How to Make Black Garlic Chocolate Muffins - A Step-by-Step Guide

Black garlic is an ingredient that is becoming increasingly popular in culinary circles, known for its unique and complex flavor profile. It is a fermented garlic that has been aged for several weeks, resulting in a dark, sweet, and earthy flavor that is quite different from fresh garlic. It has a sticky, chewy texture and a taste that is reminiscent of balsamic vinegar or tamarind.

These Black Garlic Chocolate Muffins are a delightful way to incorporate this unusual ingredient into a...

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Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups white sugar
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • ⅓ cup cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 7 solo black garlic bulbs, mashed
  • ½ cup oil
  • ½ cup milk
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
  • ½ cup semisweet chocolate chunks
  • ½ cup chopped nuts

Information

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 25 mins
  • Total Time: 45 mins
  • Servings: 12
  • Yield: 12 muffins

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin or line cups with paper liners.
  • Combine sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl.
  • Stir together mashed black garlic, oil, milk, sour cream, egg, and vanilla extract in a second bowl. Add to flour mixture and mix well. Add melted chocolate, stirring until well combined. Fold in chocolate chunks and chopped nuts. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each almost to the top.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 22 to 26 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
  • Nutrition

    408 cal.

    • Total Fat: 20g
    • Saturated Fat: 6g
    • Cholesterol: 21mg
    • Sodium: 254mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 57g
    • Dietary Fiber: 3g
    • Total Sugars: 35g
    • Protein: 6g
    • Vitamin C: 10mg
    • Calcium: 146mg
    • Iron: 2mg
    • Potassium: 326mg