Chocolate Lava Muffins

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown

Show: Good EatsEpisode: The Art of Darkness

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (108)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
11 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
1 dozen

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: 1 min
Cook: 11 min
Total:: 32 min

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Ingredients

8 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
1 stick butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup sugar
3 tablespoons flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 eggs
Butter, to coat muffin tin
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
1 cup vanilla ice cream
1 teaspoon espresso powder

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Place a small metal bowl over a saucepan with simmering water. Melt the chocolate and butter in the bowl. Stir in vanilla.

In a large mixing bowl, combine sugar, flour and salt. Sift these into the chocolate and mix well with electric hand mixer. Add eggs one at time, fully incorporating each egg before adding the next. Beat at high until batter is creamy and lightens in color, approximately 4 minutes. Chill mixture.

Coat the top and each cup of the muffin tin with butter. Dust with the cocoa powder and shake out excess. Spoon mixture into pan using a 4-ounce scoop or ladle. Bake for 10 to 11 minutes. Outsides should be cake-like and centers should be gooey.

While muffins are in oven, melt the ice cream in a small saucepan. Stir in the espresso powder. Serve over warm muffins.

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Comments & Reviews

recipe Chocolate Lava Muffins
Vivi Brooklyn, NY 01-06-2010
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Re: Andrew's post
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

The reason why any cake or cupcake deflates is due to overmixing . Try folding in the ingredients by hand rather than by an... electric mixer or use it at a very low speed. You need to incorporate air in the dough for it to rise while baking. When you bake the air in the dough becomes hot and due to hot air expands and hence the cupcakes rise. When you don't have enough air cupcakes cannot rise. When you overbeat the dough the air in it escapes; Hope this helps. "What am I doing wrong? I have made these twice, but as soon as they are out of the oven within five mins. they TOTALLY deflate and there is NO center, and no I don't over cook them. What am I doing wrong, is anyone else having this problem?"Read more
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Kevin Fairfield, CA 01-05-2010
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Pretty Good
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I overcooked them so they weren't really Lava muffins, but just as regular muffins they were very moist and tasty. I might... try again and not overcook them.Read more
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null null, null 01-02-2010
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Muffin al cioccolato Devine
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I adore these muffins to the ends of the earth!! After I was done making them I was confused because the center was so gooey... but i found that when you add the topping it makes it EVEN BETTER :) Plus if you are feeling like you want something cooler then try leaving them in the frig overnight then adding the espresso topping...aahhh it was amazing! Alton you are the bestest!!Read more
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Tiffany Green bay, WI 09-07-2009
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Nummy Yummy
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Delicious! I don't make the topping, because I'm a chocolate nut...but I've made these many times and everyone LOVES them!
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Roz Toronto, ON 09-06-2009
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Absolutely, positively.........
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

the best chocolate lava muffins. Lakshmi, yes you can use All-Purpose flour.
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Ramya state college, PA 08-13-2009
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everyone loved it
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

everyone loved the cake... i missed out on the ice cream glaze... thats why i think it was very chocolatey for me though... others loved it... thanks alton Read more