A buttery, moist muffin studded with chocolate chips, these Chocolate Chip Sour Cream Muffins are the perfect breakfast treat!
I always thought it would be fun to write 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, like these Brown Sugar Muffins, 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 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 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!
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Chocolate Chip Sour Cream Muffins
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Total Time: 28 minutes
- Yield: 12 muffins 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Description
A buttery, moist muffin studded with chocolate chips, these Chocolate Chip Sour Cream Muffins are the perfect breakfast treat!
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 350ºF. 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.
Recipe Notes:
recipe from The Curvy Carrot
Keywords: chocolate chip sour cream muffins
Chris says
I am at the cabin and was looking for an easy muffin recipe! I found this one and thought, I gotta try this! Unfortunately I only had only 1/2 cup sour cream. So I used a mixture of sour cream and vanilla yogurt. So omitted the vanilla. I also didn’t have chocolate chips, so I chopped up a dark chocolate bar. The result was fantabulous! Thanks for the recipe!
★★★★★
Lori says
Omg! I have been for the perfect chocolate chip muffin recipe and ta da this is it! I also put blueberries instead of chocolate chips for my boyfriend and he loved them! He is hard to impress! Thanks so much!
★★★★★
Dena Levant says
These muffins are delish. Moist and chocolatey.
I stuck a piece of Caramilk bar in centre of each muffin so that there is some caramel goodness oozing out when you bite into centre of muffin. Fabulous!
Lori says
I have been looking for a recipe like this forever! So good!
★★★★★
Becky says
These were good. I used a wire whisk and didn’t even have to get out my electric beater. They are low fiber but that’s perfect for my son who can’t tolerate a lot of fiber. He loved them. Quick and easy. I’ll hang on to this recipe.
★★★★★
Deborah says
I’m so glad you both were able to enjoy them!
anickhspot says
those look amazing
Nadia says
hey, loved them, tried couple of times, blogged about them today 🙂 thanks
Deborah says
@Nadia, I’m so glad you liked them!!
Claudia says
These are amazing!! The addition of the sour cream makes them absolutely perfect.
Tasha says
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.
Krista {Budget Gourmet Mom} says
Those look delicious! Write a muffin book…I’ll buy it!
Joanne says
Sigh. I really truly don’t eat enough muffins…that’s for sure! These sound delicious! I would have them for dessert 😛
Jennifer @ Mother Thyme says
These look fabulous! I love making muffins and these are going on my list to try and on my pin board on Pinterest!
Katie says
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
Rachel @ The Avid Appetite says
I love the addition of sour cream – it probably keeps them perfectly moist!
Karly says
Oh, I love a good muffin and nothing beats the chocolate chip muffin. NOTHING. So simple and yummy!
Love your photos!
Katrina says
I love the simplicity of these! They sound lovely.
Katie says
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… 🙂
Abby says
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.
Kristy @ Sweet Treats and More says
Beautiful muffins! I love how moist sour cream makes muffins, cakes, cupcakes! These look great!
Rachel says
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?
Carrie@bakeaholicmama says
Love ALL muffin recipes. My boys love it when I whip up chocolate chip muffins for a special breakfast.
Rosa says
Lovely muffins¨The sour cream must give them a wonderful texture.
Cheers,
Rosa
Dee W. says
I love anything with chocolate chips, so I will be trying these. Thanks for sharing.