Most mornings, I don’t have time to eat breakfast at home, so I like to grab something convenient I can take to work. Once I get to my office, I usually buy a mocha to go with whatever pastry or muffin I brought from home. So, with my rushed morning routine, I’m always looking for quick, portable, yet delicious breakfast item, and these muffins fit the bill perfectly. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and what better way to start the day than with chocolate and coffee!
Chocolate Chip, Coffee, and Walnut Muffins
Yields 12 muffins
Ingredients:
2/3 cup whole milk
2 tablespoons Kahlua or other coffee liqueur (I used Kahlua Hazelnut)
5 tablespoons butter, melted
2 tablespoons instant coffee or espresso granules
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 large egg, lightly beaten
2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup walnuts, chopped
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Cooking spray
Method:
Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Place paper liners in a 12-cup muffin pan. Lightly coat with liners with cooking spray and set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine milk, butter, instant coffee or espresso, vanilla extract, and egg. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, chocolate chips, walnuts, baking powder, and salt and mix well with a whisk. Add milk/butter mixture to flour mixture and stir until just combined.
Spoon batter into prepared muffin pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 16-18 minutes. Remove muffins from pan and place on a wire rack.
Adapted from Cooking Light Magazine.
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These look delicious! How could I have a bad day when starting out with these? Thanks!
the muffins look so beautiful and delicious, my muffins always have ugly surfaces and they crack like crazy.
Thanks Trang! I think the natural cracks are pretty. They make the muffins look real, you know? They’re natural.
daisy
Kahlua for breakfast…I like the way you think 🙂 I just posted a dessert-for-breakfast recipe too: Baked Pumpkin Custard. This is next on my list…
There’s just enough booze to kick it up a notch. It adds a bit of grown up flavor.
daisy
Kahlua, coffee and chocolate…now that sounds like a good muffin.
Thanks for visiting, Karen!
daisy
A truly wholesome breakfast in the palm of your hand. Delicious combo. Did you share?
Chocolate and coffee…definitely a great combo! Thanks!
daisy
I am not a fan of breakfast or walnuts, but these I need to try!!
thanks for sharing :0)
Tess, thanks for visiting my blog. I hope you like these muffins!
daisy
I completely agree about starting your morning with chocolate AND coffee! Yum! That would definitely get me going in the morning!
A double dose of coffee is definitely a good thing, don’t you agree?
daisy
Those look really fantastic! Kahlua is a great addition – I love that stuff!
These sound so good! And I like this version of the most important meal of the day–if it’s so important then I agree that it deserves Kaluha and chocolate. 🙂
Thanks, Emmy! This should give me a jolt in the morning….I’ll be awake at work!
daisy