Better than the Bakery Mint Chocolate Chip muffins
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I don’t know how
you
are all feeling this week;
we
are very tired.
NOT a fan of the
daylight savings time
My clock can say 6 am,
but I know it’s only 5,
and the kids…
there is absolutely
NO
getting them up on time.
This week more than ever,
I need quick breakfasts.
Muffins are my go-to
get them up and out in a hurry
breakfast.
To get them out of bed while it’s still dark…
now that requires chocolate,
and with St. Patty’s Day just around the corner
why not green,
and if they’re green,
why not mint.
It’s like a big o’l bowl of mint chip ice cream
first thing in the morning.
That should do the trick.
**I broke out the BIG 6 muffin pan for these,
but you could make 12 small if you wanted
{not that you will want too}
Mint Chocolate Chip Muffins
~base recipe adapted from Sally’s Baking Addiction
2 cups of whole wheat flour
1 cup of AP flour
4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of milk
1/2 cup of melted butter
1 tsp mint extract
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup of dark chocolate chips
green food coloring
pre-heat the oven to 425
spray the muffin pan with cooking spray
in a bowl combine the flours, baking powder and salt
{set aside}
cream together the eggs and sugar
add in the butter and milk
both extracts, and the green coloring
{use your own preference for the amount of green}
gradually stir in the flour
{mixing only until everything is incorporated}
stir in the chocolate chips
fill the muffin tins
bake for 5 minutes, and then lower the temperature to 375
{this is the method that Sally uses to get those beautiful tall muffins,
and it works like a dream}
bake another 20 – 25 minutes
allow the muffins to cool before removing them from the pan
move over green shamrock pancakes,
there’s a new St. Patrick’s Day breakfast in town.
Enjoy!
Ooh, sounds like a Thin Mint in muffin form!
it totally is!
LOVE these Heather! Yum! I hate DST. I’m SO tired…
seriously…we have been DRAGGING all week!
Those sound great! DST messes with me too – the older I get, the worse it is.
thanks
Holy cow! I love this idea – mint chip is a great flavor for anything!!
Becca @ Crumbs and Chaos
I cannot believe I have never thought if this before – they were SO good!
Yeah, I’ve overslept every day this week! I need these muffins! Love the mint flavor! I need a BIG muffin pan!
I am in LOVE with my BIG muffins pan, and we have been late every morning this week:)
Daylight Savings Time can go back to wherever it came from, crawl under a big rock, and die. I hate itttttt and I hateeee losing a precious hour of sleep! But when I wake up, I do enjoy eating a yummy breakfast and these minty muffins fit the bill. Love!
agreed – we are NOT enjoying the DST at all!!
These muffins look wonderful! You can’t go wrong pairing mint with chocolate.
To your point regarding DST, Congress enacted it way back when because it was supposed to conserve energy but studies have shown that evergy use is level year-round. In addition, DST now occupies more than 6 months out of the year.
In other words, I couldn’t agree more.
it’s evil and must be stopped!!
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