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Triple Chocolate Lava Muffins

Discover my decadent Triple Chocolate Lava Muffins with a perfectly molten center. Quick to make and impossible to resist, these impressive desserts will satisfy your deepest chocolate cravings!

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Discover my decadent Triple Chocolate Lava Muffins with a perfectly molten center. Quick to make and impossible to resist, these impressive desserts will satisfy your deepest chocolate cravings!

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped

  • 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, plus 1 tablespoon for the pan

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

  • 1/2 cup sugar

  • 2 tablespoons natural cocoa powder, not Dutch-process

  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

  • 4 large eggs

  • 1 cup vanilla ice cream

  • 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Brush 6-cup muffin tin with melted butter.

  2. Melt 6 oz chocolate with butter over simmering water until smooth.

  3. Stir in vanilla and espresso powder.

  4. Whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, and salt.

  5. Add eggs one at a time to chocolate mixture.

  6. Fold dry ingredients into chocolate mixture until just combined.

  7. Fold in remaining 2 oz chopped chocolate.

  8. Divide batter among muffin cups.

  9. Bake 12 minutes until edges are set but centers appear slightly underdone.

  10. Rest 3 minutes, then invert onto plates.

  11. Serve immediately with vanilla ice cream.