White Chocolate, Fruit, and Spice Muffins Recipe

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Feb 05, 2008

I thought these muffins were pretty good. They were dense, heavy and tasty. Much like a "breakfast cookie." My family thought they weren't as good. Like the other reviewer said, subbing ingredients was very easy. I subbed straight bran for the graham crumbs and the cereal. I added the flour last because I wanted to mix the baking powder with it. I only needed half of the flour listed, or else I was afraid it would be dry. I did use the full amount of baking powder. They turned out very good. I don't know if I'd miss the white chocolate chips if I made them again, especially since they kind of contradict the rest of the fairly healthy ingredients. I might be inclined to try making them again using orange juice for the liquid, and chopped orange zest prunes in place of the chocolate chips.

—CookinGal

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Jun 05, 2003

I was initially excited because I had all the ingredients for these muffins, but the finished product was not a sucess at all. I followed it exactly, except omitted the poppy seeds. First, the instructions didn't mention when to add the brown sugar, even though it was in the ingredients list. I just put it in after adding the spices. I didn't think that 1/2 cup brown sugar alone made it sweet enough. I think some white sugar was needed. The bitter coffee was just too overpowering. We didn't like this at all. Even the sweetness of the fruit didn't help. I am very disappointed.

—KAFFIR

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8 Ratings

Feb 22, 2007

These have so many random ingredients that you can substitute pretty much anything for most of them. I actually followed the recipe fairly closely...changed the AP flour to half WW and half AP; used wheat germ and ground flax in place of the graham crumbs and left out the raisins. This doesn't make a very attractive muffin, but they do taste interesting enough.

—FRAMBUESA

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Aug 29, 2002

These were amazing! The ingredient list is long. I substituted flour for the graham crumbs, and poppy seeds for the bran flakes. I needed to add more milk for the dough to smoothen. I have made these 3 times already, I can't seem to get tired of them.

—UROBOROS

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Jun 10, 2011

There is no salt in this recipe and very little fat so to me they are flat tasting. I tried the recipe again, adding 1/2 tsp salt, 1/3 cup butter, cut the b.p. to 1 TBLsp.--- Better but not great. I think I just don't like chocolate and spice together.

—cjdance

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Apr 15, 2012

This is an excellent base recipe. Most of the ingredients are things you have lying around the kitchen, hoping you can find a use for them. I used this recipe as a guideline in regards to proportions of moisture, grain flour content, and flavor, but I streamlined the flavors to focus mostly on the mocha-spice angle. I thought there was so much "going on" in terms of flavors (coffee, spices, poppy, apple, raisins, chocolate) that I tried to simplify the ingredients a bit. I modified it so much that I cannot make a judgement on the final taste of this recipe. I will say, I used the same proportions of coffee and sweeteners, plus 2 TBSP honey, and there was a mildly bitter aftertaste that resembled cinnamon more than coffee. I didn't feel that the coffee overpowered the recipe at all, and feel my muffins would be much better if eaten at breakfast with a cup of coffee- and I'm not really a coffee drinker. The only thing I might try next time is an additional egg in the batter. They were moist but somewhat crumbly and might hold together better with more egg.

—evenstareleni

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Nutrition

Calories
280 kcal
14%

Carbohydrates
48.8 g
16%

Cholesterol
28 mg
9%

Fat
8.5 g
13%

Fiber
2.8 g
11%

Protein
5.1 g
10%

Sodium
238 mg
10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

White Chocolate, Fruit, and Spice Muffins

Serving Size: 1/12 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 12
Amount Per Serving
** Calories: 280
** Calories from Fat: 77

% Daily Value *
** Total Fat 8.5g 13 %
** Saturated Fat 4.3g 21 %
** Cholesterol 28mg 9 %
** Sodium 238mg 10 %
** Potassium 284mg 8 %
** Total Carbohydrates 48.8g 16 %
** Dietary Fiber 2.8g 11 %
** Protein 5.1g 10 %
** Sugars 25g
** Vitamin A 3 %
** Vitamin C 2 %
** Calcium 23 %
** Iron 24 %
** Thiamin 20 %
** Niacin 20 %
** Vitamin B6 8 %
** Magnesium 16 %
** Folate 23 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.