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This Chocolate Muffins recipe is simple to whip up and satisfying for all tummies! My kids go wild when I make this delightful treat. Their chocolatey taste is out of this world and will hit the spot when you’re craving something chocolate and delicious.
Best Ever Kid-Friendly Chocolate Muffins
If there’s such thing as an “easy sell” in our house, it’s chocolate. Nothing pleases everyone more than anything I make whose name starts with chocolate. In fact, my kids’ cheers of joy usually drown me out before I can even get the whole word out of my mouth!
Take this Chocolate Muffin recipe for instance. Recently, my little angels were in the midst of a quarrel at the kitchen table, and I was starting to lose my patience from all the bickering. Using my best diversionary skills I announced to them, “I made chocol…”. They were sold before they even knew what it was that I made. It’s amazing what power chocolate (in any form) has over my kids! After each of their first bites, there was peace in the world (at least momentarily)….and something delicious in their tummies.
I’ve started making a batch of these muffins and keeping them in the freezer so I can pop them into a lunchbox so the kids can have a little something special at school.
Why Make Chocolate Muffins?
- Irresistible Chocolatey Goodness: These muffins are packed with a rich chocolate flavor thanks to the cocoa and studded with decadent chocolate chips, making them a dream come true for chocolate lovers!
- Easy and Quick: These muffins are easy to make with simple ingredients (and instructions). They’re perfect for busy mornings or last-minute cravings when you (or your little ones) just need some chocolate.
- Versatile: Any occasion is a good occasion for chocolate muffins. They’re great with coffee for an easy breakfast, as a dessert after dinner, or as a sweet after-school snack! They’re incredibly versatile and always a crowd-pleaser.
- Family Favorite: These chocolate muffins’ texture are light as a feather, but also pack a rich punch of chocolate! The next time you’re trying to grab everyone’s attention, just whip up a batch of these and watch what happens! I can pretty much guarantee you’ll satisfy the whole family with these.
The Ingredients
- All purpose flour
- Unsweetened cocoa powder
- Granulated white sugar
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Kosher salt
- Milk
- Vegetable or canola oil
- Large egg
- Chocolate chips or chocolate chunks
How to Make Easy Chocolate Muffins
1. Prep Oven and Muffin Tin: Preheat the oven to 400° F. Grease or add paper liners to a regular (12) or mini (24) muffin tin.
2. Combine Dry Ingredients: In a medium bowl, sift flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
3. Combine Wet Ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk together the milk, oil, and the egg.
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4. Make the Batter: Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir just until combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
5. Fill Muffin Pan: Fill the muffin cups 2/3 full.
6. Bake to Perfection: Bake 18 – 22 minutes (or 8-10 minutes for mini muffins), or until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Simple Chocolate Muffins Video
Storage and Freezing Instructions
- Storage: Store leftover muffins in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or in the refrigerator for up to a week.
- Freezing: These muffins freeze beautifully! Once cooled completely, individually wrap each muffin in plastic wrap and place them in a freezer-safe bag or container. They can be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months. To enjoy, thaw them at room temperature and warm them up in the microwave for a few seconds if desired.
Recipe Tip
This is a great recipe to get your kids involved with! Baking is more fun when you get to do it together. Let little ones help you sift the dry ingredients or fold in the chocolate chips so they can get involved with you in the kitchen!
More Muffin Recipes
There are so many muffin recipes on weelicious! Muffins are some of my favorite recipes to develop because they’re great for snacks or breakfast or anything in between really! And there are so many flavor options! Here are some of my favorites.
With their rich flavor, moist yet fluffy texture, and easy prep, these muffins are sure to become a staple in your baking repertoire. Let me know in the comments if you have any questions and tag me on social media when you make these so I can see the big (chocolate covered) smiles on your kids faces!
Chocolate Muffins
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup granulated white sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil or canola oil
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips or chunks (you can use dark chocolate chips too!)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400° F. Grease or add paper liners to a regular (12) or mini (24) muffin tin.
- In a medium bowl, sift flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the milk, oil, and the egg. Add the dry ingredients and stir just until combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Fill the muffin cups 2/3 full.
- Bake 18 – 22 minutes (8-10 minutes for mini muffins), or until a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean.
If I wanted to substitute buttermilk for the milk is there a change to the baking powder volume? I always forget the alteration … these look fun and not too sweet for breakfast. Thanks!
Nutella on these would be insanely delicious on these!
Made these this morning. They looked like they were going to be brownies, but they were not sweet. My three year old thought he was getting a super special chocolate treat! I added a little agave nectar on top, and it was just a tad sweeter for me. Nutella was also delicious!
Yes, 1:1, but you may need to melt the coconut oil first.
How do u substitute coconut oil? Is it a 1:1 ratio?
I am all about chocolate and “gasp” I even let my children have them. I use organic sugar, flour, eggs. ect. Even though Catherine does not write it out DOES NOT mean you can not use it. I have been using her site for about 2 years now and my kids enjoy 99% of the foods I make from here.
As for these muffins. This will be our afternoon snack and once again its SUPER SIMPLE that my 5 year old can help which I LOVE!!!!!
I’m always looking for chocolate recipes that use cocoa powder since I always have some in the cupboard! Thanks. I also should tell you that I’ve been making the veggie lentil stew for my family and everyone LOVES it!
Thanks for another yummy looking recipe, I can’t wait to try these.
I just noticed that it says (Makes 12 regular-sized or 4 mini muffins) I think that should probably read 24 mini muffins instead of just 4. 🙂
My family is going to love these!
Making asap!!! Yum!
I love the idea of these muffins…I try to make banana mini muffins on Sundays with the weeks’ left over bananas, but with 3 kids 5 and under, there aren’t always left overs! This is a great, fun alternative and mini muffins are the perfect size for kids to get a treat in a perfect, small size.
I appreciate the variety of foods offered on Weelicious. Some are super healthy, others are an occasional treat. All are homemade and offer parents inspiration for preparing foods for our children instead of buying packaged products with loads of preservatives and artificial ingredients. If a recipe doesn’t appeal to me (for whatever reason) I simply don’t make it. Katherine is doing us all a favor everyday that she delivers her wonderful emails to our boxes. Personally I don’t know how she has time for a family and to make all these foods, photograph them and email them out! I’m impressed everyday I open her emails. Thank you!!
Oh, and I wanted to add, it’s so much better than all the additives of stuff sitting on the shelf for a few months. Everything in moderation!
These sound so yummy! This will be a weekend treat! 🙂
my son and i just had one for dessert=thanks for the quick, easy, and satisfying recipe! (middle eastern chicken burgers for supper…)
Ditto to marys comment. One of my favorite parts of the day is checking into weelicious and being inspired. You make me look like a superstar in the kitchen catherine! Thank u!