Via Cappuccino Chocolate Chip Muffins with Cappuccino Buttercream
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Recipe type: Breakfast, Muffin
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Serves: makes 12 muffins
 
Ingredients

  • FOR THE MUFFINS:
  • 2 packages Starbucks VIA Instant Coffee
  • ½ cups warm milk
  • ¼ cups melted butter
  • 1 whole egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup coconut flour, whole wheat or all purpose flour (you get to pick, they all work)
  • ⅓ cups granulated sugar
  • 1-½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoons salt
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips
    FOR THE ICING (OPTIONAL):
  • 2 packs starbucks via
  • 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks or ½ pound), room temperature
  • 3-4 cups sifted powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon table salt
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • about a ¼ cup heavy cream (maybe a touch more)
Preparation Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 375º.
  2. Line muffin cups with paper liners or butter
  3. Stir the via powder into the warm milk until dissolved. Next add the melted butter, egg and vanilla extract.
  4. In another medium bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
  5. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir until smooth. Add the chocolate chips.
  6. Scoop into each muffin cup so each one is about ¾ full and bake for about 18 minutes.
  7. Allow to cool a few minutes and serve OR if you really want a sugar fix and little extra caffeine boost you can frost them! Which I highly recommend. But you must wash them down with more coffee because they. are. rich.
    To prepare the frosting:
  8. In a small bowl combine the heavy cream and via powder
  9. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment beat the butter until smooth and then add the powdered sugar. You will have to beat for a bit but eventually the sugar and butter will come together in a smooth, thick sugary, buttery glob.
  10. Add the vanilla extract and the heavy cream and beat on medium high until it reaches desired consistency.
  11. Pipe or spread on the muffins and enjoy!
Recipe by Foods of Our Lives at https://www.foodsofourlives.com/2011/04/via-cappuccino-chocolate-chip-muffins-with-cappuccino-buttercream/