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Chocolate muffins
Variation on muffins recipe. In this version each one is filled with a dark chocolate ganache.
326 K 4.0/5 (48 reviews)
1 hour 15 min.
Easy
2 €
30 muffins
5 IngredientsLast modified on: February 21th 2011
For 30 muffins, you will need:
- 1
450 g muffin dough - 2
70 g dark chocolate - 3
10 g vanilla sugar - 4
20 g butter - 5
30 g cream - Total weight: 580 grams
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 55 min.
Cooking: 20 min.
All in all: 1 hour 15 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - ⌛ 35 min.
Prepare 450 g muffin dough.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 5 min.
Preheat oven to 392°F or 200°C.
Into a bowl put: 70 g dark chocolate cut in small pieces, 20 g butter, 10 g vanilla sugar and 30 g cream.
Into a bowl put: 70 g dark chocolate cut in small pieces, 20 g butter, 10 g vanilla sugar and 30 g cream.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 5 min.
Melt in a bain-marie or microwave oven, stir slowly to get a soft mix: the dark chocolate ganache.
Leave to cool and thicken slightly.
Leave to cool and thicken slightly.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 5 min.
Put a little muffin dough in the bottom of your moulds, just to cover the bottom.
Stage 5 - ⌛ 5 min.
Add ½ teaspoon ganache.
Be careful to put not too much ganache, otherwise it might spill out and burn during cooking.
Be careful to put not too much ganache, otherwise it might spill out and burn during cooking.
Stage 6 - ⌛ 5 min.
Add muffin dough to completely cover chocolate.
Stage 7 - ⌛ 15 min.
Put in the oven and cook for about 15 minutes.
Stage 8
Turn out and allow to cool (but not too much) on a rack.
Muffins are much better served warm.
Muffins are much better served warm.
Remarks
If you prefer milk chocolate, you can make the ganache with this, but only use half the quantity of cream (15 g).
Keeping: 1 or 2 days in a closed metal box.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 240 RDI=90 % | 1,680 RDI=160 % | 640 RDI=100 % | 13,270 RDI=660 % | 55,560 RDI: 660 % |
| Per 100 g | 40 RDI=20 % | 290 RDI=30 % | 110 RDI=20 % | 2,290 RDI=110 % | 9,580 RDI: 110 % |
| Per muffins | 8 RDI=3 % | 60 RDI=5 % | 20 RDI=3 % | 440 RDI=20 % | 1,850 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 30 muffins : 2.05 €
- Per muffins : 0.10 €
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This recipe uses (among others)
Muffin dough
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Dark chocolate
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Cream
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Butter
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