Chocolate Chip Muffins

These Chocolate Chip Muffins make the perfect breakfast or snack idea. So easy to make. They are a soft moist muffin with a delicious crunchy streusel topping. A delicious treat for anytime!

Muffins, oh how I love muffins, for years in Italy, I could never find a muffin, for that matter  I could never find a muffin tin. But now everything is different and I can find that and almost everything else.

Recipe Ingredients

• Flour – all purpose
• Sugar – granulated
• Baking soda
• Baking powder
• Salt
• Chocolate chips – mini or regular, semi sweet or milk or even a mixture of both
• Egg – 1 large
• Greek yogurt – or you can substitute with sour cream
• Milk – 2% or whole milk
• Oil – vegetable oil, I use corn or sunflower oil

Topping

• Sugar – brown sugar packed
• Flour – all purpose
• Butter – softened
• Chocolate chips – optional

Can I substitute melted butter for oil?

Yes you can if you prefer, but oil does produce a more moist and tender muffin, or you could make a combination of both.

How to make them

To make the topping combine the sugar and flour in a small bowl, then cut in the butter and mix until mixture resembles large crumbs, stir in the chocolate chips, set aside. In large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt, then add mini chocolate chips, stirring gently to combine.

In a medium bowl whisk together the egg, yogurt, milk, vanilla and oil until combined. Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture and stir just until combined (stir approximately 15-16 times). Flour should be wet and the batter should be slightly lumpy.

Fill the muffin tins almost to the top. Sprinkle with the topping. Bake, check for doneness with a toothpick. I used a 6 medium size muffin tin but you could double the recipe and make 6 jumbo muffins.

Let cool 5 minutes in the pan then move to a wire rack to cool completely.

How to make muffins moist?

Adding buttermilk, sour cream or plain yogurt for part of the milk in a recipe will give you a more tender moist muffin. I use greek yogurt in this recipe but you could substitute with plain yogurt, buttermilk or even sour cream.

How to mix muffin batter

Although I always had a problem with the “mix only until moistened”, I would always over mix, I guess my brain was telling me the batter had to be smooth.

But when you stir muffin batter until it is smooth, your muffins become tough. So what I do is I stir 15-16 times and that’s it, and I mean that is it! Don’t worry about the batter lumps, they really do disappear when baked. And you will have soft, delicious muffins.

Why do you bake them at two different temperatures?

Baking them at a higher temperature first is what helps them puff up so you get a nice muffin top. Once you lower the temperature they will finish baking throughout.

How to tell when they are done

Touch the muffin lightly on top, if it springs back then they are ready. Or you can insert a toothpick in the centre of the muffin if it comes out clean or with a couple of crumbs attached then they are ready.

How to Store Baked Muffins

Let the muffins cool completely then store in an airtight container or bag, store them at room temperature. Muffins should last up to 2-3 days or 7 days in the fridge.

Freshly baked cooled muffins can also be stored in the freezer, be sure to place in an air tight container or freezer bag. They will keep up to 3 months.

More Delicious Muffin Recipes

• Banana Crumb Muffins
• Cinnamon Applesauce Muffins
• Orange Streusel Muffins

So if you love muffins as much as I do, this is a pretty darn good Chocolate Chip Muffin Recipe, especially with the crumb topping. Enjoy!

Updated from April 26, 2014.