I’ve always had such a difficult time finding a muffin recipe that I really like, but I think that after a lot of searching and trying and tweaking, I have perfected the chocolate chip muffin! These are perfect for breakfast on-the-go or just for a snack. I like to make a tray of these on the weekend, put them in little plastic bags, and throw them in the fridge so that my husband and I can just grab them and go in the mornings. If you want to know how I make these, just keep reading!
Ingredients:
2 cups of flour
½ cup of granulated sugar
3 teaspoons of baking powder
½ teaspoon of salt
1 cup of chocolate chips
1 egg
1 cup of milk or almond milk
½ cup of vegetable oil
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
A little extra granulated sugar to sprinkle on top
First, preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Then, combine the flour, ½ cup of sugar, baking powder, salt, and chocolate chips in a medium bowl and stir or whisk to combine.
Next, grab a different medium bowl and add in the egg, milk (or almond milk), vegetable oil, and vanilla extract. Beat these ingredients until smooth and completely blended. I like to use my KitchenAid mixer for this as it takes just a couple of easy minutes to blend the liquids together perfectly. I usually make these with regular milk, but today I used almond milk instead and the batter came out just the same. I’m sure coconut milk would work fine too, although I have never tried it myself.
Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture in two additions, beating the first half just for a few seconds before adding the rest. Add the second half and beat just until the dry mix is incorporated into the wet mix (just a few seconds). Take out the bowl and stir a few times by hand, just until all ingredients look blended. It is okay if the mixture looks lumpy, just make sure you don’t mix it more than necessary (you don’t want to beat the air out of the batter or else they will not rise properly in the oven). The batter will look fairly runny but this is intended as all of the liquids will make for very moist, fluffy muffins.
Line a twelve count muffin pan with muffin cups (I chose blue with white polka dots to add a fun bit of color/design).
Spoon the batter into the twelve muffin cups until each cup is about even. They may seem really full but they bake perfectly.
Sprinkle each cup of batter with granulated sugar, and put into the oven. I bake my muffins for 18 minutes and this always yields the perfect bake. However, I do live at high altitude, so if you live in lower altitude then this baking time may need to be tweaked. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the muffins comes out clean. My muffins are fully baked before they even brown on top.
And this is the finished product! Keep in mind that adjustments can be made in the amount of ingredients/baking time based on differing altitudes. These muffins are amazingly chocolatey, so fluffy, very moist, and pretty easy to bake up in a flash! I hope you all try out this recipe, and let me know what you think in the comments below!
