Chocolate muffins


Chocolate muffins
Variation on muffins recipe. In this version each one is filled with a dark chocolate ganache.
324 K 4.0/5 (48 reviews)
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Last modified on: February 21th 2011
For 30 muffins, you will need:

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.
Chocolate muffins : Stage 1
Prepare 15.8 oz muffin dough.

Stage 2 - 5 min.
Chocolate muffins : Stage 2
Preheat oven to 392°F or 200°C.

Into a bowl put: 3.1 oz dark chocolate cut in small pieces, 0.7 oz butter, 0.4 oz vanilla sugar and 1.1 oz cream.

Stage 3 - 5 min.
Chocolate muffins : Stage 3
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.

Stage 4 - 5 min.
Chocolate muffins : Stage 4
Put a little muffin dough in the bottom of your moulds, just to cover the bottom.

Stage 5 - 5 min.
Chocolate muffins : Stage 5
Add ½ teaspoon ganache.

Be careful to put not too much ganache, otherwise it might spill out and burn during cooking.

Stage 6 - 5 min.
Chocolate muffins : Stage 6
Add muffin dough to completely cover chocolate.

Stage 7 - 15 min.
Chocolate muffins : Stage 7
Put in the oven and cook for about 15 minutes.

Stage 8
Chocolate muffins : Stage 8
Turn out and allow to cool (but not too much) on a rack.

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 recipe240 RDI=90 %1,680 RDI=160 %640 RDI=100 %13,270 RDI=660 %55,560 RDI: 660 %
Per 100 g40 RDI=20 %290 RDI=30 %110 RDI=20 %2,290 RDI=110 %9,580 RDI: 110 %
Per muffins8 RDI=3 %60 RDI=5 %20 RDI=3 %440 RDI=20 %1,850 RDI: 20 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, egg, milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 30 muffins : 2.05 €
  • Per muffins : 0.10 €

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