Mocha Pecan Muffins

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar (dark or light)
• 1/3 cup dutch-processed cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup salted butter, melted
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup plain yogurt (lowfat or full fat)
• 1/2 teaspoon espresso powder, dissolved in 1/2 cup water (or substitute 1/2 cup morning coffee)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• 1 cup mini chocolate chip

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°.
• 2 spray a 12 cup, 3 x 1 1/2 inch muffin tin with pan spray.
• 3 in a bowl, combine the flours, sugars, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
• 4 in another bowl, combine the oil, butter, eggs, yogurt, coffee mixture, and vanilla.
• 5 fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
• 6 fold in the pecans and chocolate chips.
• 7 spoon the batter evenly into the muffin cups; the cups will be very full, but don't worry, they won't overflow; the batter will rise up nicely.
• 8 bake for 25 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
• 9 cool the muffins completely in the pan.