RASPBERRY-CHOCOLATE MINI MUFFINS

Raspberry-Chocolate Mini Muffins image

These delicious little bites from Wendy Nickel of Kiester, Minnesota have a surprise inside: a sweet raspberry jam filling. They're easy to make, fast to bake...and oh, so good! "My husband ate almost the entire batch of these tasty morsels," Wendy says.

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 50m

Yield 16 muffins.

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 tablespoons baking cocoa
1/4 cup boiling water
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
4 teaspoons seedless raspberry jam
2 tablespoons chopped sliced almonds
1 teaspoon coarse sugar

Steps:

Dissolve cocoa in water; let stand until cool. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Combine flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture alternately with cocoa mixture. , Fill paper-lined miniature muffin cups half full. Drop 1/4 teaspoon of jam into the center of each; cover with 2 teaspoons batter. Sprinkle with almonds and sugar. , Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the chocolate portion comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to a wire rack. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 76 calories, Fat 4g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 21mg cholesterol, Sodium 46mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.