Muffin Mix

I tried a Simple Mornings chocolate muffins mix from Duncan Hines. Duncan Hines has long been my cake mix maker of choice, so when I saw the Simple Morning boxes at the supermarket, I had to try making these muffins. They weren't bad, but I think I prefer chocolate cakes and cupcakes. There were plenty of chocolate chips in the mix and the muffins were easy to make and reasonably chocolatey, but there was a bit of dryness, too. Cupcakes I make from a Duncan Hines mix tend to be richer and moister, but these are a nice breakfast treat.

Muffins in Trays Cooling on Oven Top

Single Chocolate Muffin

Muffin Close Up

~~~o0o~~~

Cinnamon Muffins

While I'm a chocoholic, I also love cinnamon. This week, I made cinnamon muffins from a mix and while I made a mess doing so, as usual, they taste pretty damn good. Very cinnamon-y.

The mix I used was from Krusteaz Baking and you can make a crumb cake or muffins using it. Since I have muffin tins, but not the right size cake tin, I made the muffins. The package yielded 12 muffins.

Muffins and Box

Muffins Close Up

~~~o0o~~~

Muffiins

I spotted boxes of Duncan Hines Simple Mornings Triple Chocolate Chunk Muffin Mix at the grocery store and had to try them. And I'm happy to report that they're reasonably moist, very chocolatey muffins with real chocolate chips, as well as easy to make. You can make 6 giant muffins, a dozen medium size (which I made), or 36 mini muffins. They make a good breakfast treat.

Box of Muffin Mix

A Dozen Muffins Fresh from the Oven

Close-Up of a Triple Chocolate Chunk Muffin

 Definitely a product I'll be buying again.


~~~o0o~~~

Chocolate Chip Muffins

It's been a rather domestic time for me, which is more unusual than you can imagine. On a whim, I bought a box of Betty Crocker chocolate chip muffin mix and made them yesterday. The chocolate chips are very yummy, but as a whole, the muffins are rather bland. Fortunately, there are a lot of chocolate chips in each. The box of mix makes a dozen. And as you can see from the photo, I never can fill muffin/cupcake cups evenly.

Chocolate Chip Muffins

Feeling: accomplished

~~~o0o~~~