Dried Currant Chocolate Chip Muffins

Good morning! It is so gloriously beautiful here this morning, and after enjoying some coffee and a couple of (banana nut!) muffins, I thought I'd share a new recipe, dried currant chocolate chip. They are super-tasty, and several people have said that they like them the best so far!

Here is the recipe for these happy little mini-muffins:

1 bag Flour Girls' Basic Muffin Mix
1/4 - 1/3 cup dried currants
1/4 cup dark chocolate/semi-sweet mini-chips
1 4 oz. container of applesauce (or slightly less than 1/2 cup)
1/4 cup of orange juice
1 egg
2 tablespoons softened butter or oil

These are a bit sweeter than most because of the applesauce and orange juice, but if you want them sweeter, add in another tablespoon of sugar, if desired.

Preheat your oven to 300. In a medium bowl, add the mix, one egg, applesauce and orange juice. Mix well. Add in the butter or oil and stir well again.You want the batter to be fairly thick. Add the currants and chocolate chips, then use a teaspoon to scoop a little mix into a well-battered mini-muffin tin. Bake for 45-55 minutes. Remember, you want them a bit on the dark side - golden brown means they're not done! Makes 12 mini-muffins or 6 regular sized muffins.

With the orange juice, chocolate chips and applesauce, each mini-muffin will be approximately 7.5 carbs and approximately 50% fiber (not to be subtracted from the carb-count, though - I have already deducted the fiber from the total carb count, so they will be no less than 7.5 carbs per mini-muffin).

Yum!