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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By sookthecook
on December 25, 2011
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Absolutely delicious and so very easy to prepare. I love the ice cream/espresso mixture for the drizzle. Thanks Alton!!
By steph_a_licious
Boston, MA
on December 21, 2011
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Yes!!! This is top 10 of all time.
Depending on how you plate this- it can be made to look elegant or fun enough to appeal to a pack of kids.
I wanted something flavorful enough to follow a fish dinner. But, by request, it had to be chocolate instead of the more typical citrus dessert. These muffins couldn't have been more perfect. I served with vanilla bean ice cream and shaved a little milk-chocolate on top of muffins for visual interest.
I used parchment paper on the bottoms but, my one test muffin without popped right out. (Maybe any issues posted have to do with material or quality of the muffin pan?
By zara2004
on July 20, 2011
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I am really bad at baking, but I made these for valentines day dinner and what can I say I impressed myself!! they came out perfectly!! they did not deflate because I beat the batter by hand, and I chilled the mixture in the fridge for a good 1 hour. Used 4 Tablespoons of Flour and skipped the cocoa powder! excelled thanks Alton you are my hero!
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