Chocolate Chip Muffins – Light and fluffy muffins with lots of chocolate chips. Great to make and stash in the freezer for quick mornings.
Do you have those recipes that you have been making for years and years, and you just take them for granted? This is one of those for me. I have this muffin recipe memorized, and make these chocolate chip muffins all of the time. I found the recipe about 10 years ago, and it quickly became a family favorite.
Muffins are one of my sons favorite things to eat for breakfast in the morning, so I always have them in the freezer. Between these muffins and these make ahead Sausage Breakfast Sandwiches, busy school mornings can be easy and not stressful.
Chocolate Chip Muffins are something special. You can use a box mix if you want, but they are nothing like these. And these are super easy with just a few ingredients! I almost always make a double batch of these muffins, so my freezer is stocked and ready.
If you have bananas to use up, you can make these Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins too. These almost always make an appearance when my son has friends spend the night, and if they don’t, I will hear about it. I mean, chocolate for breakfast is always a good idea!
How to Make Chocolate Chip Muffins
- The key to the best muffins is to not over mix them. Start by mixing together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt until well combined.
- Mix the chocolate chips in with the flour. This helps make sure that the chocolate chips don’t sink to the bottom and are evenly mixed throughout your muffins.
- In a liquid measuring cup measure your oil.
- Then crack an egg into the oil.
- Next fill your measuring cup to the 1 cup line with milk. This amount can change slightly each time based on how big your eggs are.
- Beat the egg into the oil and milk mixture before pouring into the flour. This will help make sure you don’t over mix the batter.
- Pour into the flour mixture and mix until just combined.
- I like to use an ice cream scoop to fill muffin tins, so they are all the same size and it makes for every easy clean up.
- Bake until a tester comes out clean and the muffins are lightly golden.
- It is best to let them cool in the pan for a few minutes before removing to cool completely.
- If you want to freeze them, let them cool completely and then place in a freezer bag to free.
My 6 year old needs to get in on the action when he is home!
The base recipe for these muffins is not super sweet, but tender and moist. So you could switch out the chocolate chips for blueberries or nuts or anything else you wanted. I kind of have a muffin problem, with some crazy 50 or more muffin recipes on the blog. So never have to hurt for inspiration.
Chocolate Chip Muffins will quickly become a staple in your life once you try this recipe. Chocolate for breakfast is the best idea, so these Triple Chocolate Muffins should also be a must try.
Take out a couple of frozen muffins in the morning and microwave for about 30 seconds to a minute. You can’t get much faster than that for a quick breakfast. You can put them frozen in a lunch box and they will thaw just in time for lunch. A great snack or treat any time of day!
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Chocolate Chip Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups flour, (plus 2 Tbls)
- 3/4 cup sugar, (minus 1 tsp)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder, (minus 1/2 tsp)
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup milk, (plus 1/4 cup)
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease 12 muffin cups or line with muffin liners.
- Combine flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. Stir in chocolate chips. Place vegetable oil into a 1 cup measuring cup; add the egg and enough milk to fill the cup. Mix this with flour mixture. Fill muffin cups about 2/3 full. Sprinkle with additional chocolate chips if desired. Bake for 14 to 16 minutes.
- Note: If you are baking above 3500 feet, follow the alterations in parenthesis.
Notes
Adapted from Allrecipes
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Nutrition Information
Yield
10Serving Size
1Amount Per ServingCalories 285 Total Fat 13g Saturated Fat 4g Trans Fat 0g Unsaturated Fat 9g Cholesterol 19mg Sodium 217mg Carbohydrates 41g Fiber 2g Sugar 25g Protein 4g
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Tara @ Chip Chip Hooray says
January 10, 2012 at 7:00 amThere is nothing like a good chocolate chip muffin. Breakfasts like these make my whole day better!
Emily @ Life on Food says
January 10, 2012 at 8:23 amEven if you haven’t made a cake, I am loving your muffin recipes. These are a classic.
Susie says
January 10, 2012 at 9:18 amThese look great. I was thinking about making chocolate chip muffins the other day so my son could pack it to school for snack, but I made something else instead lol. Now I want a chocolate chip muffin. I’m glad your moved and settled in…. I did the same thing over the holidays and it’s nice to just get to live in a house instead of unpack it. 🙂 Are you finding that your adjusting baking recipes due to altitude?
Kiri W. says
January 10, 2012 at 9:33 amFirst of all – I love that these are decent sized! Not too huge, and who doesn’t love a chocolate chip muffin enough to just keep eating? Great recipe 🙂
Jen at The Three Little Piglets says
January 10, 2012 at 11:20 amSo jealous! I’ve always wanted to visit the mountains in Colorado! It may or may not have something to do with the fact that I had a HUGE crush on John Denver when I was a little girl…
Alida says
January 10, 2012 at 11:35 amYour son is adorable! This is a great recipe. I love the flexibility you suggest with using other chips, dried fruit, etc. but I suspect with just chocolate chips is simply outstanding! 🙂
Steph@stephsbitebybite says
January 10, 2012 at 12:01 pmWhat I wouldn’t give for one of these right now!
Steve @ the black peppercorn says
January 10, 2012 at 12:35 pmOur family loves homemade muffins and have been on a kick of them lately putting lemon poppy seed and blueberry ones on the blog last week. These chocolate chips muffins look like they would be a favourite here as well!!
Aimee @ ShugarySweets says
January 10, 2012 at 12:45 pmYummy, these look scrumptious!
Joanne says
January 10, 2012 at 2:39 pmI want one so badly! I have all the ingredients on hand…off I go!
Kimby says
January 10, 2012 at 3:13 pmErin, that’s so true — listing & selling your other house, finding & moving to a new home (several states away), re-vamping your blog (& posting through it all), entertaining both sides of the family, and oh yeah, throw a couple holidays in there — WHEW! No wonder you haven’t had time to know what “real life” is there! I’m cheering for you to have a “normal” rest of the month. (Rest of the year!!) Take care. 🙂
Wendy (The Weekend Gourmet) says
January 10, 2012 at 5:53 pmVery pretty muffins…and you can never go wrong with chocolate!
Janet@FCTC says
January 10, 2012 at 6:46 pmOooo, these look great, Erin. It’s prolly obvious by my blog that we eat a lot of muffins here too but for some reason I’ve never made a chocolate chip one. Now though, I will sooooo be making these!
Kelly says
January 10, 2012 at 8:03 pmMmm I love chocolate chip muffins, these look so delicious Erin! 🙂
Ann says
January 10, 2012 at 8:18 pmIsn’t it amazing that high-altitude baking is so different? I’m have no doubt that you’ll figure it out and your cakes will be delicious!
Christy says
January 10, 2012 at 10:45 pmAwww, the reality that the holidays are over…but over here in Malaysia, we have another festive holidays coming up in a week and a half, so, it’s not over for us yet:p
Lovely chocolate chip muffins!!:D
Katherine Martinelli says
January 11, 2012 at 3:18 amYum! It’s been years since I had a chocolate chip muffin but they were my absolute favorite as a kid. Can’t wait to try these out, they look perfect!
Alyssa says
January 11, 2012 at 4:29 amI’m glad you’re all settled in. Your muffins look like ones we buy from a local bakery here and I’ve been thinking I need to try to make them myself. It’s interesting what a difference in altitude can do for baking. I’ve noticecd the same thing here with the humidity. Great recipe!
Ramona says
January 11, 2012 at 5:38 amSo glad you had a great time with your parents. I’m glad you’re officially settled… it’s a great feeling. The muffins look great… and I love how excited your son is about them. Very Cute!! 🙂
Roxana GreenGirl {A little bit of everything} says
January 11, 2012 at 5:38 amthese are a must try! they sounds so so good!!
Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love. says
January 12, 2012 at 6:53 pmGlad to hear you had a great time with your parents! These muffins look great!
Grubarazzi (@Grubarazzi) says
January 16, 2012 at 11:10 amPerfect little chocolate chip muffins. Can’t beat it!
Crystal says
June 11, 2013 at 8:01 pmHow would you use melt in this receipt?
Erin S says
June 11, 2013 at 8:09 pmReplace the canola oil with the same amount of melt (melted and cooled slightly). Hope you enjoy!