CHOCOLATE RICOTTA MUFFINS

I don't think I've ever met anything chocolate that I didn't enjoy, and this recipe is no exception! Moist chocolate muffins with semi-sweet morsels in the mix.....yummy.  The recipe is fairly simple too...

INGREDIENTS:

2 1/3 cups flour

1 cup sugar

¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa

2 tsp. baking powder

¾ tsp. salt

 1 cup ricotta cheese

2 large eggs, slightly beaten

1 1/3 cups milk (2% or whole)

1 tsp. vanilla extract

¼ cup canola oil

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray muffin tin with cooking spray, or use muffin liners.   

Mix the flour and the next five ingredients (through salt) in a large bowl.

Place the cheese in a medium bowl.  Add the eggs, one at a time beating well after each addition. Whisk in the milk and vanilla until blended.  Fold the cheese mixture and oil into the flour mixture until just blended.

Spoon the batter into the muffin cups and bake 25 minutes. 

Enjoy!

Thank you (health.com) for the recipe.....