Double Chocolate Apricot Muffins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
3/4 cup low-fat milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
2/3 cup coarsely chopped dried apricot
Topping
2 tablespoons granulated sugar

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
Grease or put paper liners in 12-cup muffin pan.
In a small bowl, mix together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt.
In a large bowl, mix together sugar, eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Mix in dry ingredients just until combined. Fold in chocolate and apricots. Scoop batter into prepared muffin cups.
Topping: sprinkle with sugar.
Bake in preheated oven for 22 minutes or until a tester inserted into center comes out clean. Let muffins cool in pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Transfer to rack and let cool completely.