J.'s Dark Chocolate Beet Muffins

J. made the dark chocolate muffins from Nicole's Pinch My Salt. Beet count is now at 5 CSA boxes in a row, so J. actually didn't use up her share of the beets even after doubling the recipe. The muffins were very good and I wouldn't have known there were beets unless someone told me. Blind taste tests (that's what co-workers are for) resulted in a lot of, "What's that? I can't put my finger on it," but no one guessed beets. Between the beets and the whole wheat flour, it tasted a bit like a chocolate bran muffin.

Extra flour was accidentally added, so the muffins were a bit dry. D. thought more chocolate chips would have completely disguised that slight "bran-y" aftertaste. Beets and chocolate are definitely a surprising combination and the muffins had a lovely red tinge to them.

Thanks, Nicole! It's a great recipe!