chocolate  nutella muffins

Filled with Dutch cocoa powder and dark chocolate chips then swirled with chocolate hazelnut spread, these Nutella muffins are a chocoholic’s dream.

Ingredients

– 2 large eggs room temperature – 1 cup light brown sugar packed – 1/2 cup canola oil – 2/3 cup Greek yogurt plain, room temp – 1 tsp vanilla – 1/2 cup buttermilk room temperature – 2 cups all-purpose flour  – 1 Tbsp baking powder – 1/3 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder  – 1/4 tsp sea salt fine – 1 cup chocolate chip – 1 cup Nutella

Instructions

– Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Add liners to a muffin tin and set aside. – In a large bowl, vigorously whisk eggs and brown sugar until light and thick. – Slowly stream oil into the bowl, whisking continuously until combined. – Add Greek yogurt, vanilla and buttermilk. Whisk until incorporated. – In a separate bowl sift together dry ingredients. – Toss in chocolate chips and stir to coat with flour mixture.

Instructions

– Gradually add dry ingredients to wet. Stir until just combined. – Fill muffins liners 3/4 of the way full.  – Swirl 2 teaspoons of Nutella on top. – Bake for 5 minutes at 400 degrees then lower the temperature to 350 and bake for an additional 10 to 12 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs. – Transfer muffin tin to a wire rack to cool for 5 minutes before removing muffins to cool completely.

chocolate  nutella muffins

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