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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Aug 15, 2007
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Favorite flavors of chocolate and cherry marry in muffins for a sweet treat.

Chocolate Cherry Muffins

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 55 min
  • Servings 6
  • Ingredients 10
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup chopped maraschino cherries, well drained and 2 tablespoons cherry juice reserved
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 375°F. Grease bottoms only of 6 jumbo muffin cups (3 1/2x1 3/4 inch) or 12 regular-size muffin cups (2 1/2x1 1/4 inch) with shortening, or line muffin cups with paper baking cups.
  • Step 
    2
    In medium bowl, beat milk, oil and egg with fork. Stir in remaining ingredients except cherries, juice and powdered sugar just until flour is moistened. Stir in cherries. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. (For 12 regular-size muffins, cups will be almost full.)
  • Step 
    3
    Bake jumbo muffins 23 to 25 minutes, regular-size muffins 18 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool jumbo muffins 10 minutes or regular-size muffins 5 minutes; remove from pan.
  • Step 
    4
    In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and reserved 2 tablespoons cherry juice with spoon; drizzle over warm muffins. Serve warm.

Nutrition

560 Calories
21g Total Fat
7g Protein
84g Total Carbohydrate
55g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Jumbo Muffin
Calories
560
Calories from Fat
190
Total Fat
21g
33%
Saturated Fat
4g
20%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
40mg
13%
Sodium
430mg
18%
Potassium
220mg
6%
Total Carbohydrate
84g
28%
Dietary Fiber
4g
16%
Sugars
55g
Protein
7g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
20%
20%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
5 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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