chocolate chip muffins recipe | easy muffins

Name: chocolate chip muffins recipe | easy muffins recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.