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Chocolate Ricotta Muffins with Walnuts & Chocolate Chips

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These chocolate ricotta muffins are the perfect excuse to eat chocolate for breakfast. Packed with intense chocolate flavour, it’s an awesome way to start the day, a great midday pick-me-up snack, a fantastic reward at day’s end. It’s a wonderful all-day treat!

Chocolate Ricotta Muffins

Ah chocolate. Something we can universally agree on. If you follow my blog you’d know I’m on Team Lemon but still love a good chocolate recipe.

And if you’ve ever baked with chocolate you’d know that very few things can beat the smell of chocolate goodies baking. Isn’t it wonderful? I just hate the clean-up (chocolate explosions, anyone?). I guess you can’t have everything!

Chocolate ricotta muffins

Chocolate Ricotta Muffins

On Monday, I shared a bright and vibrant lemon ricotta muffins recipe and I promised all you chocolate lovers a chocolate version. And here they are! Bursting with chocolate chips and walnuts too. If you ever needed an excuse to eat chocolate for breakfast, this is it.

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Chocolate for breakfast?

Chocolate Ricotta Muffins

I’m not saying you should. But you could. And who said we couldn’t anyway? We definitely should. Just one. Maybe two. With a perfect cup of coffee or tea. Because these chocolate muffins are amazing. I think ricotta cheese makes all the difference TBH.

Ricotta the magic ingredient

Chocolate Ricotta Muffins

I am becoming such a huge fan of ricotta cheese in baking. It has a very distinct yet subtle taste that makes it perfect to pair with a whole slew of ingredients. And it does wonders for the texture too.

More ricotta recipes are coming but for now let’s focus on these rich and decadent chocolate ricotta muffins. That you can eat for breakfast. Or not. But you should definitely bake some. That way you can grab one anytime of the day you like.

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Chocolate Ricotta Muffins

Chocolate Ricotta Muffins

These chocolate ricotta muffins are the perfect excuse to eat chocolate for breakfast. Packed with intense chocolate flavour, it’s an awesome way to start the day.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup ricotta cheese
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 1/3 cups milk, room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2/3 cup cocoa powder (I used Dutch processed), sifted
  • 1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup roughly chopped walnuts

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Prep 2 muffin pans by lining the cups with paper liners (this recipe yields 14-16 muffins so you would need 2 standard muffin pans).
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk 1 cup ricotta cheese then add the eggs one a time and beat until each one is well combined. Stir in 1 1/3 cups milk, 1 tablespoon vanilla extract and 1/2 cup melted butter until fully incorporated. Set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk 2 cups flour, 1 1/4 cups sugar, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 2/3 cup cocoa powder. Add your ricotta mixture and stir until just blended. Finally, fold in 1 cup chocolate chips and 1 cup walnuts. Be careful not to over mix the batter.
  4. Transfer and evenly divide your batter into your muffin cups, putting about 3 tablespoons into each one (the cups will be almost full).
  5. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out with minimal crumbs. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
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(Recipe adapted from Joy of Baking)

Happy baking!

Did you make chocolate ricotta muffins? Tell me about it in the comments section below. I’d love to hear all about it. What’s your favourite chocolate breakfast treat?

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    • Oh that’s too bad 🙁 Thanks for your kind comments Ivelisse! Hope you find another recipe on the blog you’re not allergic to.

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  2. You can add chocolate to ricotta?! This just blew my mind. Growing up in an Italian home, it was only used for pasta, to eat right off of a spoon or in Italian cheesecake.

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    • Hi Mary! Absolutely. You know what’s weird, I haven’t tried eating ricotta plain…just always baked with it. Now using it in a cheesecake sounds divine! Have a lovely weekend!

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  5. This sounds so good, I can almost taste it. I love the combo of ricotta cheese and chocolate as it reminds me of chocolate cheese cake.

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  14. I’m not going to lie, I’m a bit concerned about the use of cheese in muffins! But I’m going to pin this, anyway. Once in a while I like to cook or bake something that’s outside my comfort zone. Maybe it’ll be these bad boys next time!

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    • OMG Ana that’s the hardest question EVER hahaha! Though you know I’d say the lemon…but the chocolate is pretty awesome too!

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  17. I love anything with Chocolate! I wouldn’t have thought to put chocolate and ricotta together! These look divine though! I really wish I could make them.

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  19. These sounds really great. Im not a huge chocolate person but I may try them. But I am obsessed with your serving pieces. So cute!

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  28. I love it! I’m getting even more love for cooking with each week not only because I like but for reading posts like this one or hanging out too much on Pinterest. By the way, I can see this going viral on Pinterest just by the awesome pictures 🙂

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    • Hi Tara! Ricotta has a very subtle taste so it’s not the overwhelming flavour; what it does is make the texture so soft and tender. Hope you try it!

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  32. If you say it’s ok to eat chocolate for breakfast, I’ll believe ya 😉 Twist my arm, lol!!
    Like you, I’m a big fan of lemon, but chocolate does have its place and these look scrumptious!
    I’ll have one for breakfast and one later for a snack, ok 😉 ?
    Have a great weekend, Jolina!

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    • Hahaha 🙂 Good for an after dinner snack too eh?? (We eat so much of these muffins at home throughout the day we’re like hobbits lol). Have a great weekend too Dawn!

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