Start your morning off on a sweet note with this simple Chocolate Chip Muffin Recipe. These muffins take minutes to whip up the batter so you can have a sweet treat on the table in no time.
If you are as muffin obsessed as our family is, make sure you also try my Brown Sugar Muffins and my Cinnamon Muffins!
Chocolate Chip Muffins
We love muffins for breakfast. I actually love them as a mid-morning snack, so I always make sure that we make more than we’ll eat for breakfast, so I can have another one when the munchies hit.
The kids go absolutely crazy for this chocolate chip muffin recipe. Every bite is filled with chocolate chips and the muffins are so tender that they practically melt in your mouth.
How to Make this Chocolate Chip Muffin Recipe
This is a simple one-bowl muffin recipe. No fancy tricks here!
- Start by whisking together your dry ingredients.
- Mix together your wet ingredients. I use a large liquid measuring cup. I measure the liquids first, then add in the egg and lightly beat it in the cup.
- Mix together the wet and the dry ingredients. Be gentle, you don’t want to overmix.
- When the batter is almost combined, mix in the chocolate chips, just until everything is combined.
- Spoon the batter into a muffin tin and bake until baked through.
Tips and Tricks
- You can use regular chocolate chips, but I prefer mini chocolate chips. I feel like the chips are distributed more evenly.
- You can use cupcake liners or you can grease the muffin tins.
- I like to use a retractable ice cream scoop for scooping the batter into the muffin tins.
- Save a few of the chocolate chips to sprinkle on top of the batter before you bake the muffins to make them look nicer once they are baked. The chips you add to the top will sit on top of the muffins.
- Let the muffins sit in the tins for a few minutes after coming out of the oven before removing them. Otherwise, the muffins may crumble.
How to Store Muffins
I love to have muffins on hand all week, so I’ll usually make up a batch a couple times a week. If you don’t eat them all in one setting, here is how you store them.
First of all, make sure they are cooled completely before trying to store them. If they are still warm, they will get soggy.
Store any muffins that you are going to eat soon in an airtight container.
Store them in a single layer.
To keep the muffins from getting soggy, you can put a paper towel over them to absorb any extra moisture.
Muffins can be stored in a container at room temperature for about 3 days.
You can also freeze any leftover muffins. I like to freeze them wrapped individually in plastic wrap and then in a larger freezer safe container. That way we can take them out one at a time, as needed.
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Chocolate Chip Muffin Recipe
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 12 muffins 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Description
Start your morning off on a sweet note with this simple Chocolate Chip Muffin Recipe. These muffins take minutes to whip up the batter so you can have a sweet treat on the table in no time.
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (I like to use mini)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Spray a 12-cup muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray or line with cupcake liners. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
- In another bowl (or I like to just use a large liquid measuring cup), whisk together the milk, vegetable oil and egg.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until almost combined, then add the chocolate chips and gently fold in. The batter will be lumpy, but you don’t want to over-mix.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups, dividing the batter evenly. (You can top the batter with a few extra chocolate chips, if desired, to make them pretty.)
- Bake for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts. Any nutritional information should only be used as a general guideline.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 211
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 143 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 31 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 17 mg
Keywords: chocolate chip muffin recipe, chocolate chip muffins
Rosa's Yummy Yums says
That is always a very welcome breakfast or teatime treat! Yummy!
Cheers,
Rosa
Sook says
Oh yum! I love chocolate muffins. These look fabulous!
Valerie says
Muffins are good and adding chocolate makes them special to me!
Catherine says
Dear Deborah, I wouldn’t mind having one this morning with my coffee. A perfect way to start the morning…sometimes we need something sweet for breakfast and these muffins are perfect for that. xo, Catherine
Cynthia/What A Girl Eats says
These look fantastic…do you deliver? lol!
Joanne H Bruno says
My daughter actually just asked for chocolate chip muffins for breakfast, so these will have to happen!
naifa julila says
These muffins are AWESOME!
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Mrs Zull says
Great recipe!.. Make this afternoon for my grandnephew.. He loves it!..
Thank you.
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michaela grindstaff says
so so good!!
Kayleigh Rumbuseen says
THEY TASTE SO GOOD!!! 🤠👍😹😽🙀😻😺😸😼👁👄👁
Mary H says
Great recipe, we made mini muffins. My 10 year old did most of the baking, very easy to follow and tasted great.
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Tawny says
These were ok. If I made them again I think I would add vanilla. They’re a little bit dull in flavor. I also would probably only put 1/2 cup or less of chocolate chips. They have way too many chips! I’m disappointed my little one wouldn’t eat these. Otherwise super easy and quick!
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Lois Hizer says
I’l going to make the cinnamon and chocolate chip muffins
Ali Hansen says
This recipe was delicious I made it randomly and it wasn’t that hard thanks so much
morgan says
Like one commenter mentioned, this recipe is not bursting with flavour BUT they were perfect for a quick, last minute breakfast. SO easy– and really come alive sliced in half with a pat of melting butter on each side. Will keep this recipe on hand!
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Trudy Holtz says
This is a really great, super simple recipe!! Soooo yummy. Will definitely be adding to our morning rotation. 🥰
Donna says
I made these this morning for breakfast and they’re delicious and so easy to make. Thank you for sharing.
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Cameran says
I made these for myself and they came out delicious. Great recipe.
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Lore says
The muffins were very good and the family enjoyed them! I did substitute the 1/4 cup of oil with 1/4 cup of butter and used regular size chocolate chips vs mini.
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