Delicious, easy-to-make After Eight mint chocolate muffins!
My only tip for this recipe would be to make sure to keep some chocolate out of the mixture and pop it on top of each muffin before they go in the oven. Most of the chocolate will sink to the bottom of the muffin, so don’t skip this step if you want a better distribution of After Eight mint chocolate and some on the top.
Ingredients (makes 12 After Eight mint chocolate muffins)
- 250 g / 9 oz plain flour
- 3 tsps baking powder
- 150 g / 5.5 oz caster sugar
- 1 large egg
- 225 ml / 7.5 fl oz milk
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 150 g / 5.5 oz After Eight mints (or other after dinner mints of your choice!)
Method
Pre-heat your oven to 220 degrees C (200 C fan)/ 425 F/ Gas Mark 7 and put your muffin cases into your muffin tin.
I’m hoping After Eights are available pretty much everywhere. If not, use whatever thin after-dinner mints you can find. They look like this:
Chop your After Eights into small pieces. I cut them into 9. Put to one side.
In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and caster sugar. In another bowl or large measuring jug, beat the egg and then add the oil and milk. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry. Combine all the ingredients gently with a fork, taking care not to over-beat the mixture. Add all but a handful of the After Eight mint chocolate and stir through. The mixture is rather runny; don’t let it worry you!
Divide the mixture between your muffin cases. Finally, use the handful of After Eight mint chocolate you reserved to put a few pieces of chocolate on top of each of the muffins.
Put the muffins in the oven and turn the temperature down to 200 degrees C (180 fan)/ 400 F/ Gas Mark 6.
Bake your After Eight mint chocolate muffins for 20 – 25 minutes until risen and golden brown.
Leave the muffins to cool in the tin for 5-10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to finish cooling.
The muffins will keep in an airtight container in a cool, dry place for at least 3 days. If they last that long!
And if you’re looking for other muffin recipes:
Mint Aero milk chocolate muffins
Hazelnut muffins with crunchy topping and chocolate hazelnut sauce filling
Claire Huston / Art and Soul
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I need to print this recipe. My daughter love mint chocolate and this looks right up her alley. Thanks for sharing your amazing treats once again!
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Thank you!
I am about to eat the last one of this batch 🙂 It’s a shame most of the chocolate sinks to the bottom of the muffin, but it doesn’t really matter because it gives the whole muffin such a nice flavour.
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honestly you should be on Claire’s bake off
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I’d be rubbish! Under the pressure I’d go all to pieces and probably use salt instead of sugar – haha!
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These look amazing, I would never have thought of that!! 🙂
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Thank you!
I saw the After Eights when shopping, bought a box, and spent a week thinking about what to bake with them 🙂 I’ve already done brownies with them… so this seemed like the next best idea!
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Oooh brownies as well, that sounds like a plan 🙂
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After Eights wouldn’t last that long in my house, but if they did, this sounds like the perfect recipe!
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I must admit, some of the After Eights in the box managed to “fall” into my mouth while I was making these! 🙂 I just love them!
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Very nice:) Happy Easter !!🐣🐰🐥🌞
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Thank you. Happy Easter! 🙂
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These look delicious!!
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Thank you – they were very nice 🙂
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Those look so good…. If it wasn’t Passover, I’d probably go out right now to find some good mints for this recipe and give it a try.
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Thank you 🙂
They are very nice and I hope you can make them soon.
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You’ve made my mom’s dream come true 😀 Now I have to bake those or she won’t ever leave me alone!! Thanks for the recipe!
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You’re very welcome. I hope they turn out well and she likes them 🙂
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YUMMY!!!!!!!! Turned out way better than mine did.
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Oh yes… that’s what I’m talking about!
How are you Claire? It’s been a while. 🙂
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Hello! I’m fine, thanks. Been on an extended break while suffering dire morning sickness!! Feeling much better now so will have to try and squeeze a lot more blogging in before November when life will once again come to a standstill and involve no sleep!
Hope you are well 🙂
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Oh I see, a new little one on the way. I hope it goes well.
I’ve been fine on the whole 😊
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