OK, so really this week's Tuesdays with Dorie recipe, chosen by Rhiani of Chocoholic Anonymous, is supposed to be for a coffee flavored muffin - which I'm sure you can see plenty of if you visit the TWD blog and follow the links of my fellow bakers. I didn't really see sharing coffee muffins with my kids and definitely not all those muffins just for me so I decided to tweak the recipe and turn them into hot cocoa muffins.
Where the recipe calls for 1 cup of hot coffee, I subbed 1/2 cup of milk and 1/2 cup of water, heated till just boiling then added 3 tablespoons hot cocoa mix (from my homemade recipe) plus whisked in a 1/4 cup of chocolate chips till they melted. I could have just drank that and been happy!
The resulting muffins were a light milk chocolate flavor and were moist and delicious. While I am definitely a super chocolate lovin' gal, I really liked the light chocolate flavor too.
Great variation! I love the idea of a hot chocolate muffin.
ReplyDeleteYou're such a clever girl to substitute cocoa. Great idea!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! Why didn't I think of that?! My husband loves coffee and he appreciated these muffins but next time I'll make your version.
ReplyDeleteReally!? What a fab idea. I'll have to remember that for the future. Great pictures, too!
ReplyDeleteGreat call on the substitution I may try yours but wouldn't have conidered the others, just don't like coffee or the smell of it.
ReplyDeletegenious!
ReplyDeletenow you've got my mind fired up about all the things I could use hot cocoa mix in reather than coffee. I made mine into coffee cake with chopped chocolate bars on top! Tia @ Buttercreambarbie
I did chocolate, too. I loved these!!
ReplyDeleteGreat minds think alike...I did hot chocolate too!
ReplyDeleteYour chocolate idea is the bomb! I love it!! Im glad you enjoyed the muffins!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea with the chocolate. And your hot chocolate recipe also sounds yummy.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of hot chocolate in these, that is a suggestion I was planning to make to my mother who definitely is NOT a fan of coffee no matter what the form.
ReplyDeleteYou are, as always, my hero.
ReplyDeleteGreat minds think alike, Holly. I used hot cocoa, too! Good stuff. Your muffins like perfect!
ReplyDeletesounds like a good sub for coofee! love the soft-looking texture!
ReplyDeletethese remind me of some hot cocoa cookies i've been meaning to make. maybe i can make these and toss on some marshmallows! ohh the ideas!
ReplyDeletethey look wonderful!
Well, now. Aren't you ingeneous! I like the idea of a milk cnocolate flavored muffin.
ReplyDeleteThese look perfect right now. It is breakfast time and I am drinking a big cup of jo and could really use this!
ReplyDeleteMore chocolate is always a good thing. My muffins look wonderfully fluffy.
ReplyDeleteSo creative. I subbed cocoa powder for the espresso and they were perfect. Definitely have to try your version.
ReplyDeleteohhhh yummm and smart thinking with the munchkins and the coffee muffins lol. I added you to the Beehive Blog Utah Bloggers Rock blogroll - looking forward to keeping up with your yumminess! :)
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