CHOCOLATE AVOCADO MUFFINS

 If I am ever playing, Well I Never, I can no longer say, "Well, I have never eaten avocado." I told my friend Sandi that when she brought her Chocolate Avocado Mini-Muffins to the Morning Walkers last week for us to enjoy. She had made them and after telling her. husband Lynn they had avocado in them, he wouldn't eat them. Needless to say they were well received by the group during our "Cool down". I asked for the recipe and bought an avocado the next time I went to Aldi to give them a try.

Wayne loves avocado so I was not worried that he wouldn't eat them, but I didn't get around to making them right away as I had to wait for the avocado to ripen. By the time I made some, life happened so Wayne didn't get an opportunity to taste them. My battery died in my car and I had to buy a new one. Then because Costco didn't install them, I had to get our neighbor to install it for me. I needed something to take to church for the Cafe Treats. Sandi said they made 36 mini-muffins for her, but I made 48. Maybe I used more chocolate chips. Anyway, I set aside 36 for church and gave Peter a dozen for installing my battery. 

SO----I guess I need to buy another avocado when we go to Aldi so I can make some for Wayne to enjoy.

They are moist and have a different taste, I guess because of the avocado, but delicious enough to make them again and again and again.

Oh I am sorry I forgot to take pictures after I took them out of the oven. I attended to take a picture at church, but they didn't last long enough. They were all gone by the time I came down from Sunday school.

Print recipe.

CHOCOLATE AVOCADO MUFFINS

1     cup flour

1/2 cup cocoa

1     teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1      teaspoon cinnamon

1      large ripe avocado, mashed

3/4 cup milk

1/2  cup maple syrup

1      teaspoon vanilla

2     eggs

1/2 - 1 cup dark chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray muffin tins with non-stick cooking spray. (I used two - 24-cup mini cup muffin pans.) Set aside.

Stir the flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon well in a mixing bowl with a whisk. Set aside.

Mash the avocado and

add to a blender. Add the milk, maple syrup, vanilla, and eggs and blend until smooth.

Pour the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and

stir just until well blended and all wet.

Add the chocolate chips. Since I was making mini-muffins, I used mini-chocolate chips, about 3/4 cup. 

Spoon into muffin pan until cups are 3/4 full. (I used a cookie scoop.)

Bake for 20 minutes for mini-muffins or 25 - 27 minutes for regular muffins. Cool slightly before removing to cool completely on a wire rack. (I used a plastic knife.)