Dessert

Alton Brown's Chocolate Lava Muffins is for Dessert.

Alton Brown's Chocolate Lava Muffins takes 25 minutes to prepare.

Alton Brown's Chocolate Lava Muffins takes 10 minutes to cook.

Alton Brown's Chocolate Lava Muffins makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Alton Brown's Chocolate Lava Muffins are:

* 8 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
* 1 stick butter
* 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 1/2 cup sugar
* 3 tablespoons flour
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 4 eggs
* Butter, to coat muffin tin
* 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
* 1 cup vanilla ice cream
* 1 teaspoon espresso powder

Here is how you make Alton Brown's Chocolate Lava Muffins:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.Place a small metal bowl over a saucepan with simmering water. Melt the chocolate and butter in the bowl. Stir in vanilla.In a large mixing bowl, combine sugar, flour and salt. Sift these into the chocolate and mix well with electric hand mixer. Add eggs one at time, fully incorporating each egg before adding the next. Beat at high until batter is creamy and lightens in color, approximately 4 minutes. Chill mixture.Coat the top and each cup of the muffin tin with butter. Dust with the cocoa powder and shake out excess. Spoon mixture into pan using a 4-ounce scoop or ladle. Bake for 10 to 11 minutes. Outsides should be cake-like and centers should be gooey.While muffins are in oven, melt the ice cream in a small saucepan. Stir in the espresso powder. Serve over warm muffins. Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SEATTLELAWGIRL.

The nutritional information for Alton Brown's Chocolate Lava Muffins is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 223.9

• Total Fat: 15.1 g
• Cholesterol: 91.1 mg
• Sodium: 126.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 22.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.3 g
• Protein: 3.2 g