Streusel Topping:

¼ cup flour

¼ cup brown sugar

¼ teaspoon cinnamon

2 tablespoons margarine, melted

¼ cup chopped pecans, toasted

Muffins:

2 cups semisweet chocolate chips, divided

1/3 cup nondairy creamer

3 tablespoons margarine

1 cup flour

2 tablespoons sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

¼ teaspoon cinnamon

1 egg

½ teaspoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease 12 standard muffin cups or line with paper liners. To prepare topping, combine flour, sugar, cinnamon and margarine. Mix with a fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in pecans.

To prepare muffins, melt together 1 cup chocolate chips, creamer and margarine. Stir until smooth. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and remaining 1 cup chocolate chips. Whisk together egg, vanilla and melted chocolate mixture. Pour into flour mixture and stir until just moistened. Spoon into prepared muffin pans. Sprinkle with topping.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes before removing to wire rack to finish cooling.

By Emuna Braverman and Elizabeth Kurtz, of www.gourmetkoshercooking.com

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