Brownie Muffins
There’s no doubt that chocolate is one of my favorite ingredients to bake with ! It feels redundant to claim this all over again – just check out all my posts focusing on chocolate and chocolate desserts! But chocolate truly is one of the most versatile baking ingredients out there – you can bake it, you can freeze it, you can combine it with basically anything you might think of, including bacon. And most of all – (almost) everyone likes it so you can never go wrong with a chocolate dessert. Even more so when that particular dessert is rich and fudgy. Although, to be honest, it doesn’t take a complex chocolate dessert to impress – even simplicity has its charm.
And it’s simplicity that makes this dessert stand out! You know why?! Because these brownie muffins are packed with chocolate and chocolate saves the day! And because they act like a blank canvas for any topping you might think of, such as ganache, buttercream, icing, melted chocolate, sprinkles, ice cream or chantilly. You can just take this simple, quick, easy recipe and bake it into these delicious, fudgy brownie muffins then decorate them to match your event, your taste, your imagination. How great does that sound?!
I do love recipes that prove to be versatile – if you’re a novice in the kitchen, that’s what you should be looking for – recipes that can be made over and over again in different versions, maybe different decor or another flavor, a different filling or a new color or layering. They’re recipes to keep and pass forward to your children and grand-children!
Brownie Muffins
Ingredients
- 130 g dark chocolate (chopped)
- 180 g butter (cubed)
- 130 g white granulated sugar
- 4 eggs
- 5 g vanilla extract
- 20 g cocoa powder
- 100 g all-purpose flour
- 2 g salt
- 2 g baking soda
- 1 g baking powder
Instructions
- Combine the butter and chocolate in a bowl and place over a hot water bath. Cook until they are melted and smooth. Remove from heat and allow to cool down for 10-15 minutes.
- Stir in the sugar and mix well then add the eggs, one by one, mixing well after each addition.
- Add the vanilla extract and mix.
- Sift the flour with cocoa powder, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Fold it into the chocolate mixture.
- Spoon the batter in a muffin tin lined with muffin papers.
- Bake in the preheated oven at 350°F – 180℃ for 15-20 minutes until well risen and set in the center. Don't over bake them as they tend to dry out!
- Allow to cool in the pan then serve.
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