
• Low-fat sour cream 15% (or natural yogurt) - 250 g
• Eggs - 2 pieces (small) or one large
• Banana – 1 piece
• Chopped chocolate - 100 g (you can use heat-stable chocolate drops)

How to make chocolate muffins (step-by-step recipe with photos)

First, mix all the dry ingredients in a large convenient bowl: flour (330 g), quality cocoa powder (50 g), baking powder (1 tbsp), baking soda (1/2 tsp) and granulated sugar (180 g) .

Now mix all the ingredients with a mixer at the lowest speed or with a whisk.

In another cup, mash one large banana or two medium-sized ones. I mash it with a fork until it is almost liquid, you can cut it into pieces and turn the banana in a blender. If you don't get a homogeneous mixture, don't worry, everything will work out anyway.

Now beat two eggs into a bowl.

Heat the butter until liquid in the microwave or in a saucepan on the stove. Cool slightly so that it is not hot when you add it to the dough.

Add yogurt (250 g) to the liquid ingredients, as well as chopped chocolate. You can add finely crushed nuts, dried cherries and any other additives to your taste to this dough. You don't have to add anything.

Mix and combine with dry ingredients. Stir again until smooth.

The result is a thick dough that needs to be distributed into paper muffin capsules. If you use silicone molds, you can do without paper backings.

Attention! Do not fill the molds completely; the dough should occupy 3/4 of the volume of the mold.

It is convenient to use a pastry bag or an ice cream spoon for pipetting (this way an equal amount of dough gets into the molds and they turn out even and the same size). If you use a regular spoon to spread the dough, choose one with the sharpest possible tip so that the dough hits the target.

Preheat the oven to 180 C. Send the muffins to bake for 17-20 minutes. We check the readiness of the baked goods with a wooden toothpick, which must be inserted deep into the muffin and pulled out. If there are no wet lumps of dough on the toothpick, the muffins are ready.

For baking we use the “Top-Bottom” mode.

Keep the baked muffins in the pans for 4-5 minutes, then remove them to a wire rack and let them cool completely.

The brownie texture of the cupcakes is amazing! Crumbly, moist, tender. The photo below shows a cross-section of a chocolate muffin.

Chocolate muffins with peanut butter

In this recipe, the muffins are denser in structure, but no less tasty. I usually cook them with peanut butter, but you can use any nut butter, the most important thing is to choose a thicker one so that the filling does not fall to the bottom.

So, to make muffins we will need:

• Sugar - 180 g
• Eggs – 3 large size CO category
• Flour - 100 g
• Cocoa powder - 80 g
• Butter – 160 g
• Nut butter - to taste

How to make chocolate muffins with nut butter

Break the eggs into a bowl and stir with a mixer.

Now add granulated sugar (very tasty if you use brown sugar). You can make it based on white sugar or combine several varieties into a mixture.

Now thoroughly beat the mixture until fluffy and light (usually it increases in volume by 2-3 times.) I turn on the mixer at medium speed.

Sift the dry ingredients into the dough: flour (100 g), cocoa powder (80 g).

Alkalized cocoa is excellent for baking; such powder has a rich taste and color, and is noticeably more aromatic and tastier in baked goods.

We continue to work with the mixer.

Then melt the butter (160 g) in a saucepan or in the microwave. Add butter in a thin stream along the side of the bowl.

Stir the dough again until smooth.

Now you need to transfer the dough into a pastry bag (although you can put it in molds using a regular spoon).

To bake muffins, use any mold: silicone, small muffin molds, etc.

Now you need to pour the dough into each mold 1/2 of the volume, add the filling, then fill it with dough again.

My homemade peanut butter has a plasticine-like texture, so I easily molded it into small balls (about the size of a large hazelnut). Cover the top with chocolate dough again.

In total, the mold should be filled to 3/4 of its volume. Even though there is no baking powder in the batter, the muffins will rise a little in the oven.

Bake portioned desserts in a well-heated oven for 15-20 minutes. We use a temperature of 180-190 C, “Top-bottom” mode.

We check readiness with a wooden stick (it should come out of the dough dry) or by simply pressing on the surface of the muffin - it should spring back under your fingertip.

Do not keep the finished muffins in the molds for a long time so that they become as juicy as possible. If you don't plan to serve them right now, you can wrap each dessert in cling film and put it in the refrigerator. This will make them even tastier!

I wish you successful experiments in the kitchen! Share your feedback on the recipe in the comments, I will be very pleased.

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A good housewife is always distinguished by her ability to prepare delicious pastries. Agree that not everyone likes to mess with the test. But there are recipes so simple and quick that even novice housewives can please their loved ones with fragrant baked goods. Prepare classic muffins with cocoa in the oven; they turn out tender, tasty and pretty to look at. If you wish, you can diversify them by adding raisins, candied fruits, and chopped nuts.

Ingredients

• white wheat flour – 300 g;
• baking powder for dough – 2 tsp;
• sugar – 200 g;
• cocoa powder – 4 tbsp. l.;
• milk – 140 ml;
• chicken eggs – 2 pcs.;
• butter – 100 g;
• vegetable oil - for greasing the molds.

How to make delicious cocoa muffins in silicone molds

Sift the flour into a deep bowl in which it will be convenient to knead the dough. Never forget to do this, because sifting enriches the flour with oxygen, and the finished baked goods turn out more fluffy. Add baking powder.

Add granulated sugar here.

Gently mix these dry ingredients.

Add cocoa powder to the resulting mass.

Mix everything again so that the loose mixture is as homogeneous as possible.

Warm the milk slightly and pour it into the flour base. The recipe does not require a homemade product; milk from the store with a fat content of 2.5-3.2% is quite suitable. If necessary, you can replace it with kefir.

Add raw eggs here.

Melt the butter in the microwave or in a water bath, add it to the total mass. It can also be replaced with good quality margarine for baking.

Now carefully, slowly, knead the chocolate dough. It should turn out slightly runny, like sour cream in consistency.

Silicone molds are best for baking muffins. Before pouring the dough, use a pastry brush to thoroughly grease them with odorless vegetable oil, due to which the finished cupcakes will be easy to remove. Pour the dough into the molds, filling them 2/3 full, as it will rise during baking.

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Place muffins with cocoa in silicone molds for 30-35 minutes.

Baking time may be different for everyone, it depends on your oven. To be sure, check the readiness of the muffins using a wooden skewer or toothpick. Open the oven slightly, remove the pans and pierce one cake. If there is no raw dough left on the skewer, it means the baked goods are ready.

Remove the muffins from the tins and place on a plate. Serve them with hot aromatic coffee, tea or mate.

Cooking tips

• You can separately mix all the dry ingredients in one bowl and the liquid ingredients (milk, eggs, melted butter) in another. And then gradually add the sugar-flour mixture into the liquid mass and knead the dough. This will not affect the taste of the muffins in any way, do whatever is most convenient for you.
• Before putting the muffins in the oven, you can sprinkle crushed chocolate on top. And when you take out the finished baked goods, sprinkle lightly with powdered sugar. It will turn out very elegant and festive.
• If you made something like frozen cherries in the summer, now is the time to use it. Add 3-4 thawed berries to each muffin cup. Light cherry sourness goes perfectly with sweet chocolate pastries.

Chocolate muffins are a quick and tasty dish that adults and children love. Muffins can be prepared according to the classic recipe, with pieces of chocolate, with liquid filling inside, or with the addition of fruit in the oven.

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Delicious chocolate muffins

What to cook from

• dark chocolate - 120 g;
• milk - 50 ml;
• butter - 120 g;
• sugar - 130 g;
• instant coffee - 60 g;
• cocoa powder - about 85 g;
• eggs - 3 pcs;
• baking powder - 1 sachet;
• flour - 120 g.

How to make delicious muffins

1. Turn on the oven, set the temperature to 220 degrees and leave to heat up.
2. Place a saucepan on the fire (it is advisable to choose one with a thick bottom so as not to burn), put butter, 80 g of dark chocolate in it, add coffee. Mix all ingredients well and bring to a homogeneous consistency. After this, turn off the heat and pour in the warm milk.
3. Beat the eggs into a deep bowl and start beating, gradually add sugar to them (without ceasing to beat). In a separate container, mix the bulk ingredients of the recipe: flour, baking powder and cocoa. Mix them well and combine with beaten eggs.
4. Pour the contents of the saucepan into the resulting mixture and mix well again. At the very end, pour out the leftovers. chocolate, having previously broken it into small pieces.
5. The dough should be like thick sour cream. We put it in prepared forms that are greased with oil, but do not fill them to the very top.
6. Prepare chocolate muffins 15-17 minutes. You can check if they are baked using a wooden stick by inserting it into the finished product.

Muffins with chocolate chips

Components of the dish

• sugar or powdered sugar - 120 g;
• premium flour - 250 g;
• butter - 120 g;
• eggs - 3 pieces;
• dark chocolate - 90 g;
• dough powder - 1 package;
• vanilla sugar - 20 g;
• salt - on the tip of the knife.

Recipe

1. To ensure that your baked goods are fluffy and delicious, it is best prepared not from cold products, so we first remove the necessary ingredients from the refrigerator.
2. Turn on the oven at 220 degrees. While it is heating up, prepare the baking dishes and grease them with oil.
3. For preparations dough, take butter and sugar, knead them well (you can use a mixer at low speed). After a few minutes, add eggs one at a time and continue beating.
4. Next we add vanilla sugar and chocolate pieces. Do not break it very finely so that it does not melt completely.
5. In a separate bowl, combine the sifted flour, dough powder and a few grains of salt. Pour all this into the liquid ingredients and mix thoroughly.
6. Place the finished dough (it should not be very thick) into molds, place in a preheated oven and bake for about 20 minutes. You can check readiness with a wooden toothpick by inserting it into the finished product.

Muffins with liquid chocolate inside

What to cook from

• dark chocolate (70-90%) - 180 g;
• butter - 75 g;
• chicken eggs - 2 pcs.;
• premium flour - 65 g;
• yolks - 2-3 pcs.;
• sugar or powdered sugar - 65 g;
• salt - on the tip of the knife.

Step by step recipe

Step 1. First, turn on the oven at 220 degrees so that it heats up while we knead the dough.

Step 2. Prepare a water bath (put a saucepan with water on the fire, bring to a boil, place a deep container on top), put chocolate and butter, knead them until you get a liquid consistency without lumps.

Step 3. Beat the eggs into a separate container, add the yolks, previously separated from the whites, and beat them with a whisk until sharp peaks form, gradually add sugar.

Step 4. Remove the chocolate mixture from the water bath and add it to the beaten eggs, knead thoroughly but gently. Add flour, salt, mix everything again.

Step 5. Grease the muffin pans with oil, place the finished dough so that it does not completely fill the pans, and place in the oven for 6-7 minutes. It is important to observe the temperature and cooking time here, otherwise muffins will be completely baked inside and it won’t work liquid filling inside.

White chocolate muffins

Ingredients for White Chocolate Muffins

• wheat flour - 260 g;
• eggs - 3 pieces;
• cocoa powder – 30 g;
• baking powder for dough - 20 g;
• butter - 100 g;
• sugar or powdered sugar - 100 g;
• white chocolate - 90 g;
• sour cream - 250 g;
• salt - a pinch.

Step by step recipe

1. Prepare the oven - turn it on at 220 degrees to heat it up and muffins turned out lush and delicious.
2. Beat the eggs one at a time into a deep bowl, add sour cream, soft butter, and knead. Gradually add sugar, stirring continuously until it is completely dissolved.
3. Next you need to break the chocolate into several parts. We try not to chop it too much so that it doesn’t melt during cooking.
4. Mix the bulk ingredients in a separate container muffins with white chocolate inside: wheat flour, baking powder, a few grains of salt. Add chopped chocolate here and mix.
5. In one bowl, combine the ingredients in both bowls and mix well. Dough for muffins with chocolate pieces inside ready.
6. Place the dough in the prepared and greased pans, but do not fill to the top, because the desserts will begin to rise during baking and lose their shape.
7. Cooking time delicious sweet dishes - 20-25 minutes. We check with a toothpick whether they are baked inside, remove them from the molds, decorate with melted chocolate, cream, powdered sugar or jam and serve.

Chocolate muffins in a slow cooker

Ingredients

• chicken egg - 3 pcs;
• sugar - 120 g;
• cocoa powder - 25 g;
• wheat flour - 65 g;
• vanilla sugar - 20 g;
• salt - a few grains.

How to cook muffins in a slow cooker

1. First we need to carefully separate the yolks from the whites. It is best for the eggs to be chilled so they beat better. Add salt to the eggs, turn on the mixer and begin to beat them, gradually adding sugar.
2. After adding all the sugar, you need to start whisking the ingredients more intensively until the sugar is completely dissolved and a dense and thick foam forms.
3. Set aside the whipped whites and begin sifting the flour and cocoa. This procedure will saturate them with oxygen and make the dough fluffy.
4. Combine the protein mass with the bulk ingredients, knead everything together with gentle movements, add vanilla sugar.
5. Grease silicone or paper molds with oil, distribute the dough over them, but do not fill them to the very top so that the dough can rise.
6. Turn on in a slow cooker“Baking” mode for 35 minutes, place our molds and close the lid. After the signal multicookers try with a match chocolate muffins ready and serve.

Chocolate muffins with curd filling inside

Components

• premium wheat flour - 240 g;
• dark dark chocolate - 90 g;
• chicken eggs - 3 pcs.;
• low-fat cottage cheese - 250 g;
• softened butter - 125 g;
• sugar or powdered sugar - 185 g;
• cocoa powder - 50 g;
• dough powder - 40 g;
• milk - 1 glass;
• vanilla sugar or vanillin - 1 package.

How to make chocolate muffins with curd filling inside

1. For a tasty center, mix cottage cheese, 60 g of sugar or powder and one yolk in a deep container (you must first separate the yolk from the white). Add vanilla sugar and mix thoroughly.
2. For the chocolate dough, take the remaining whites and beat the eggs with a mixer, first at low speed, adding sugar little by little and increasing the speed of the whisk.
3. Melt the chocolate in a steam bath, add milk and butter. Mix all this well so that the mass is free of lumps, and pour into the egg mixture.
4. In another bowl, mix the sifted flour, cocoa and baking powder, carefully add the dry mixture into our dough.
5. We prepare the molds for the dough, grease them with oil, put the dough a third of the size of the mold, roll a small ball from the cottage cheese and place it on the dough, put a little more dough on top to cover the filling.
6. Place in a preheated oven (optimal temperature 180 degrees) to bake. chocolate muffins with curd filling inside. The average baking time is 20 minutes.
7. Let the baked desserts cool a little and serve the delicious pastries to the table.

Chocolate muffins recipe with photo

When organizing children's parties, refreshments are important. The kids run around, spend a lot of energy and drink tea and dessert with gusto. Of all the baked goods, muffins or soft cupcakes are the best option. They can be prepared with any filling, in the oven or in the microwave. The most delicate consistency seems to melt in your mouth, children are delighted and parents don’t mind trying the treat.

Popularity of chocolate muffins

A distinctive feature of all muffins is that they are prepared in portioned molds, which can be aluminum or silicone. The latter are preferable because they do not require much oil. A child’s diet should be balanced and a growing body does not need excess oil.

The consistency of muffin dough varies from liquid to very thick, it all depends on the recipe. If the batter is mixed, the finished muffins will have an airy texture; if it is thick, the muffins will be dense and rich.

The most popular recipes are those with cocoa and chocolate. The reason is simple - all people, young and old, love the taste of chocolate, and if pieces of it are found in the text, this is simply the dream of many sweet tooths.

So, how to make chocolate muffins for a children's party.

Chopped Chocolate Muffins Recipe

Recipe Any housewife can make the simplest chocolate mini-cupcakes. Main components:

1) 3 chicken eggs;

2) 60g granulated sugar;

3) 100 grams of wheat flour;

4) ½ teaspoon of baking powder;

5) 120 g butter;

6) 150 grams of chocolate, which contains a lot of cocoa (up to 70%).

Description of the procedure: how to cook A delicious dessert made from the above ingredients:

• take 1.5 bars of dark chocolate, crumble them;
• can be used for blending;
• turn on the oven, preheat it to +180°C;
• beat butter with granulated sugar;
• mix the butter mass with the eggs;
• mix the sifted flour with baking powder;
• Gently mix all ingredients together;
• add chocolate and place in molds;
• cooking time - from 15 to 20 minutes.

That's it, fragrant muffins with chocolate chips can be served.

Recipe for muffins with liquid filling

If cupcakes with chocolate chips Since they are easy to prepare, muffins with filling are a real culinary masterpiece. In the restaurant this dessert is called chocolate fand. A distinctive feature of these muffins is a well-baked shell and a delicate liquid filling inside.

Prepare dessert with liquid filling stands carefully, following a certain sequence of actions. List of products for small cupcakes:

1) 200 grams of dark chocolate (2 standard bars);

2) yolks from 3 chicken eggs;

3) 100 grams of butter;

4) 60 grams of wheat flour, pre-sifted;

5) 40 grams of granulated sugar.

Here's how to prepare muffins with a liquid center:

• break the chocolate into small pieces;
• put butter in a saucepan, add chocolate and melt the contents in a water bath;
• Stir the mixture constantly, otherwise the chocolate will curdle;
• beat sugar with yolks;
• add flour to the beaten yolks and sugar;
• Gently mix both mixtures and pour into molds;
• bake muffins for 5-7 minutes;
• remove from molds and serve.

Important: if you leave the muffins in the oven, you will get regular chocolate muffins. To achieve a liquid filling, the baking time must be maintained precisely.

And one more important point: it is necessary to combine both consistencies at the very end, before putting them in the oven (temperature - 180°C).

Chocolate cherry muffins recipe

For making mini cupcakes with cherries The following ingredients will be required:

• wheat flour - 2 cups;
• chicken eggs - 3 pieces;
• dark chocolate bar (70-75% cocoa);
• granulated sugar - 100 gr;
• cocoa powder - 3 tablespoons;
• butter - 100 g;
• ½ spoon each of vanillin and baking powder;
• dried cherries - 2.5-3 tablespoons.

Preparation:

1) melt the butter and chocolate in a water bath;

2) beat eggs with granulated sugar;

3) add flour, baking powder and vanillin to the whipped mass;

4) add cocoa to the dough;

5) you can pour boiling water over the cherries for a short time so that the berries swell a little;

6) mix butter with chocolate, cherries and dough;

7) put into molds and bake.

Temperature: standard for all muffins - 180°C. Baking time is from 25 to 35 minutes, you can control the degree of cooking with a wooden toothpick. If, when you pierce the muffin, there are no pieces of dough left on the toothpick, the dessert is ready.

Chocolate banana muffins recipe

Chocolate banana muffins They taste very pleasant, have a melting consistency and are not difficult to prepare. For the test you will need the following products:

• purified vegetable oil - ½ cup;
• chicken egg - 2 pieces;
• granulated sugar - 1 cup;
• large bananas - 2 pieces;
• cocoa powder - 55 g;
• flour - 1 ½ cups;
• baking powder for dough - 1 teaspoon;
• soda - ½ teaspoon;
• for fudge - 100 grams of dark chocolate, 50 grams of butter, 175 grams of condensed milk, 1 tablespoon of honey, salt - on the tip of a knife.

Prepare banana muffins as follows:

1) mix eggs with sugar and butter;

2) mash bananas with cocoa powder, mix thoroughly;

3) add flour, previously combined with baking powder and soda;

4) quickly combine all the components of the dough, but mixing should be short-term;

5) pour the mixture into molds and bake (180°C) for up to 15 minutes.

Remove and cool. Prepare the fudge:

• melt butter and chocolate in a water bath;
• add honey, salt and condensed milk;
• mix everything and cool.

Drizzle the fudge over the cooled mini-cupcakes. That's it, you can enjoy this magical dessert.

Recipe for cottage cheese and chocolate muffins

Chocolate curd muffins can be called a “classic of the genre.” This dessert is often prepared for children in order to disguise a not-everyone-favorite product - cottage cheese - with chocolate.

The test requires the following components:

1) granular cottage cheese - 350 g;

2) sugar - 1 glass;

3) chicken egg - 3 pieces;

4) margarine or butter - 100 g;

5) vegetable oil - 3 tablespoons;

6) baking powder and vanilla sugar - 10 g each;

7) cocoa powder - 4 tablespoons;

8) instant coffee - 1 tablespoon;

9) sifted flour - from 1.5 to 2 cups.

Cottage cheese needs to be rubbed through a fine sieve, but some people prefer the consistency of unpureed muffins. Beat the eggs thoroughly with sugar, add all other ingredients to the dough: vanilla sugar, butter, coffee, cocoa, flour. Gently mix the ingredients and pour into the molds.

Important: when filling the molds, it is advisable to leave a small reserve in case the dough expands.

Grease the molds with margarine or butter, the oven can be preheated to +200°C. Baking time - up to 30 minutes.

When the mini-cupcakes are ready, they need to be cooled and sprinkled with powdered sugar on top.

Crispy crust, tender dough, melt-in-your-mouth center. Chocolate muffins are truly a heavenly delight!

- a very simple and at the same time extremely tasty treat. Airy, porous, as if soaked in chocolate, these little fragrant “cupcakes” will turn any ordinary day into a holiday, and at any holiday, especially for children, they will be a table decoration.

In addition, they are prepared simply and quickly. Even unexpected guests can be pleased with such baked goods: 15 minutes - and the dough is ready, the muffins are already in the oven. Another 15 minutes - and a cloud of seductive chocolate aroma floats around the house... And then who wouldn’t agree that homemade baked goods are the most delicious, especially if they contain chocolate?

In this article we will tell you how to make chocolate muffins at home and share the most popular recipes for this incredibly delicious dessert.

5 recipes for making chocolate muffins

Recipe 1. Chocolate muffins with raisins and nuts - satisfying

Ingredients: 75 g sugar, 215 g wheat flour, 100 g natural dark chocolate, 28 g cocoa, 150 g butter, 2 teaspoons baking powder, half a teaspoon of salt, a pinch of nutmeg, 3 eggs, half a teaspoon of vanilla sugar, half a glass of seedless raisins , half a glass of coarsely chopped walnuts.

Grease the molds with oil in advance. Melt the chocolate in a steam bath along with the butter. While the chocolate is cooling, rinse the raisins, soak in hot water for 10 minutes, then dry on paper towels and roll in flour. Sift the flour along with cocoa and baking powder, add salt, sugar, nuts, nutmeg, raisins and vanilla sugar. Beat the eggs and combine with the cooled chocolate. Then pour the wet mixture into the bowl with the dry ingredients. Stir until the flour is moistened, but not for long. Fill the molds 2/3 full with the finished dough. Bake for 18-20 minutes at 200º.

Recipe 2. Chocolate banana muffins with bran - healthy

Ingredients: 1 egg, 50 ml refined vegetable oil, 2 small bananas, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, 2 tablespoons bran, 3 tablespoons cocoa, 50 g seedless raisins, 150 g whole grain flour, 30 g dark dark chocolate, 1/ 2 teaspoons baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, pinch of salt, 1 tablespoon natural honey (or brown sugar).

Grease the molds in advance. Puree the banana pulp and lightly sprinkle with lemon juice. Soak the raisins for 10 minutes in hot water, then dry and roll in flour. Melt the chocolate along with honey (or brown sugar) in a steam bath. While the honey-chocolate mixture is cooling, beat the egg, pour in the vegetable oil and whisk again. After this, add banana puree and mix well again. Sift the flour along with soda, baking powder and cocoa in a separate bowl, add salt, bran and raisins. Then pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and stir gently until the flour is moistened. The dough should remain lumpy. Bake for 15-18 minutes at 180º, filling the molds 2/3 full. In this recipe, it is important not to dry out the muffins.

Recipe 3. Chocolate muffins in a slow cooker - quick

Ingredients: 250 g flour, 100 g dark dark chocolate, 100 g butter, 100 g sugar, a pinch of salt, 2 teaspoons baking powder, a pinch of vanilla sugar (or a couple drops of vanilla essence), 3 medium eggs.

Melt the butter in a microwave oven or in a slow cooker in the “Steam” mode. Chop the chocolate into small pieces with a knife. Grind the butter with sugar and eggs until smooth, add the chocolate pieces and mix gently. In a deep bowl, mix the sifted flour with salt, vanilla sugar and baking powder, and then pour the egg-chocolate component into the resulting mixture. The dough should be medium thick, like pancakes, with lumps, so you don’t need to knead it for a long time. Grease the molds with oil, fill 2/3 with dough, place on the bottom of the multicooker bowl and turn it on to the “Warm” mode for 5 minutes. Then set the “Baking” mode for 40 minutes. Check the readiness of the cakes with a toothpick and, if necessary, bake for another 10-15 minutes. Serve with fresh berries, homemade jam or seasonal fruit. The resulting muffins are very soft and tender, but you only need to cook them according to the recipe given in a slow cooker. The cupcakes will harden very hard in the oven.

Recipe 4. Chocolate muffins with curd filling - festive

You will need: 75 g of sugar, a bar of dark chocolate, a pinch of vanilla sugar, a pinch of salt, 250 g of curd mass (with raisins, dried apricots or candied cherry), 1 egg, 100 ml of milk, 200 g of flour, 3 tablespoons of sour cream, 1 tablespoon cocoa, 50 g butter, 3 tablespoons refined vegetable oil, 2 teaspoons baking powder, spices (nutmeg, ginger, cardamom - on the tip of a knife) as desired.

Chocolate – 80 g (leave a few pieces for decoration) melt in a steam bath along with butter. While the chocolate mixture is cooling, grease the molds with butter. Beat the egg with vegetable oil, pour in sour cream, milk and whisk well again. In another bowl, mix all the bulk ingredients: sifted flour with cocoa, soda and baking powder, sugar, vanilla sugar, salt and spices. Add the chocolate mixture to them. Gently mix and place 1 tablespoon of dough in each mold, 1 tablespoon of curd mass on top, and another layer of dough. As a result, the molds should be 2/3 full. Sprinkle each muffin with grated chocolate and bake for 15-18 minutes at 200º. Instead of curd mass, you can use boiled condensed milk, chocolate pieces, fresh berries or thick jam as muffin filling.

Recipe 5. Chocolate muffins with cherries and white chocolate - delicious

Ingredients: 150 g dark dark chocolate (with at least 70% cocoa content), 100 g white chocolate, 100 g butter, 250 g sugar, 200 g sour cream, 2 eggs, 100 ml milk, 1 tablespoon cocoa, 1 teaspoon baking powder, a pinch of soda, 2 tablespoons of cognac, 280 g of flour, 200 g of cherries (frozen, pitted).

Using a silicone brush, grease the molds with oil. Melt the chocolate with butter in a steam bath. It is important that the container in which you will do this is completely dry and does not touch water. While the chocolate is cooling, beat the eggs, add milk, cognac, sour cream, and then add the chocolate-cream mixture that has cooled to room temperature. In another bowl, mix all the dry ingredients: sifted flour with cocoa, soda, salt, sugar and baking powder. Break the white chocolate into small pieces. Then pour the creamy chocolate mixture into the bowl with the flour mixture, stir, but not for long (you want there to be lumps left in the dough), add the cherries, chocolate and stir again. Fill the molds 3/4 full with the finished dough and place in a hot oven. Bake for 20-25 minutes at 180º.

Secrets of delicious chocolate muffins

1. To make the muffins a beautiful chocolate color (and not the color of coffee with milk), you need to add dark dark chocolate to the dough instead of cocoa powder. It must be high-quality, natural, with a cocoa content of at least 60-70%.

2. Sour berries, nuts, especially walnuts, boiled condensed milk, coconut flakes, cottage cheese, candied fruits, and spices - vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg go well with chocolate dough. You can also add pieces of chocolate – white, black, milk – to the dough: it will melt during the cooking process, and the muffins will turn out beautiful when cut.

3. The main secret of delicious chocolate muffins is the correct sequence of mixing the ingredients: bulk products are combined separately, liquid products are combined separately, and then the “wet” mixture is added to the “dry” mixture. There is no need to knead the dough for a long time; there should be lumps in it. A few strokes with the spoon from bottom to top until all the flour is moistened and the dough is ready.

4. To ensure that the muffins have an appetizing crispy crust after baking, you need to sprinkle them with coarse sugar or chocolate chips. You can also melt half a bar of chocolate and pour it over already baked and cooled “cupcakes”: after hardening, it forms a thin crust that will break when bitten. Children really like this unusual effect.

5. It is better to bake chocolate muffins in silicone molds with a volume of no more than 100 ml.

Another beauty of chocolate muffins is that you will never get bored of them. The recipes for this baking are varied, and each has its own flavor. Chocolate muffins are prepared with berries, nuts, dried fruits, cottage cheese, condensed milk, mint, and this is not a complete list of toppings. You can “hide” any filling in chocolate dough, turning an ordinary cake into an exquisite dessert.

You can also buy silicone molds in the shape of hearts, roses, sunflowers, bells, butterflies, bears, gingerbread men, then your muffins will always be different. With such baked goods you can pamper your children, delight your friends, and surprise your guests, even the most demanding ones. With her, every tea party will turn into a real chocolate fairy tale!