1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/4 cup cocoa
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup chopped pecans
paper baking cups
1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 F. Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir in cocoa and set aside. Combine next 3 ingredients in a bowl. Add butter mixture, flour, cinnamon, and chopped pecans, stirring just until blended. Place paper baking cups in muffin pans, and coat the cups lightly with cooking spray. Spoon muffin batter into cups, filling each 2/3 full. Sprinkle each muffin with a few chocolate chips. Bake 20 minutes or until done. Remove from pans immediately.
This recipe serves 10 people. Because this recipe is for a particular size pan, it adjusts the number of servings only in multiples of 10.
Per serving: calories 261, fat 14.6g, 48% calories from fat, cholesterol 88mg, protein 3.7g, carbohydrates 31.4g, fiber 1.3g, sodium 37mg.