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Chocolate Almond Butter Swirl Muffins

Tender, deep-cocoa muffins ribboned with a nutty almond butter swirl and topped with crisp toasted sliced almonds.

Chocolate Almond Butter Swirl Muffins

Ingredients

  • 1⅔ cups210 gAll-purpose flour
  • ½ cup45 gUnsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1⅛ tsp5 gBaking soda
  • ¾ tsp4 gBaking powder
  • ½ tsp3 gSalt
  • ¾ cup150 gGranulated sugar
  • 2 large100 gEggsroom temperature
  • ¾ cup200 gPlain yogurt, low-fatroom temperature
  • ⅓ cup70 gCanola oil
  • 2 tsp8 gVanilla extract
  • ¼ cup60 gWaterhot
  • ⅔ cup150 gAlmond butter, no salt addedwell stirred
  • 1½ tbsp30 gHoney
  • ⅓ cup whole50 gAlmondssliced or roughly chopped

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, the unsweetened cocoa powder, the baking soda, the baking powder and the salt until evenly combined; this is the dry mixture.
  3. In a second large bowl, whisk the sugar, eggs, plain yogurt, canola oil and vanilla until smooth, then whisk in the hot water; this is the wet mixture.
  4. Fold the dry mixture into the wet mixture just until no dry streaks remain; the batter will be thick.
  5. In a small bowl, stir the almond butter with the honey until smooth and loose; this is the almond butter swirl.
  6. Divide half of the batter among the 12 cups, add half of the almond butter swirl in small dollops, then top with the remaining half of the batter and finish with the remaining half of the swirl.
  7. Drag a skewer through each cup in a figure-eight to marble the swirl, then scatter the almonds over the tops.
  8. Bake 18–20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the chocolate part comes out clean.
  9. Cool in the pan 5 minutes, then move the muffins to a rack and cool at least 15 minutes more before serving.

Food safety: Don't taste raw dough or batter: raw flour and raw eggs can carry germs.

Contains: Milk, Egg, Tree nuts, Gluten.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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