chocolate cherry muffins

Moist, fudgy 110 calorie chocolate muffins filled with juicy cherries. You won't miss all the calories and fat, trust me!

110 Calorie Chocolate Cherry Muffins

(133 grams) unsweetened applesauce

(67 grams) granulated sugar

(85 grams) honey

egg egg

vanilla extract

(62 grams) all-purpose flour (spoon & leveled)

(64 grams) whole wheat flour (spoon & leveled)

(42 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder

salt

baking soda

baking powder

dark sweet cherries (fresh or frozen)

optional: chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 425°F (218°C). Spray 12-count muffin pan with nonstick spray. Do not use liners.

In a large bowl, combine applesauce, sugar, honey, egg whites, greek yogurt, and vanilla extract. Whisk them all together until smooth, with no yogurt lumps remaining.

Sift* the flours, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda, and baking powder together. Slowly stir in the wet ingredients, being careful not to overmix. Get any dry pockets of flour out. Fold in the cherries. The batter will be a little chunky. This is ok.

Divide the batter evenly between each muffin cup &#8211; fill them all the way to the top if you can. Bake for 5 minutes 425°F (218°C)* then, keeping the muffins in the oven, reduce heat to 350°F (177°C) and continue baking for another 15 minutes. Insert a toothpick into the center of one muffin. If it comes out clean, they are done. If not, bake for 2 more minutes.

Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 3 minutes in the pan, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Makes 12 muffins. Muffins stay fresh in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.

Hi Sally,

Another great recipe! These muffins really don’t taste lightened up! The only issue I had is that my muffin tops were nice and high in the oven, but deflated when I took the muffins out. Do you know why? Thanks!

Made these  Chocolate Cherry Muffins and they turned out great! Taste yummy and look professional! With the tip about the temperature, I got pretty  round muffin tops as advertised. They didn't shrink much after cooled down.
I did replace all the flour with whole oat flour, just family preference. 
Thank you, Sally!

Really loved how this one turn out! Do you have a similar recipe but for plan (not chocolate) muffin body? I am guessing that just replacing the cocoa powder with  flour wouldn't work that well.

I love these muffins and make the all the time - one difference i do is use almond extract instead of vanilla because nothing goes better with chocolate and cherries like almond!  I also don't like using white sugar so i use brown which adds depth and i use dark chocolate chips in the batter and dark chocolate cocoa powder.  These are a family favorite.  Thank you Sally, i love many of your recipes.

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