Brownie Coffeecake Muffins

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, dutched process
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, miniature
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 2 eggs, large
• 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
• 3/4 cup light sour cream
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, cold

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°. coat pan(s) with non-stick baking spray.
• 2 whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder and baking soda in medium bowl.
• 3 melt butter and 1 cup of chocolate chips over double boiler and stir until smooth. remove from heat to cool slightly.
• 4 whisk sugar into cooled butter/chocolate mixture, then whisk in eggs and vanilla until all are well-blended. then stir in the sour cream.
• 5 scrape the combined wet ingredients into the flour mixture; stir until smooth. then stir in remaining 1/2 cup of chocolate chips.
• 6 spread batter into muffin cups filling a little more than half full.
• 7 to make streusel topping, cut butter into small cubes and mix with all other ingredients with a fork (or fingers) until course crumbs form.
• 8 top each muffin with 2 heaping teaspoons of streusel (i had some left over and next time will try to divide it among the filled muffin cups).
• 9 bake for approximately 25 minutes until cake tester comes out clean.
• 10 cool on rack -- enjoy!