Chocolate muffins
Variation on muffins recipe. In this version each one is filled with a dark chocolate ganache.
316 K 4.0/5 (48 reviews)
1 hour 15 min.
Easy
15 muffins
5 IngredientsLast modified on: February 21th 2011
For 15 muffins, you will need:
- 1
1 cup muffin dough - 2
cup + 3 tablespoons dark chocolate - 3
1 teaspoon vanilla sugar - 4
1 tablespoon butter - 5
1 tablespoon cream
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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 1 cup muffin dough.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Preheat oven to 392°F or 200°C.
Into a bowl put: cup + 3 tablespoons dark chocolate cut in small pieces, 1 tablespoon butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar and 1 tablespoon cream.
Into a bowl put: cup + 3 tablespoons dark chocolate cut in small pieces, 1 tablespoon butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar and 1 tablespoon 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 | 120 RDI=50 % | 840 RDI=80 % | 320 RDI=50 % | 6,630 RDI=330 % | 27,780 RDI: 330 % |
| 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 15 muffins : 1.05 €
- Per muffins : 0.10 €
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