Double Chocolate Apricot Muffins

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 22 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup low-fat milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2/3 cup coarsely chopped dried apricot
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 grease or put paper liners in 12-cup muffin pan.
• 3 in a small bowl, mix together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt.
• 4 in a large bowl, mix together sugar, eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. mix in dry ingredients just until combined. fold in chocolate and apricots. scoop batter into prepared muffin cups.
• 5 topping: sprinkle with sugar.
• 6 bake in preheated oven for 22 minutes or until a tester inserted into center comes out clean. let muffins cool in pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes. transfer to rack and let cool completely.