Dessert for 12

Chocolate Muffins (12 servings)

Name: Chocolate Muffins (12 servings)
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp instant coffee or espresso powder; 1/2 tsp each: kosher salt & ground cinnamon; 1/2 cup unsalted butter; 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 cup full-fat greek yogurt

$1.37for 425 minServes 12

Cocoa muffins blend with yogurt, coffee, and chocolate pieces before baking into rich, soft treats.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Coffee and tea, a little$0.80/oz typical	a little	$0.13Typical price
	Butter, 4 oz$0.40/oz typical	4 oz	$1.60Typical price
	Eggs, 2$0.30 each typical	2	$0.60Typical price
	Sour cream, 8.5 oz$0.14/oz typical	8.5 oz	$1.19Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$4.12

Swaps

Swap sour cream for yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Baking powder and sodaDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

Not included in the cost.

25 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
12servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$0.34 per serving$1.37 for 4

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Ingredients

1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp instant coffee or espresso powder
1/2 tsp each: kosher salt & ground cinnamon
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup full-fat greek yogurt

Steps

Heat the oven to 400 F and grease a 12-cup muffin pan with oil.
Whisk the flour, cocoa, baking soda, coffee, salt, and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
Melt the butter and cool it for 5 minutes.
Whisk the butter, sugar, buttermilk, eggs, vanilla, and yogurt in a large bowl.
Fold the dry mixture into the wet mixture until barely combined.
Fold in the chocolate pieces, divide the batter among the cups, and add extra pieces if using.
Bake for 16 to 18 minutes until the muffins spring back when lightly pressed.

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