If I were to ever write a cookbook (which I am really never planning on doing), I would do a muffin cookbook. I love muffins. I don’t know what it is about them, but they excite me. Yeah, I’m kind of weird like that. Maybe it’s the fact that you are almost eating a cupcake for breakfast. Or maybe it’s because they are so easy to throw together. And the fact that there are about a million different recipes out there for muffins, that’s always a plus, too! I definitely have my go-to recipes, but I love to try out new recipes. And if it were up to me, I’d try out a different muffin recipe every Sunday morning!
So I was super excited when I had the chance to make some muffins for a little breakfast get-together. I made the Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Muffins that I already posted about along with these Chocolate Chip Sour Cream Muffins. And wow – I chose 2 pretty awesome recipes to try out!!
These muffins are yet another Pinterest discovery. And they come from a fabulous blog that I spotlighted just a week ago – The Curvy Carrot. I couldn’t stop thinking about these muffins after I first saw them, and knew they would grace my table sooner than later. I would have jumped up and made them right away, but I don’t think I had any sour cream on hand when I first saw the recipe!
I’ll be honest – these really are more like a cupcake to me than a muffin – but it didn’t mean I loved them any less! These are SO good. They were everything that I was hoping for. Super moist, full of buttery, chocolate-y goodness. These probably aren’t an every day muffin, but if you are feeling like a little cheat, these are definitely the way to go! Luckily I was able to give most of them away at the breakfast I went to, otherwise I think I would have eaten them all myself. (Yes, I do have a bit of a self-control problem…)
This is a recipe you’ll want to whip up for a special breakfast this weekend!
recipe from The Curvy Carrot
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1 cup sour cream
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F. Line 12 muffin cups with liners or spray with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In another bowl, whisk together the egg, sour cream, butter and vanilla.
- Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix just until moistened. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Divide the mixture between the prepared muffin tins. Bake in the preheated oven until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 14 to 18 minutes.
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Want more delicious muffins?
Banana Blueberry Muffins from Dine and Dish
Mixed Berry Muffins from Tidy Mom
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins from Cheese and Chocolate
Banana Oat Chocolate Chip Muffins from Care’s Kitchen
Whole Wheat Pumpkin Muffins with Toasted Almonds from Cookin’ Canuck
I love anything with chocolate chips, so I will be trying these. Thanks for sharing.
Lovely muffins¨The sour cream must give them a wonderful texture.
Cheers,
Rosa
Love ALL muffin recipes. My boys love it when I whip up chocolate chip muffins for a special breakfast.
Mmm…these do look yummy. I love making cakes with sour cream. I think it really helps with moistness.
Thank you for sharing.
By the way, I really like the layout and theme of your blog, and the way that you display your recipes. Maybe we could share tips sometime soon?
Beautiful muffins! I love how moist sour cream makes muffins, cakes, cupcakes! These look great!
I have this recipe pinned, too! Pinterest makes the world a much smaller place – as if the Internet didn’t already do that.
They look awesome! I can’t wait to give them a try, myself.
I’d love to try these! I bet they’re super moist. Now I just need to quit being cheap and buy a muffin tin…
I love the simplicity of these! They sound lovely.
Oh, I love a good muffin and nothing beats the chocolate chip muffin. NOTHING. So simple and yummy!
Love your photos!
I love the addition of sour cream – it probably keeps them perfectly moist!
These sound delicious. I love the idea of using sour cream, lovely and moist. I just went to look at the oatmeal raisin muffins you mentioned – Oh my! They look gorgeous. I know what I want to bake next! I really don’t bake enough muffins
These look fabulous! I love making muffins and these are going on my list to try and on my pin board on Pinterest!
Sigh. I really truly don’t eat enough muffins…that’s for sure! These sound delicious! I would have them for dessert
Those look delicious! Write a muffin book…I’ll buy it!
I just love muffins too. They are handsdown my favorite thing to bake- there are endless combinations out there, and they can be both breakfast or dessert. And I don’t know what it is about muffins, but my 3 year old who never has a very big appetite will scarf down muffins one after another.
These are amazing!! The addition of the sour cream makes them absolutely perfect.
hey, loved them, tried couple of times, blogged about them today
thanks
@Nadia, I’m so glad you liked them!!
those look amazing