Double Chocolate Chip Muffins

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Double chocolate chip muffins are irresistible. They’re rich, chocolaty, tender and decadent. Make these bakery-style muffins in 30 minutes. For a glamorous look, sprinkle the crowns with flaky salt or sparkling sugar.

📌 PIN DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS

These chocolate chip muffins boast the flavor and texture of those from your favorite neighborhood coffee house or high-end bakery. But now, with this easy recipe, you can make them at home whenever you wish.

What’s fun about making your own chocolate muffins is the ability to use different size baking tins depending on the occasion. I’ve made them as mini muffins, cupcake-size muffins, and extra-large muffins like the ones from Costco. I also have a tin for making muffin tops, which my husband loves.

But whatever size they are, chocolate muffins are great to have on hand. They’re ideal for breakfast, brunch and snacking. Take them to work to curb hunger and help you power through a busy day. Pack them in kids’ backpacks with a piece of fruit for after school enjoyment.

THE FLUFFIEST CHOCOLATE MUFFINS

While other muffins may sport a texture that’s thick and dense, our fluffy muffins have lofty crowns, similar to a batch of bald cupcakes!

Here’s how to achieve perfection – the fluffiest chocolate muffins:

• Ensure the baking powder is fresh. Check the expiration date. Opened baking powder loses its effectiveness after 5 months.
• Use room temperature eggs. They’ll mix into the batter more evenly. Cold eggs don’t mix as well with the other ingredients. And they can actually re-harden fat in the melted butter resulting in a dense lumpy batter that doesn’t rise well in the oven.
• Avoid over-mixing the batter. Mix just until no large lumps remain.
• Use cake flour to achieve fluffy cake-like muffins. Or use a DIY version: measure out all-purpose flour by the cup. Replace 2 tablespoons of flour from each cup with 2 tablespoons corn starch. (This is the method we use for this chocolate chip muffin recipe.)

🛒 INGREDIENTS

• Granulated Sugar: The crystals aerate the batter creating light tender crumbs. And it provides the muffins with a delightful sweetness.
• Unsalted Butter: The combination of butter and oil provide these muffins with the best of both worlds. A buttery flavor and moisture for a tender crumb. If using salted butter, that’s fine. Adjust the sea salt in the recipe down to 1/2 teaspoon (rather than 3/4 teaspoon).
• Vegetable Oil: Provides the perfect amount of moisture for fluffiness.
• Whole Milk: Adds additional moisture and richness.
• Large Eggs: This ingredient binds the batter together.
• Pure Vanilla Extract: Enhances the flavor and sweetness of the chocolate. You can use either clear or amber-colored vanilla for this recipe. My preference is Mexican vanilla extract for its sweet buttery taste and mesmerizing bakery aroma.
• All-Purpose Flour: Gives the muffins structure. When its hydrated, the gluten in the flour creates an elastic network.
• Corn Starch (optional): Softens the proteins in flour. It gives these muffins a light cake-like texture. For a denser muffin that’s still very tender, skip the corn starch. Instead use and additional 1/4 all-purpose flour for this recipe.
• Unsweetened Cocoa Powder: Makes these double chocolate chip muffins super chocolaty.
• Baking Powder: Helps the muffins rise so they’re light and fluffy.
• Sea Salt: This seasoning enhances the flavor of chocolate.
• Chocolate Chips: Use mini chocolate chips, regular chocolate chips or chopped dark chocolate. We’re mixing plenty of the chips into the batter. But if you’d like an extra pop of chocolaty goodness, top each muffin with an extra 5 or 6 chocolate chips just before baking.
• White Sparkling Sugar (optional): For garnishing. In addition to sweetness, it provides texture, color contrast and a glittery shine. It makes double chocolate chip muffins look extra special.
• Flaky Sea Salt (optional): This seasoning is known to enhance the flavor of chocolate. Instead of sparkling sugar, you can choose to garnish the chocolate muffins with flaky salt.

📖 RECIPE STEPS

RECIPE PREP: Preheat oven to 425°F. Melt the butter in the microwave. Put it aside. Pull out 2 muffin pans and line 18 wells with paper liners.

• STEP 1: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the granulated sugar, melted butter and vegetable oil.
• STEP 2: Add milk, eggs and vanilla to the bowl. Whisk to combine.
• STEP 3: Add flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and sea salt to the bowl. Whisk just until no large lumps remain. Do not overmix.
• STEP 4: Sprinkle in the chocolate chips. Fold them into the batter.

• STEP 5: Divide the muffin batter between the 18 wells of the muffin tins, filling each one completely full. Top with additional chocolate chips and, if desired, some white sparkling sugar for added texture.
• STEP 6: Bake at 425°F for 5 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F and bake an additional 15 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the center of 2 cupcakes comes out clean. Remove chocolate muffins from the pan and transfer to a wire rack. If desired, garnish with white sparkling sugar or flaky sea salt. Cool completely before storing.

👩🏻‍🍳 RECIPE FAQ

These are the most commonly asked questions when making double chocolate chip muffins, and the most helpful answers for recipe success.

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