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.
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.
3. Lightly beat eggs in a mixing bowl. Melt the butter and cool it. Make sure all the ingredients are at room temperature.
4. Mix together butter, lightly beaten eggs, milk and vanilla.
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.
6. Add chocolate chips, mix again until just combined.
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.
8. Fill the batter equally in all the liners.
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.
chocolate chip muffins recipe
chocolate chip muffins recipe | easy muffins recipe
For best results follow the step-by-step photos above the recipe card
Ingredients (US 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
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.
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)
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Hi swasti can I make cake out of the same batter ? If yes what would be the size of baking pan and oven temperature? And any other changes I need to bake it into a cake? I won’t add the chocolate chips of course…
Hi, You can make a cookie in a skillet but I haven’t experimented the timings. So pls follow the recipe as is for best results. If you want you can skip the choco chips
Hi swasti thank you for the reply.. you have mentioned cookie in your reply but did you actually mean cake?
Kindly clarify…
I tried muffins with the same recipe using ashirwad multigrain atta they turned out really well as you had mentioned in other comments I added half cup milk instead of 1/3 cup which was given in your recipe for the 1/3 quantity of the same recipe and it’s turned out very well
Can’t thank You enough for all the awesome no fail quick and easy recipes especially for beginners like me who always found kitchen a super exhausting and overwhelming place…
Glad to know! Thank you!
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!).
Hi Sharyn
Haha! So glad to know you liked them!
Thank you so much for leaving a comment.
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.
Glad to know Seema
Thank you
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.
Hi Hanfia,
Thank you. Yes it works with ghee. There may be a slight change in the flavor. Just halve the recipe and try
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
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.
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
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.
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
Welcome and thanks Anu
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
Hi anu, You can bake but you may need to adjust the timings.. You can also use the steel cups or masala dhaba cups.
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
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.
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…!!!
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.
Sure will definitely try this nd let u know…
Thank you…!
Hai..yummy yummy…can you share your oven details and also suggest me to best OTG to buy??
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.
These look great!! So cute!
These muffins are perfect and delicious dear!
Thanks Kushi
Omg… It’s mouth watering & perfect muffins 🙂
Thanks Jolly
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.
Thanks for those lovely words Piyali