{"id":1733,"date":"2019-11-01T21:33:39","date_gmt":"2019-11-02T01:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/activeseniorsdigest.ca\/wp_activeseniorsdigest\/?p=1733"},"modified":"2019-12-06T22:07:57","modified_gmt":"2019-12-07T03:07:57","slug":"chocolate-muffins-youll-have-the-hots-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/activeseniorsdigest.ca\/wp_activeseniorsdigest\/?p=1733","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate muffins you\u2019ll have the hots for"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Attention hot sauce fans and those with bored taste buds. If you never thought of pairing chili and chocolate, you\u2019re in for a treat. Feed your Tabasco and chocolate addiction simultaneously with these little pillows of deliciousness that are guaranteed to leave everyone guessing what the secret ingredient is.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SPICED CHOCOLATE MUFFINS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>INGREDIENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4 oz cooking chocolate<\/li>\n<li>2 cups self-raising flour (sifted)<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp baking powder<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup dark muscovado sugar (or brown sugar)<\/li>\n<li>1 cup milk<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup melted butter<\/li>\n<li>2 eggs, beaten<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup dark chocolate chips<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup white chocolate chips<\/li>\n<li>2 tsp Tabasco Habanero sauce (or more to taste)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DIRECTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Preheat the oven to 200\u00b0C (400\u00b0 F).<\/li>\n<li>Break the chocolate into a bowl and heat over a pan of simmering water until melted.<\/li>\n<li>Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl. In a separate bowl, add the sugar, melted chocolate, butter, milk, Tabasco and eggs. Mix well.<\/li>\n<li>Carefully fold in the flour. Do not over mix. Stir in the chocolate chips.<\/li>\n<li>Spoon the mixture into paper muffin cups and bake for 25 minutes or until muffins have risen and are firm to the touch. Remove and cool for 5 minutes. Serve warm or cold.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>www.newscanada.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attention hot sauce fans and those with bored taste buds. If you never thought of pairing chili and chocolate, you\u2019re in for a treat. 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