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Sometimes you want need chocolate for breakfast. Sometimes it’s a perfect pair with your third cup of coffee. Sometimes it’s just what you needed to make a gloomy morning seem brighter.
Chocolate muffins always make me happy–it’s like dessert for breakfast without actually being dessert. These muffins keep it real with healthful yogurt, a touch of olive oil, some nutty wheat germ, a bit of cocoa, some nuts for crunch, and a handful of chocolate chips for good measure. They aren’t too sweet, so go ahead and smear some berry jam on there. Or, if you want need to, a smear of nutella or cookie butter would be amazing–I totes won’t judge.
Megan
Oh yum. I love chocolate all the time! I need these today, and man-0-man, there’s crunchy cookie butter now… I need to get that and make these and drink champagne with my dessert-fast.
cindy
it’s a brunch-tail party!
Annie Lindsay
Oh goodness, Nutella on these muffins (or any muffin!) would be a dream. You just opened up my world to some great possibilities. How have I never thought of that? I guess eating Nutella off a spoon isn’t it’s only use…
cindy
nutella on everything!
Kathryn
I am definitely a chocolate for breakfast kind of girl – these muffins look right up my street!
cindy
you and me both, girl!
Pipsa
Mmmmm. These definitely do not look healthy-ish. Must give them a go after finishing the healthy-ish chocolate muffins I made on the weekend 😉
cindy
definitely not the most healthy, but not the worst either…balance, right? 😉
danguole
Ooooh yes. Pistachios are such an underrated cookie/muffin/cake add-in.
cindy
yes! I totally agree.
Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough
These muffins, with a schmear of nutella or cookie butter? I DIE. So yummy!
cindy
thanks Stephanie!
Averie @ Averie Cooks
They’re so dark and chocolaty looking, I would love to munch on one of these at my desk right now!
cindy
Thanks Averie!
Amanda @ Once Upon a Recipe
Yes, yes, one million times yes! I always NEED chocolate for breakfast. 🙂
cindy
you just know stuff!
Katie @ Blonde Ambition
I love the contrast of the nuts and the dark chocolate color! And you are my hero for developing a chocolate muffin recipe that is healthy-ish. 😉 Rock on.
cindy
haha, thanks Katie!
NicoleD
Oh man, I could use of these for breakfast, lunch and dinner! The chopped pistachios are so dang pretty on top.
cindy
thanks Nicole! I’m glad you approve 🙂
Sarah
Delicious. And chocolate for breakfast is just another one of the perks of being an adult.
cindy
truth.
Spencer
Looks really good! I would so love to try some. I am sure it tastes amazing.
cindy
thanks Spencer!
Amber @ Slim Pickin's Kitchen
I’m totes going to eat one of these every morning for the rest of my life.
cindy
way to live!
Billy
The other night I made the banana muffins you posted a while ago and I may or may not have eaten most of them. I’m sure I would do the same with these, a chocolate muffin diet sounds pretty awesome.
cindy
yay! this makes me happy.
Jess
So true, Cindy – sometimes you do need chocolate for breakfast. I finally got to try this cookie butter that everyone’s always raving about while I was in the U.S. last month, and I’m in love! It would definitely be amazing on these muffins.
cindy
cookie butter is just danger! thanks Jess!
Katie
A chocolate muffin with berry jam would TOTALLY hit the spot right now. I’ll have to wait another week until I’m done with this silly self-imposed cleanse thing before I dig in. In moderation, of course.
cindy
way to be with that cleanse!
jenny
mmmm! breakfast calls! and I would totally do these with hazelnuts, too. don’t you think?
cindy
definitely!
Bernadette @ Now Stir It Up
These look delightful! I love that you added wheat germ. I think if I had one of these in my hand on the way to work it would make it better. At least for a while. 🙂
cindy
Thanks Bernadette!
Sara @ The Cozy Herbivore
Ooooh, girl– you had me at the combination of chocolate and pistachios. And then you go ahead and tell me that they’re okay to eat for breakfast? Well now, I think that just makes this the best day ever.
noelle
I think I need chocolate at every meal. And I love chocolate + olive oil (health food in my mind) so I definitely need these muffins.