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Chocolate Teddy Bear Muffins

February 8, 2016 by Cara

Take chocolate to a new level for Valentine’s Day. Twist it, flip it, and make it healthier AND cuter. Because cute food is a food group I want to eat everyday (and should be on the food pyramid, if you ask me). Make your little ones squeal with delight at breakfast with these everything-free Chocolate Teddy Bear Muffins. Seriously. They are free from the Top 8 food allergies. No gluten, eggs, dairy, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish (but then again, that makes for a rather gross muffin flavor, don’t you think?) and corn*. All thanks to Enjoy Life’s new muffin mixes, it takes the guesswork out of muffin-making because some days we just don’t have time for homemade.

*If you are making the homemade googly eyes, they do call for corn syrup. Either replace it with brown rice syrup or honey to make it completely corn free.

Make your little ones squeal with delight at breakfast this Valentine's with the Top 8 Free Chocolate Teddy Bear Muffins!

Can you think of a better way to say, “I love you bear-y much!”? Probably, but come on, this is fun stuff.

Chocolate Teddy Bear Muffins

  • 1 chocolate muffin recipe made with Enjoy Life mix (see below)
  • homemade googly eyes
  • dried apricots
  • fresh blueberries
  • 5 toothpicks, cut in half

Chocolate Teddy Bear Muffins Tutorial

Take one of your homemade chocolate muffins made with Enjoy Life’s baking mix after it has completely cooled and place 1 dried apricot in the center of the muffin for the nose:

Chocolate Teddy Bear Muffins Tutorial (steps 1 & 2)

Using a toothpick that has been cut in half, insert halfway into a sliced dried apricot (for the ears) and the other half into the muffin to secure:

Chocolate Teddy Bear Muffins Tutorial (steps 3 & 4)

Place a fresh blueberry on top of the dried apricot for the completion of the nose and add 2 homemade googly eyes just above:

Chocolate Teddy Bear Muffins Tutorial (steps 5 & 6)

Your bear-y breakfast is served!

Make your little ones squeal with delight at breakfast this Valentine's with the Top 8 Free Chocolate Teddy Bear Muffins!

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Chocolate Teddy Bear Muffins

  • Author: Fork & Beans
  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 35 mins
  • Yield: 10 1x
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Ingredients

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  • 1 box Enjoy Life Muffin Mix
  • 1 1/4 c. nondairy milk
  • 1/4 c. oil
  • 1/4 c. cocoa powder
  • 1/2 c. Enjoy Life mini chocolate chips
  • 20 dried apricots, 10 sliced in half
  • 20 homemade googly eyes
  • 10 blueberries
  • 5 toothpicks, cut in half

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray or grease a muffin tin or line with paper liners.
  2. Combine the muffin mix with the oil and nondairy milk and mix until just combined (approx. 10 stirs), do not over mix batter. Fol in the chocolate chips.
  3. Immediately pour into greased muffin tin or paper liner, filling each ⅔ full.
  4. Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown and an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes in the pan, then move muffins to wire rack for additional cooling.
  5. Assemble the bear face with the dried apricots and blueberries. Break a toothpick in half and use for the ears to stay intact.

Notes

Muffins can be stored on counter for up to 2 days or in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

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Okay, come on now, I cannot even stand the cuteness, can you?!!

This post has been sponsored by Enjoy Life. Though compensation has been made, all text and opinions are completely my own. 

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Filed Under: Birthdays, Breakfast, Desserts, Fresh Out of the Oven, Gluten-Free, Holiday, Kid-Friendly, Nut Free, Snacks for Kids, Valentine's Day, Vegan

About Cara

Based in Chicago with her husband and son, Cara is the creator behind the site Fork and Beans: A place where kids can have fun with their food.

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  1. Laurel

    February 8, 2016 at 11:45 am

    Too cute. I’d have to eat those with my eyes closed all the while repeating “not cannibalism, cupcake.” Hah xoxo

    • Cara

      February 8, 2016 at 2:36 pm

      Laurel, are you a chocolate teddy bear after all?! I always had my suspicions…

  2. Bianca

    February 8, 2016 at 8:08 am

    So cute!

    • Cara

      February 8, 2016 at 2:36 pm

      Thank you for the bear-y love, Bianca!

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