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chocolate chip muffins recipe | easy muffins

By swasthi , on June 4, 2019, 28 Comments, Jump to Recipe

chocolate chip muffins recipe – this is one of the recipe that i have tried many times and is a keeper since it is very easy to make. It yields delicious, soft and fluffy muffins that make a good after school snack for kids.

chocolate chip muffins recipe

I have baked it several times using half whole wheat flour and half plain flour and they turned out the best. These can also be made using only wheat flour but they turn out dense. This time i made them using unbleached pastry flour, since i did not have any other flours in hand. I adapted this chocolate chip muffins recipe from food and is a good one for beginners.

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The ingredients mentioned in the recipe box yields 12 large muffins or 18 regular muffins. This recipe cannot be halved due to the quantity of eggs but can be doubled. To make smaller quantity, the recipe has to be scaled down to 1/3 or 2/3 proportions.

Here is the quantity of ingredients scaled down to 1/3 and makes 4 large muffins or 6 regular muffins

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp salt minus a pinch
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter
  • 1 egg lightly beaten
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips

how to make chocolate chip muffins

1. Grease the muffin tin, this helps the liners to stay in place without moving. Place the muffin liners. Preheat oven to 180 C. Sieve together flour, baking powder, salt. I added a bit of cinnamon that is optional. Half wheat flour and half plain flour (maida) works good for this recipe, also only wheat flour can be used but the muffins turn out to be dense. But i used unbleached pastry flour since that’s what i had when i made these.

sieving ingredients for chocolate chip muffins recipe

2. Add sugar to the sieved mixture. I used organic sugar. Half brown sugar and half white sugar too works well. It also gives a little dark color to the muffins.

addition of sugar for chocolate chip muffins recipe

3. Lightly beat eggs in a mixing bowl. Melt the butter and cool it. Make sure all the ingredients are at room temperature.

beaten eggs for chocolate chip muffins recipe

4. Mix together butter, lightly beaten eggs, milk and vanilla.

wet ingredients for chocolate chip muffins recipe

5. Add half of the flour to the wet mixture and mix until combined. Add the rest of the flour and mix until just combined. Do not over mix it, it makes the muffins tough.

addition of flour in chocolate chip muffins recipe
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6. Add chocolate chips, mix again until just combined.

addition of chips in chocolate chip muffins recipe

7. At this stage batter is fairly thick. The color of your batter may turn different based on the ingredients used like wheat flour, butter or brown sugar.

batter for chocolate chip muffins recipe

8. Fill the batter equally in all the liners.

filling batter for chocolate chip muffins recipe
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9. Bake at 180 C for 20 minutes. These are large muffins, but if making smaller i suggest checking after 12 minutes. Check the doneness by inserting a Tooth pick, it should come out clean.

baking chocolate chip muffins recipe

Cool them on a wire rack. These keep good for about 4 days if refrigerated. They can be reheated in microwave for 1 to 2 minutes.

cooled chocolate chip muffins

chocolate chip muffins recipe

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chocolate chip muffins recipe | easy muffins recipe

Quick and easy muffin recipe suitable for beginners.
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For best results follow the step-by-step photos above the recipe card

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Servings12 Large muffins
AuthorSwasthi

Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )

  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup milk
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 3 eggs (lightly beaten)
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips
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Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180 C for 15 minutes. Grease and place the muffin liners in a tin.
  • Sieve all the dry ingredients except sugar. Add sugar and mix. Set this aside.
  • Add eggs to a bowl and beat them lightly, Add milk. vanilla and melted butter. Mix everything well.
  • Now add half of the dry mix and stir. Add the rest and stir just until combined well. Add choco chips and stir.
  • pour the muffin batter to the liners equally.
  • Bake for 20 minutes if making large muffins or bake for just 12 minutes if making regular sized muffins.
  • Tooth pick inserted must come out clean.
  • Cool them on a wire rack.
  • Best served warm.
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Alternative quantities provided in the recipe card are for 1x only, original recipe.

For best results follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips above the recipe card.

NUTRITION INFO (estimation only)

Nutrition Facts
chocolate chip muffins recipe | easy muffins recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 386 Calories from Fat 153
% Daily Value*
Fat 17g26%
Saturated Fat 10g63%
Cholesterol 75mg25%
Sodium 134mg6%
Potassium 205mg6%
Carbohydrates 52g17%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 27g30%
Protein 6g12%
Vitamin A 480IU10%
Vitamin C 0.1mg0%
Calcium 109mg11%
Iron 1.9mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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I’m Swasthi shreekanth, the recipe developer, food photographer & food writer behind Swasthis recipes. My aim is to help you cook great Indian food with my time-tested recipes. After 2 decades of experience in practical Indian cooking I started this blog to help people cook better & more often at home. Whether you are a novice or an experienced cook I am sure Swasthi’s Recipes will assist you to enhance your cooking skills.
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  2. Sharyn Kashyap says

    August 29, 2020

    5 stars
    Dear Swasthi

    First time today tried my hand at making muffins. I used the 1 cup measurement and made 6. I had organic block chocolate and chopped up some into small bits. Followed the recipe step by step.

    It tastes so good!

    Can’t thank you enough for being the teacher I have needed all my life! Home economics was my worst subject at school (some 40 years ago!).

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      August 30, 2020

      Hi Sharyn
      Haha! So glad to know you liked them!
      Thank you so much for leaving a comment.

      Reply
  3. Seema says

    July 29, 2020

    5 stars
    Hi Swasti,

    The first time I made these muffins it came out amazing. Today I tried it with wheat flour. I added extra milk like you had mentioned in one of the comments and 1tbspn sugar. it came out good.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      August 1, 2020

      Glad to know Seema
      Thank you

      Reply
  4. Hanfia says

    October 1, 2018

    Hi
    Hope you are enjoying good recipes . muffins recipe is looking tempting please tell me can i use ghee instead of butter please reply me earlier I am waiting.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      October 1, 2018

      Hi Hanfia,
      Thank you. Yes it works with ghee. There may be a slight change in the flavor. Just halve the recipe and try

      Reply
  5. Satnam says

    August 22, 2017

    5 stars
    Hi Swasthi,
    I recently tried this recipe twice and both the times muffins turn out to be super yummy. My son is crazy about muffins and cakes, so I am trying to bake for him at home. I have two questions;
    1) Can you please let me know more healthier options for flour without compromising on taste?
    2) Each time I bake muffins my chocolate chips always came down at the bottom, instead of floating at the top and they also melts inside, any reason why?
    Thanks in advance.
    Satnam

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    • swasthi says

      August 23, 2017

      Hi Satnam
      Welcome. Glad to know muffins turned out good. I haven’t tried these atta. But I guess it works well with atta too, you may need to add little more milk. I am yet to try these.
      I use hersheys mini choco chips right away from the fridge. Are u using the same and from fridge. If not then try it that way.
      If that doesn’t fix the issue then just toss the choco chips in 1 tbsp flour and add them to the batter towards the end. Do not stir a lot. Hope these help.

      Reply
  6. Anu says

    December 8, 2016

    5 stars
    Hi swasthi,
    I was a lil late in making the muffins. I dint want to use vanilla essence after u told…..managed to get vanilla extract online.
    I made them today n they turned out super. I felt so happy looking at my kids enjoying them……my daughter had 6 at a time.
    Love u soooooo much n ur recipes too

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      December 27, 2016

      Hi Anu
      Again I am very late in replying this comment due to holidays. I am very glad to know they turned out good. Thanks a lot for the love and for trying as well.

      Reply
  7. Anu says

    November 18, 2016

    I was eagerly waiting for ur reply……thank u so much for ur suggestions……i wud certainly avoid the unhealthy things……im lucky that i found u who can suggest good things

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      November 19, 2016

      Welcome and thanks Anu

      Reply
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  9. Anu says

    November 15, 2016

    Oops one more doubt…..i do not hv a muffin tray…..can i directly pour the mixture into silicone moulds n bake…..,does it make any difference

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      November 17, 2016

      Hi anu, You can bake but you may need to adjust the timings.. You can also use the steel cups or masala dhaba cups.

      Reply
  10. Anu says

    November 15, 2016

    5 stars
    Hi……I’m quite new to baking…,..after looking at these muffins i wanna give a try………..so hv few questions….
    Here u hv said 3/4th cup unsalted butter….is it after melting or before melting butter…..Can i use home made butter after churning buttermilk
    My second question……its hard to find vanilla extract as i live in a small town……can i use vanilla essence instead…..if so how much
    My third question……i hv ifb microwave……in it has options only convection, convection n microwave…..which combination shud i use

    I made few cup cakes before frm other websites but they didn’t turn out well…..they became hard after cooling down

    Few tv shows don’t use baking powder at all instead cake gel is used. Does that make any difference? For ur recipe how much can b used?

    Will give a try after ur reply n get back to u to tell how they turned out. Pls ans all my queries

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      November 17, 2016

      Hi Anu
      3/4 cup soft unmelted butter comes upto the same 3/4 cup melted. But still measure 3/4 cup soft butter and melt it. I have never used homemade butter for any of the baking recipes, But I guess it works good.
      Just skip vanilla, they will still smell good. If you have good true cinnamon powder, you can use it for flavor. Vanilla essence comes with additives which are not good for health. If you still want to go ahead then you can use half of vanilla extract.
      Usually convection mode dries up the cakes and muffins but is good for cookies due to the fan. Some convection oven come with an option to off the fan. If you have that option, then off the fan and bake these in convection mode.
      Else go for the other option.
      Baking gel is used to aerate the batter and to get fluffy bakes. But it is terribly unhealthy. So I suggest you go ahead with baking powder.
      About your previous trails from other websites, if it is from a good site, the recipe may be good but the problem could be with the usage of the oven.
      Each oven is different , several trials are needed to get the bakes right specially in a microwave and convection combo oven. If your oven is a fan forced one then it is not very good to make professional/ commercial kind of cakes – soft, fluffy and light.
      But It doesn’t mean they r not good for baking. They can make good bakes if you learn to use it right. Several trials may help you. When you try many times, stick on to one recipe and try. To know how things work. Hope this helps.

      Reply
  11. paridhi says

    October 9, 2016

    5 stars
    Looks so cute! *-* I eagerly want to try these muffins bt the sad thing is I dont have a microwave (._.) is there any other option to bake them? Please let me know…!!!

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      October 13, 2016

      I am sorry paridhi. I am late in replying
      I think these can be baked in a pressure cooker but the cooker will get damaged. If you have a old one then you can try.

      Reply
      • paridhi says

        October 14, 2016

        Sure will definitely try this nd let u know…
        Thank you…!

        Reply
  12. gokila says

    December 25, 2015

    Hai..yummy yummy…can you share your oven details and also suggest me to best OTG to buy??

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      January 4, 2016

      Hi Gokila, sorry for the delay. I use a hitachi oven (made in japan) which has 5 cooking methods feature. Grill, steam, microwave, superheated steam and oven – all in one. So far good for all my bakes, steaming, grills, cooking etc. Don’t know the model number right now since i am on a vacation (away from home). Hope this helps.

      Reply
  13. Cakespy says

    June 6, 2015

    These look great!! So cute!

    Reply
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  15. kushi says

    June 3, 2015

    5 stars
    These muffins are perfect and delicious dear!

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      June 4, 2015

      Thanks Kushi

      Reply
  16. Jolly says

    June 3, 2015

    Omg… It’s mouth watering & perfect muffins 🙂

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      June 4, 2015

      Thanks Jolly

      Reply
  17. Piyali says

    June 3, 2015

    I am drooling over your mushy muffins swirling in chocolate chips. You explain every step so clearly with pictures, that it makes it a pleasure to follow your recipes and recreate in the kitchen.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      June 4, 2015

      Thanks for those lovely words Piyali

      Reply

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