Mocha Macadamia Nut Muffins

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 13 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 1/2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup buttermilk
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 tablespoon instant coffee granules
• 1 tablespoon hot water
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f; grease or paper line 12 muffin cups.
• 2 combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
• 3 dissolve coffee granules in hot water.
• 4 whisk together buttermilk, butter, egg coffee mixture and vanilla until well blended.
• 5 stir in flour mixture just until moistened. fold in macadamia nuts.
• 6 spoon evenly into prepared muffin cups.
• 7 bake 13-17 minutes or until toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean.
• 8 cool in muffin pan on wire rack 5 minutes.
• 9 remove from pan and cool on wire rack.
• 10 if desired, sprinkle with powdered.