Cocoa Ginger Spice Muffins Food

GINGERBREAD MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400° F. Line a standard muffin tin with paper liners.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cocoa and spices. Set aside
• In a medium bowl, whisk together melted butter, brown sugar, egg, sour cream, milk and molasses until well combined. Pour wet ingredients over dry ingredients and mix just until combined.
• Use an ice cream scoop to transfer batter to prepared muffin tin. Sprinkle coare sugar on top of muffins if desired. Bake at 400 F for 16 to 18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with little to no crumbs. Allow muffins to cool in the pan for a couple minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH, COCONUT, AND GINGER MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a standard 12-cup muffin pan with liners. Whisk eggs, butter, buttermilk, ginger, and 2/3 cup brown sugar in a medium bowl. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Mix egg mixture into dry ingredients with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until just combined. Mix in squash, coconut, and pecans.
• Divide batter among muffin cups, filling to the brim (about 1/2 cup batter per muffin). Sprinkle remaining 2 Tbsp. brown sugar on top.
• Bake muffins, rotating pan halfway through, until golden brown and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 30-32 minutes. Let cool in pan 5 minutes, then transfer muffins to a wire rack and let cool completely.
• Do Ahead
• Muffins can be made 3 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature, or freeze up to 2 months.

CHOCOLATE GINGER SPICE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Line muffin cups (2 1/2 inches in diameter) with paper bake cups.
• Combine flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder and set aside.
• Stir together hot water, brown sugar, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, apple sauce, canola oil and eggs in a large bowl. Add dry ingredients, stirring until just moistened. Stir in chocolate pieces. Fill muffin cups about 1/2-full with this batter.
• Bake 20 to 25 mins or until wooden tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan for 10 mins, remove to wire rack and cool completely.

GINGER SPICED HOT COCOA

Steps:

• In a small saucepan heat the milk and ginger over a medium-low heat until scalding, about 4 minutes. While the milk is warming, put cocoa powder and sugar into a mug. Add the water to the mug and stir until the mixture has the consistency of a paste. Remove the ginger from the warmed milk. Add the chocolate mixture to the milk and whisk until slightly frothy. Pour the hot chocolate into the mug and top with chocolate shavings.

COCOA GINGER SPICE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F; line muffin cups (2-1/2 inches in diameter) with paper bake cups.
• Combine flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder and baking soda in medium bowl; set aside. Stir together hot water, molasses, brown sugar, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, melted butter and eggs in large bowl. Add dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened. Stir in chocolate chips. Fill muffin cups about 2/3 full with batter.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove to wire rack. Cool completely.