Chocolate Cherry Muffins
These Chocolate Cherry muffins are perfect for a yummy breakfast or a tasty snack
Equipment
- jumbo or regular sized muffin cup liners
- 12 or 24-sized muffin cup tin
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 13.25 oz box of Devil's cake mix (Betty Crocker Devil's Cake Mix was used)
- 21 oz cherry pie filling
- 1 oz chocolate liqueur
- chocolate frosting (optional)
- Maraschino Cherries (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 º F and line either 12-13 jumbo muffins with paper liners or line 24 regular muffin cups with paper liners.
- Mix the cake mix and eggs in a large mixing bowl with an electric hand mixer. Add the cherry pie filling and the chocolate liqueur and continue to beat on LOW speed until the mixture is smooth. *There should still be visible pieces of cherries.
- Divide the muffin batter into the lined cups and bake for 17-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of one of the muffins comes out clean.
- Cool the muffins completely before serving or garnishing with warm chocolate frosting drizzle and Maraschino Cherries.
Notes
- Nutritional values exclude the chocolate frosting and the Maraschino Cherries.
- Fill a heaping ¼ cup into each prepared muffin cup for Jumbo Muffins.
- For the Chocolate Frosting Drizzle: Place some frosting into a microwave-safe dish and warm for 10-20 seconds or until it is slightly warm and easily drizzled on top of the muffins.
Nutrition
Calories: 105kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 139mg | Potassium: 83mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 71IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg
Disclaimer: All nutrition values are per serving and approximate. They will vary depending on products and quantities used.
