Hot Chocolate Muffins

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup almonds sliced
• 2.3 cups biscuit and baking mix 
• 0.3 cup chocolate syrup 
• 2 tablespoons cocoa 
• 1 large eggs lightly beaten
• 0.5 cup half-and-half 
• 0.8 cup semisweet chocolate mini-morsels 
• 0.5 cup sugar 
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 

Equipment

• bowl
• oven

Directions

1. Combine baking mix, sugar, and cocoa in a large bowl. Make a well in center of mixture.
2. Combine half-and-half and next 4 ingredients; add to dry ingredients, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in chocolate morsels and almonds. Spoon into greased muffin pans, filling two-thirds full.
3. Bake at 400 for 11 to 12 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean.
4. Remove from pans immediately.