Ultra Chocolate Muffins - 2nd Recipe added!

Ultra Chocolate Muffins

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup apple juice
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 Tbsp vinegar(any type)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips

In a large mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Stir until well mixed. In a separate bowl, mix the wet ingredients. Mix well. Add the wet ingredients to the dry, and add the chocolate chips. Mix until blended, but be careful not to over mix.

Pour into greased or paper-lined muffin tins. Bake at 375* for 18 minutes. (To form better peaks, heat over to 400* and bake for 5 minutes, then reduce the heat to 375* for remainder of the baking time.

Servings 12- cost per serving(1 muffin): $.11

• calories:168
• Fat: 6 gms
• Cholesterol: 10 mg
• Carbs: 27 gms
• Fiber: 1.5 gms
• Protein: 2 gms
• Sodium: 235 mg

I got this from a great cook book: Miserly Meals by Jonni McCoy- she has the nutritional facts as well as the price per serving break out-- give or take a bit I assume.

Nathan adores these muffins- would probably eat them everyday-- what kind of monster have I created???

Healthy Chocolate Chip Muffins (Jury is out on which one is better, but I do like the fact they are healthier so when my son eats 2 in a sitting I don't feel quite so bad....)

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup wheat flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 t. baking powder
• 1/2 t. salt
• 2/3 cup skim milk
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 t. vanilla
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Preheat over to 400*. Grease 12-18 muffin cups(12 for larger muffins, 18 for regular muffins 2/3rds full. In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugars, baking powder, choc chips and salt. In a second bowl stir together milk, eggs, bugger and vanilla until well blended. Make a well in center of dry ingredients. Add milk mixture and stir just to combine- do not over mix! Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.

Bake for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Feel free to add other ingredients in or substitute fruit for the choc chips. Also a little cinnamon in the batter tastes good. These muffins also freeze well.

• calories:133
• Fat: 2 gms
  Cholesterol: 36 mg
  Carbs: 26 gms
  Fiber: 1.7 gms
  Protein: 4 gms
  Sodium: 182 mg