Xocai Healthy Chocolate Muffins
By: Adam Paul Green
Published: Monday, November 12, 2012 - 10:28am

Ingredients




2 ozs dark chocolate (Xocai Sipping Xocolate)
1 tbsp milk (Milk or Heavy Cream)
8 chunks dark chocolate (Xocai X Power Squares)
2 cups all-purpose flour ((or organic flour))
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tbsp ground nutmeg ((optional))
2 whole eggs ((large, brown organic are best))
1 cup buttermilk (Low fat organic buttermilk)
2/3 cup sugar ((organic cane sugar))
1/2 cup butter ((organic))
1 tsp vanilla

Preparation

1 Position oven rack to the center of the oven. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease 12-cup muffin pan. Slowly, on low heat, warm Sipping Xocolate with milk or heavy cream. Stir until melted. Set aside. Cut X Power Squares in to small pieces. Set aside. Mix dry ingredients together in a bowl. Add the dry ingredients. Add the X Power Squares and mix for at lease 2 minutes. Add eggs, buttermilk, sugar, butter and vanilla. Lastly add the melted Sipping Xocolate. Slowly mix until the mixture is combined. Do not over mix as the batter should be lumpy. Divide the batter into the 12 muffin cups. Bake the muffins for about 15 minutes. Let cool in the muffin pan for at least 10 minutes before removing the muffins. Let cool for another 5-10 minutes. Serves 12