Rich, spiced, and just the right amount of sweet, these chocolate gingerbread muffins are the perfect treat for cosy mornings or festive gatherings. Combining warm gingerbread spices with indulgent cocoa, they’re easy to make and even easier to devour—whether straight from the oven or packed in lunchboxes.
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Mother's group has meant so many things to me. Meeting new friends is number one along with the support and encouragement we give each other which is just priceless.
We meet once a week at one of our houses and it is one of the highlights of my week. Yet another reason I love Mother's group is that it's an excuse for me to bake.
Ok really it's more of a way that I can bake and share the goodies with others so I don't eat them all myself.
For June I was assigned to Jessie Weaver, a mum of three in the US who shares my lazy feelings often. I think she has the same attitude to cooking as me - as great a result for as little effort as possible.
Sounds pretty good right? It pretty much sums up these delicious muffins. They taste a little like Christmas with their choc-gingerbread flavour.
I used raw cacao instead of cocoa (because strangely it doesn't bother Bubba's tummy) but other than that followed the recipe which I was intrigued to see used coconut oil instead of butter.
Actually I tell a lie. I didn't have any molasses so it was golden syrup here. It probably didn't make the muffins quite as rich as they would have been if I'd followed it exactly but they still had that lovely rich, sweet flavour.
I had a little bite (ok a whole muffin) when they were fresh from the oven and thought they needed just a little something extra - drizzle.
Gingerbread drizzle to be exact. I remembered the gingerbread syrup that JJ from 84th & 3rd had gifted me for Christmas, mixed it up with some icing sugar and water and drizzled it on top. Now they were perfect. Enjoy!
What about you? Do you often change things up at the last minute or think of a little addition to a recipe to make it just to your liking?
Recipe
Chocolate gingerbread muffins
Ingredients
Muffins
- 2 cup wholemeal flour
- 2 tablespoon cacao
- 2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup coconut oil
- ½ cup golden syrup
- ⅓ cup milk
- 2 free-range eggs
Icing
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 6 teaspoon gingerbread syrup
- Water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 175C fan-forced and line a 12-hole muffin tin with cupcake liners.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cacao, ginger, baking soda and salt.
- In another bowl, whisk together the sugar, oil, golden syrup, milk, and eggs. Make sure all the ingredients are at room temperature or the coconut oil will solidify.
- Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and stir in the wet ingredients just until combined.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
- To make the icing, combine the icing sugar and gingerbread syrup then slowly stir in a little water at a time until the icing is a drizzle consistency.
- Drizzle the icing over the cooled muffins.
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JJ - 84thand3rd says
Gingerbread on gingerbread - perfect :D Love that you turned the syrup into icing, what a great idea!
Claire says
Isn't it? Yum yum. Thanks again JJ!
sarah k @ the pajama chef says
i love muffins- these look great!
Claire says
Thanks Sarah!
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef says
I think mothers groups are a godsend. Nothing like that existed when I had my babies and I often felt very alone. Your muffins are a delight and it was a brilliant idea to use the syrup in the icing.
Claire says
I can't imagine what I'd do without Mother's Group. It is a saviour! Thank you I was a little chuffed with the idea!
Hotly Spiced says
I'm so glad your mother's group is working out so well for you. I love gingerbread! Never had it in a muffin though! I'd like to try this. And that gingerbread syrup sounds like a lovely Secret Santa gift xx
Claire says
Yes much better than your mother's group experience! I'd never had gingerbread like this before. Won't be the last time!
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella says
Mmm yum! And hehe yes a good excuse to bake too! My mother found her mother's group so sanity saving :)
Claire says
They are definitely sanity saving Lorraine. I'm not sure how I'd be without them!