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    Home » Recipes » Home Baking » Home Baking Cakes and Biscuits

    Dark Chocolate Raspberry Muffins

    Published: Jul 20, 2017 · Updated: Dec 28, 2020 by Neil 8 Comments

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    A stack of cark chocolate rasperry muffins on a plate in the background. Pin title text overlay at the bottom.
    Dark chocolate rapsberry muffins stacked on a plate.

    Dark chocolate raspberry muffins made with delicious fresh raspberries, teasing little pieces of dark chocolate and a sensational moist centre for only 200 calories each!

    A stack of dark chocolate raspberry muffins on a white plate in the background. Raspberries at the left foreground and a single muffin to the right foreground.

    These decadent dark chocolate raspberry muffins are so quick and easy to make.

    If you love chocolate and raspberries then you'll love this recipe!

    Also, as they're stuffed full of little chocolate pieces I definitely think that kids will love them too!

    Folks, the soft fruit harvest here in Scotland has been so good this year that my other half and I have been loving all the baskets of fresh strawberries and fresh raspberries that we've been getting through.

    I already made great use of fresh strawberries with the delicious strawberry chia overnight oats breakfast recipe published last week so I couldn't let those equally delicious fresh raspberries be all alone could I?

    A stack of dark chocolate raspberry muffins on a wire rack.

    To keep things as simple and as easy as possible I used my classic method of combining one bowl of wet ingredients with one bowl of dry ingredients for these dark chocolate raspberry muffins.

    You'll find I use this tried and tested simple method with many of my other muffin recipes too which you can check out in the list below. 

    When I took these dark chocolate raspberry muffins into my work for their usual "taste testing" they went down really well. In fact some said these were their most favourite muffins I'd made yet!

    So, I mentioned in the strawberry chia overnight oats recipe that when I lived in Dundee, one of the jobs I used to do was to go and pick the soft fruits from local farms for supermarkets to earn some extra pocket money when they were in season.

    A lot of the soft fruits also went into jam making and in Dundee there used to be a huge jam making industry.

    Indeed Dundee was once famous for its' jute, jam and journalism. Sadly all those industries are now all gone except for journalism.

    A stack of dark chocolate raspberry muffins on a plate in the background. In the foreground a plate with half a muffin and a whole muffins. A glass of milk and some raspberries for decoration in between.

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    Dark chocolate raspberry muffins made with delicious fresh raspberries, teasing little pieces of dark chocolate and a sensational moist centre for only 200 calories each! Click to Tweet

    Dark Chocolate Raspberry Muffins Recipe

    These chocolate raspberry muffins are delicious!

    Why not try substituting the raspberries for strawberries? Combined with chocolate, that combination is also delicious!

    I’d also love to hear what you think of my recipe in the comments below and please do rate my recipe 5* if you like it! 🙂

    Dark chocolate raspberry muffins. Made with delicious fresh raspberries, combined with teasing little bites of dark chocolate and with a sensational moist center. And all that for only 200 calories each!
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    Dark Chocolate Raspberry Muffins Recipe

    Dark chocolate raspberry muffins. Delicious fresh raspberries, combined with teasing little bites of dark chocolate and with a sensational moist centre.
    Prep Time15 mins
    Cook Time20 mins
    Total Time35 mins
    Course: Home Baking
    Cuisine: International
    Servings: 12 Muffins
    Calories: 209kcal
    Author: Neil

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    Equipment

    • Non Stick 6 Hole Muffin Tray
    • Large mixing bowl
    • Pyrex mixing glass bowl
    • Sieve
    • Kitchen scale
    • Measuring jug
    • Measuring spoons
    • Wooden spoon
    • Wooden skewers
    • Wire baking rack

    Ingredients

    • 250 g self-raising flour
    • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
    • 120 g caster sugar
    • 100 g dark chocolate 70%, finely chopped
    • 1 large eggs
    • 50 ml vegetable oil
    • 100 ml Plain Yogurt 0% fat
    • 200 g fresh raspberries
    Metric - US Customary

    Instructions

    • Pre-heat oven to 200C / Fan 180C
    • Line muffin tray with paper cases.
    • Sieve flour into a large bowl, add the bicarbonate of soda, sugar and chopped dark chocolate.
    • In a separate bowl, mix in the egg, vegetable oil and yogurt.
    • Fold these wet ingredients carefully into the dry ingredients, then carefully fold in the raspberries.
    • Divide the mixture equally between the paper cases.
    • Bake in the centre of the oven for approximately 15 – 18 minutes. Insert a toothpick (which should come out clean) to check they are cooked.
    • Allow to cool a little in the muffin tray before removing and allowing to cool completely on a wire rack.
    • Once cooled completely, store in an airtight sealed container.

    Notes

    Store for up to 5 days.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 209kcal | Carbohydrates: 33.6g | Protein: 3.5g | Fat: 7.4g | Saturated Fat: 2.1g | Cholesterol: 16.6mg | Sodium: 116.4mg | Fiber: 2.1g | Sugar: 15.7g | Vitamin A: 50IU | Vitamin C: 5.8mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 0.7mg

    Nutrition Facts
    Dark Chocolate Raspberry Muffins
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 209 Calories from Fat 67
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 7.4g11%
    Saturated Fat 2.1g13%
    Cholesterol 16.6mg6%
    Sodium 116.4mg5%
    Carbohydrates 33.6g11%
    Fiber 2.1g9%
    Sugar 15.7g17%
    Protein 3.5g7%
    Vitamin A 50IU1%
    Vitamin C 5.8mg7%
    Calcium 20mg2%
    Iron 0.7mg4%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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    Comments

    1. David @ Spiced

      July 20, 2017 at 1:41 pm

      Scotland really is a beautiful country, and that's great that you are getting the chance to travel a bit for work! I think I have nearly that same photo of the River Ness from our trip to Inverness a few years back. But these muffins. Woah. I love raspberries with chocolate, but I don't think I've ever combined them in muffin form. And I'm totally intrigued! I could see these being great for both breakfast and dessert! Safe travels, Neil, and thanks for sharing this yummy recipe!

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        July 21, 2017 at 7:10 am

        I've very lucky, I know, to be able to live in such a beautiful country. Despite what I say, it isn't always raining, as the photograph proves! Still, when I got down to Aberdeen two days after taking this picture, it was thoroughly miserable, hence no further pictures on my travels!

        Still, these muffins. Yes. They are delicious and that raspberries and chocolate combination David, you are right I love it too! 🙂

        Reply
    2. Ben | Havocinthekitchen

      July 23, 2017 at 3:19 pm

      Beautiful muffins, Neil! It's hard to beat the combo of raspberries and chocolate. Personally, I do prefer savory muffins loaded with cheese, nuts, and herbs. When (rarely) I crave for a sweet version, I normally opt for a carrot or lemon one. Also, those beetroot muffins intrigued me:)

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        July 24, 2017 at 2:17 pm

        Many thanks Ben! I'll happily swap you some of these muffins (or my chocolate and beetroot ones) for those savory muffins you mention. I do love a savory muffin too and when you've got a good combo of nuts and cheese and herbs, well I'm definitely in!

        Reply
    3. Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine

      July 25, 2017 at 10:37 pm

      We were SO close to going raspberry picking last weekend!! I need to make sure we head out this coming weekend instead 😛

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        July 26, 2017 at 4:44 am

        I'd be so jealous if you got out Raspberry picking Rebecca! Just make sure to keep some for your baking, rather than eating the majority which is what I did! 😆

        Reply
    4. Ashika | Gardening Foodie

      July 26, 2017 at 7:04 am

      OH WOW... this is such an amazing combination, I have never used raspberries in muffins so definitely saving this one...chocolate, I eat most of it before putting it into muffins, so this combination should even things out.?
      You really have a beautiful country....The scenery is absolutely stunning...Love it!!!

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        July 26, 2017 at 2:24 pm

        I would so recommend trying out the chocolate and raspberry combo if you get a chance Ashika.

        And, of course if the chocolate made it that far without you eating it first! 🙂

        Ah, Scotland is such a beautiful country yes. And I know I'm extremely lucky. But today, lol, it's raining so hard. So not so. 😉

        Reply

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