Chocolate walnut muffins with apricots

Ingredients for 12 servings:

• 250 g apricot(s), fresh, pitted
• 3 tsp cocoa powder
• 1 tsp coffee powder (cappuccino powder, instant)
• 240 g flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 pinch of salt
• 80 g sugar
• 80 ml vegetable oil
• 2 m.-sized eggs
• 200 g natural yogurt
• 100 g walnuts, chopped
• 200 g dark chocolate coating
• 50 g dark chocolate, grated

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 40 minutes

Preheat oven to 175°C. Grease a muffin tin or line with paper baking cups. Wash, halve, pit, and finely dice the apricots. Mix the cocoa powder and cappuccino powder with 2 tablespoons of hot water. Whisk the oil with the eggs and yogurt until creamy. Mix the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Stir the flour mixture into the egg mixture. Then fold in the chopped walnuts, cocoa mixture, and apricots. Pour the batter into the muffin tin and bake for about 20 minutes. Let cool and remove from the tin. Melt the chocolate coating and cover the muffins with it. Immediately sprinkle with grated chocolate. The muffins can also be made with canned apricots, but drain the apricots well.