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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.
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.
Really good. I made them with wheat flour and I did add some vanilla too.
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Wish I would’ve read these reviews before making these so I could’ve adjusted the recipe. 🙁
They are dry, very cocoa flavored and not sweet at all.
Oh well, better luck next time!
Hi Catherine, I love your recipes!! However I am now trying to eliminate all processed foods from my cooking, which implies no white sugar or regular white flour. Could I use whole wheat flour and honey? How should I modify the recipe for doing so?
Thank you!!!
These are yummy! I’ve made them several times with various types of milk–regular, coconut milk, and even plain water. Of course the milk tastes the best and makes the moistest muffin, but coconut milk worked great and water was better than nothing!
I have ended up with only 10 full sized muffins every time I’ve made it. Not a problem, but just wanted to make a note of it in case anyone really needed 12 muffins–I either have 12 very small ones or 10 regular sized ones 🙂
They have the right shape and texture, not dry, however they were too salty — I think Jamie’s advice’s good. Or simply remove the salt?
Well…that was a kind comment.
Taste awful! Needs less cocoa powder I think, maybe extra sugar and some vanilla? They just taste like cocoa, not chocolate.
it’s a bit dry and it taste salty. tried adding 1 tbsp of butter like vensel96 said (i use unsalted butter), it’s still dry.
Well I guess I don’t have to spend the weekend figuring this one out!
I tried these out and they didn’t come out as sweet as I was expecting. I’m a little disapointed as a made a big batch for a group of friends. Now I’m not too sure I really want to offer these :s
[…] browsing online, I was also able to stumble with this awesome chocolate muffin recipe from Weelicious. I have not tried it yet, but I will soon. I was used to bake with Dr. […]
Disappointed. They didn’t take sweet enough. They tasted dry and like unsweetened cocoa powder 🙁
Made these today – so yummy and EASY! Blogging about ’em and linking tomorrow – thank you, as always Catherine!!!!
I have made these twice. The first time, I followed the recipe exactly but they were a bit dry (but still good). I made them again today and added half of a large sweet potato (mashed) and reduced the temp to 375 for 18 minutes! They turned out really delicious!
Just made those and loved it! So good!! :))