This chocolate hazelnut muffins recipe that I came up with by varying a favorite chocolate muffin recipe and adding chopped hazelnuts. I buy and use a bag of “Oregon Hazelnuts” from Trader Joe’s, then chop them in a food processor.
Note: I used whole wheat flour in addition to all-purpose flour. You can use all-purpose flour but if you do, you’ll need less water and apple juice.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour or whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2/3 cup apple juice
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1 T. apple cider vinegar (can use any vinegar)
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Stir until well mixed.
3. In a separate bowl, mix the wet ingredients. Mix well.
4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix. Add the chocolate chips and 1/2 of chopped hazelnuts. Mix until blended but do not over-mix.
5. Pour into greased or paper-lined muffin tins. Sprinkle the tops with remaining hazelnuts.
6. Bake at 400 degrees for 5 minutes, then reduce heat to 375 and bake for 13 minutes. (This helps form better peaks than just baking at 375 for the full 18 minutes.)
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