Chocolate Chips?...

Nope. Burnt Pieces of brown sugar. It seems as though turning off the timer isn't quite the same thing as turning off the oven. One of us (and it wasn't me) had to learn this lesson the hard way. Although, said person insists that the muffins are "good" this way. (I think he's just trying to save face). Either way, I'm happy to report that my new silicon muffin cups (or "the implants" as John likes to call them) were able to withstand almost an hour of 400 degree heat. At least something good came out of the mishap...

Oops. A comparison.