Cafe Mocha Mini Muffins Recipe

Cafe Mocha Mini Muffins Recipe Cafe Mocha Mini Muffins Recipe photo by Taste of Home Rating 5

Cafe Mocha Mini Muffins are a good choice, assures Tina Sawchuk of Ardmore, Alberta. "These mini muffins freeze will, so it's always easy to keep some on hand," she says. "And they're just the right size for snacking."

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Cafe Mocha Mini Muffins Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
  • Yield: 18 Servings
15 15 30

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
  • 1/3 cup boiling water
  • 1/4 cup quick-cooking oats
  • 3 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking cocoa
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips, divided

Directions

  • In a small bowl, dissolve coffee granules in water. Stir in the oats; set aside. In a small bowl, cream butter and sugars. Beat in egg yolk, vanilla and oat mixture. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to oat mixture just until moistened. Stir in 1/3 cup chocolate chips.
  • Fill foil- or paper-lined miniature muffin cups three-fourths full. Sprinkle with remaining chips. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Yield: 1-1/2 dozen.

    Editor's Note: Muffins may be frozen for up to 2 months.

Nutritional Analysis: 1 muffin equals 81 calories, 4 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 17 mg cholesterol, 53 mg sodium, 12 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch.

Originally published as Cafe Mocha Mini Muffins in Cooking for 2 Spring 2005, p60

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Big Batch Baked Goods

We enjoy homemade baked goods for breakfast, but I don’t have time to bake each morning before school. So I devote 1 day a month to making large batches of cinnamon rolls, doughnuts, cream cheese rolls and muffins. I place them in heavy-duty resealable plastic bags labeled with the date. (They freeze for about 2 months.) On busy mornings, it’s a snap to pop a few in the microwave to warm. The kids love the fresh-baked flavor. —Lori T., New London, Texas

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Reviewed on Apr. 02, 2012 by cozykitchen

I'm sorry that some of you are having problems with the recipe. Because of your feedback, we've retested the recipe in our test kitchen. We had a hard time removing them from the pans as well but were able to remove them without problem from paper or foil liners. We did not, however, have a problem with the muffins sinking. Sometimes baked goods fall if they are underbaked - you might try baking them for just a couple minutes longer. - Peggy Woodward, RD, Food Editor

Reviewed on Jan. 01, 2012 by melissal89

I made these delectable muffins this morning for the New Year! They were so moist and very chocolately; I've added them to my recipe box!

Reviewed on Aug. 14, 2011 by s_pants

I sprayed the muffin tins with cooking spray, but could not get the muffins out intact. All I have are crumbles with a few tops. I really like the flavor though, so I'll turn these into a trifle and maybe grease the tins next time or try paper liners.

Reviewed on Jul. 07, 2009 by NyxRizzi

Made a batch for my co-workers and some for my husband. An all around hit. Definitely should make extra, they go fast!

Reviewed on Apr. 26, 2009 by jdballinger

mine sank as well, ive tried baking these a few times, and can never get them to come out ok, il never try it again! my muffins usually turn out great, i do a few batches every week.

Reviewed on Apr. 19, 2008 by origami

 Try adding extra flour.  Depending on your altitude, could take between 1 or 2 extra TBLS flour. You'll also want to increase cooking time by 1-2 minutes.  I hope this works for you!

 

Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2007 by saleric

Did yours sink in the middle as they were cooling?

Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2007 by saleric

I was so excited to see a muffin recipe with coffee as an ingredient; but my first batch turned out 'looking' horrible. They sunk in the middle as they cooled. Any thoughts???

 
 

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