Skinny Chocolate Muffins

I am all for rationalizing my indulgences and turning guilty pleasures into just pleasures. Especially when it comes to chocolate. I recently made these muffins and loved them. I want to work on making them stay a bit moister for longer - let me know if you have any tips!

Ingredients

• 1/2 c brown sugar + 1 tbsp. brown sugar, firmly packed
• 3 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 c water
• 1/4 c unsweetened applesauce
• 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 1/2 margarine, melted
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. In one bowl, stir together flour, brown sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt
3. In a second bowl, stir together the remaining ingredients
4. Pour the mixture from the second bowl into the first bowl
5. Stir until you have a smooth batter
6. Pour into a nonstick muffin tin coated with cooking spray
7. Fill until half full
8. Bake 20 minutes, or until the toothpick test comes out clean
9. Enjoy!