Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Muffins Recipe

How to make it

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• Prepare yogurt cheese:
• Spoon 1 1/2 cups yogurt into a strainer or sieve lined with cheesecloth or coffee filter.
• Place a bowl under strainer to catch liquid (whey).
• Cover and refrigerate 12 hours.
• Discard liquid.
• For Muffins:
• Preheat oven 350°F.
• Prepare topping: In medium bowl, whisk together yogurt cheese, confectioner's sugar and 1 egg until well blended.
• Stir in chocolate chips.
• Set aside.
• In large bowl, combine flour, granulated sugar, cocoa and coffee granules.
• In a separate bowl, combine remaining 3/4 cup yogurt, oil, remaining egg and vanilla.
• Mix well.
• Pour over dry ingredients and mix on low speed in electric mixer until just combined or ingredients are moistened.
• Line a 12-cup muffin tin with foil muffin cups.
• Spoon batter evenly into muffin cups.
• Make a slight indentation in each.
• Spoon yogurt mixture over batter, dividing evenly.
• Bake 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool on rack for 5 minutes, then remove from tins to completely cool.