Ingredients
- 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar (or more if you prefer a sweeter flavor)
- 3/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa (use a good quality only!)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- 1 cup yogurt (Greek yogurt, plain flavor)
- 1/2 cup cola (not diet cola OR you can use strong cooled or cold coffee)
- 1/2 cup milk (full-fat or 1% or 2%)
- 1/2 cup oil (vegetable oil, can use extra-virgin olive oil)
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup mini chocolate chips
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Step 2: Position oven rack to second-lowest position.
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Step 3: Place jumbo paper liners in 12 jumbo muffin tins.
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Step 4: In a large bowl combine the flour with sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
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Step 5: In another bowl beat eggs with applesauce, yogurt, cola or brewed coffee or water, milk, oil and vanilla until very well combined.
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Step 6: Gently stir the wet mixture into the flour mixture mixing with a wooden spoon just until blended (there's a large amount of batter so it may take a few minutes, do not over mix treat this batter the same as a muffin batter).
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Step 7: Stir in chocolate chips.
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Step 8: Fill muffin tins three-quarters full.
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Step 9: Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes or until the muffins test done.
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Step 10: Cool 5 minutes in muffin tins then remove to wire racks to cool.
Tips & Variations
- Jumbo muffin tins
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