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Homemade Dark Chocolate Muffins to Eat at Breakfast
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3.82 from 16 votes

Double Chocolate Bran Muffins Recipe

Yummy and packed with fiber these double chocolate bran muffins are rich not-too-sweet delicious chocolate treat you can feel good about eating.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bran muffins, chocolate muffins, healthy chocolate muffin
Servings: 10
Author: Martha McKinnon | Simple Nourished Living

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Fiber One Cereal, crushed after measuring
  • 1-1/3 cups buttermilk, or 1-1/4 cups regular milk plus 4 teaspoons vinegar
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 1 large egg
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup white whole wheat flour
  • 1/3 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375F degrees. Line 10 muffin cups of a standard muffin tin with paper liners.
  • To crush the cereal, place it in a ziplock plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin.
  • In a mixing bowl, combine the crushed cereal and buttermilk. Let mixture stand for 5 minutes to soften cereal.
  • Add oil, egg, brown sugar and vanilla and stir until very well mixed.
  • Stir in cocoa, baking soda and salt and mix well.
  • Add the flour and stir just until mixed.
  • Stir in chocolate chips and divide evenly among the 10 muffin cups.
  • Bake for 15-20 minutes (My muffins were ready after baking for 17 minutes).
  • Immediately remove the muffins from the pan and let cool a bit on a wire rack. Serve warm.
  • Or bake in mini muffin tins instead. Bake until done, about 12 minutes or so.

Notes

Serving size: 1 muffin
WW Points: 11
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9 SmartPoints (Green plan)
9 SmartPoints (Blue plan)
9 SmartPoints (Purple plan)
5 PointsPlus (Old plan)
Or, make 30 mini muffins instead for 4 WW Points each!!

Nutrition

Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 210kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 244mg | Potassium: 264mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 154IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 96mg | Iron: 3mg