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Hazelnut Coffee Muffins Stuffed with Nutella + A Giveaway!

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How many of you are coffee or espresso fans? I’m right up there with slightly obsessed with the stuff. If you follow me on Instagram you’ve probably seen some of my cappuccino  pictures. I absolutely adore them and the foam is probably my favorite part, the more foam the better! Every Saturday and Sunday after my long runs I treat myself to a cappuccino. I’ve been trying to go to different coffee shops all around Denver and I’ve found a couple of really cute places that serve up some amazing tasting espresso. Along with drinking espresso I also like to add it to things I bake, like these Hazelnut Coffee Muffins Stuffed with Nutella.

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Not only are these muffins flavored with delicious espresso powder and brewed coffee, but they are made with a combination of whole wheat pastry flour and this amazing Bob’s Red Mill Hazelnut Flour!

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If you’ve never tried hazelnut flour I highly recommend it! Hazelnut flour is actually not flour at all, but rather hazelnuts ground up into a fine meal. Nut flours are great for people who are gluten free, paleo, grain free, or just love that nutty flavor and texture in their baked goods. This was my first time trying hazelnut flour. Before this I had only used Almond flour from Bob’s Red Mill (another great product!).

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Along with the great flavor of the hazelnut meal, I also love the extra protein it adds to the muffins and the vitamin E. These muffins were so filling! Normally when I make muffins for breakfast I need 3 to fill me up, but because of the extra protein in these I only ate 2 and was perfectly full. So we’ve talked about the hazelnut flour, espresso, and coffee added to the muffin batter to give it that rich coffee flavor, now lets move on to the gooey rich Nutella that is stuffed in the middle of these yummy bites!

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I love when food is stuffed with a little surprise in the middle. Seriously who doesn’t love biting into a delicious baked good only to find that there is something even more delicious hiding in the center of it?! As if these muffins couldn’t get any better, I decided to top them with a little hazelnut streusel, because it’s streusel and I absolutely adore the stuff! Are you like me and when you make streusel to put on top of muffins or a pie you find that half of it ends up in your mouth instead of on what you are baking? No, that’s just me? Ok, let’s pretend I didn’t just admit to doing that.

Hazelnut Coffee Muffins Stuffed with Nutella + A GIVEAWAY! | Recipe Runner | My new favorite muffin using hazelnut meal and filled with nutella! #breakfast

Yields 12 muffins

20 minPrep Time

15 minCook Time

35 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

    For the Muffins
  • 1 1/4 cups whole wheat pastry flour
  • 1/2 cup hazelnut flour
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 t. instant espresso powder
  • 1 t. cinnamon
  • 1/8 t. nutmeg
  • 1 T. baking powder
  • 1/4 t. kosher salt
  • 3/4 cup strongly brewed coffee, cooled
  • 2 T. butter, melted
  • 1 T. grapeseed oil
  • 1/4 cup plain non fat Greek yogurt
  • 1 egg
  • 1 t. vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup nutella
    • For the Streusel
  • 1/4 cup hazelnut flour
  • 1/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 t. cinnamon
  • 3 T. cold butter, cubed

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
  2. In a small bowl make the streusel by whisking together the hazelnut flour, whole wheat pastry flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
  3. Cut the cold butter into the dry mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs, set aside.
  4. In a large bowl whisk together all of the dry ingredients for the muffins.
  5. In a smaller bowl whisk together the coffee, melted butter, oil, yogurt, egg, and vanilla.
  6. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and fold together with a rubber spatula just until combined.
  7. Spoon a heaping tablespoon of the batter into the bottom of each muffin cup.
  8. Spoon a teaspoon of the nutella on top of the batter.
  9. Spoon another heaping tablespoon of the batter on top of the nutella.
  10. Top the muffins with the streusel and bake in the oven for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  11. Cool the muffins on a wire rack.
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GIVEAWAY!

Since I am such a huge fan of Bob’s Red Mill’s Hazelnut Flour, I have teamed up with them and they are generously offering one of you lucky ducks a bag of the Hazelnut Flour along with a $50 gift card so you can treat yourself to even more of their amazing products! To enter this giveaway simply use the Rafflecopter widget below. The giveaway ends September 21st at 11:59 PM EST. The winner will be notified by me through email. What are you waiting for?! Enter so you can make these delicious Hazelnut Coffee Muffins Stuffed with Nutella!!

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The only compensation I received from Bob’s Red Mill was a package of Hazelnut Meal, all opinions are my own.

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Comments

  4. Julia

    September 15, 2014 at 4:41 pm

    YES all over coffee/espresso!! I'm obsessed! And I could see myself feverishly dipping these delish muffs in my morning joe. I love BRM's hazelnut meal and could just eat nutella non-stop, so I'm thinking these muffins are a WIN!
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    • Danae

      September 15, 2014 at 5:58 pm

      You would love the meal Justine, definitely check it out! The muffins are so awesome with coffee, I may have to bring a few for us the next time we have a coffee date!
      Reply

  21. Megan

    September 16, 2014 at 9:45 pm

    I love coffee - a lot! I bought almond meal in the bulk bin at Whole Foods and made almond meal blueberry cookies and love the meal so much I bought more!I loved the flavor and the texture of the cookies - I would make a different version with the hazelnut!
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  23. marcie

    September 17, 2014 at 8:50 pm

    I absolutely love coffee, and especially espresso! I have espresso every morning and a cappuccino later in the day -- I'm definitely addicted. :) These muffins look so good, Danae, and I would make cupcakes, bread or muffins with the hazelnut flour -- I can't wait to try it!
    Reply

  32. Amanda

    September 18, 2014 at 5:33 pm

    These look scrumptious! I would try to whip up a raspberry hazelnut muffin or cupcake with mocha/espresso frosting. MmmMMmmm. I don't think you can go wrong with anything!
    Reply

  33. Rosie

    September 18, 2014 at 6:06 pm

    I would love to try making scones with this flour. I'd add in chopped hazelnuts, too. I've tried other nut flours like almond, and love them - this recipe also is a must try!!!
    Reply

  41. Amy L

    September 19, 2014 at 1:19 pm

    I'd like to try making some French macarons with this flour, and maybe some biscotti. I love the flavor of hazelnuts, and I love Bob's Red Mill products. Thanks!
    Reply

  45. Annette

    September 20, 2014 at 5:45 pm

    Since I had no idea what to make with hazelnut meal, I clicked the link to check Bob's site and found some yummy recipes. I think I'd like to make the Wheat Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffin.
    Reply

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