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Chocolate Almond Cherry Muffins with Almond Crunch

Deep cocoa muffins rich with almond butter, studded with juicy sweet cherries and topped with a crunchy sugared almond crust.

Chocolate Almond Cherry Muffins with Almond Crunch

Ingredients

  • 1⅔ cups200 gAll-purpose flour
  • ½ cup40 gUnsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1¾ tsp8 gBaking powder
  • ¾ tsp3 gBaking soda
  • ½ tsp3 gSalt
  • ½ cup120 gAlmond butter, no salt addedstirred well
  • ⅔ cup packed150 gBrown sugar
  • 2 large100 gEggsroom temperature
  • 1 cup (240 ml)240 gButtermilk, low-fatroom temperature
  • 3½ tbsp50 gCanola oil
  • 2 tsp8 gVanilla extract
  • 1¼ cups pitted180 gSweet cherrieshalved
  • ½ cup whole70 gAlmondschopped
  • 1 tbsp15 gGranulated sugar

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C) and line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
  2. Chop the almonds and divide them: half for the batter and the remaining half for the topping. Halve the cherries.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt until evenly combined.
  4. In a large bowl, whisk the almond butter and brown sugar until smooth, then whisk in the eggs one at a time, followed by the buttermilk, canola oil and vanilla.
  5. Add the cocoa-flour mixture to the almond butter mixture and fold with a spatula just until no dry streaks remain; a few lumps are fine.
  6. Gently fold in the cherries and the first half of the chopped almonds.
  7. Divide the batter among the muffin cups, filling them nearly to the top.
  8. In a small bowl, toss the remaining half of the chopped almonds with the granulated sugar and sprinkle this almond crunch over the muffins.
  9. Bake 5 minutes at 400°F (200°C), then lower the oven to 350°F (175°C) and bake 13 to 16 minutes more, until a toothpick in the center comes out clean (a smear of melted cherry is fine).
  10. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then move the muffins to a rack and cool at least 15 minutes 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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