Homemade Chocolate Chip Muffins

Who doesn’t love a nice, fresh and sweet Chocolate Chip Muffin to start their morning off with? Making a Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Muffin recipe loaded with chocolate chips is as easy as 1, 2, 3.

Growing up, I would love to devour the Hostess pre-packaged mini chocolate chip muffins, and let me just say they were great. But then I had homemade chocolate chip muffins and now there is no going back. 

There is something about a homemade muffin that just cannot be beaten by any store-bought muffin snack. The freshness, sweetness, flakiness are things you will never find in a store-bought muffin.

This recipe is simple enough, why not also make som of my other favorite homemade muffin recipes.  I'd love to hear what your favorite is, so make sure to leave a comment below and let me know. 

• Blueberry Muffins
• Coffee Cake Muffins
• Raspberry Muffins

We all have to agree that the best part of the muffin is the muffin top and these Chocolate Chip Muffins have the softest tops and are loaded with chocolate chips. This recipe is quick and easy to make in any morning or afternoon because they are just that easy to make.  Within a few minutes, you can enjoy hot fresh muffins too. 

Making different size muffins for different occasions is always fun, so make sure to follow the guide below for perfect muffins of any size!

Ingredients for Homemade Chocolate Chip Muffins

Wet Ingredients: Egg, Milk, Vegetable Oil and Vanilla Extract

Dry Ingredients: All Purpose Flour, Granulated Sugar, Baking Powder, Salt

Other: Semi-Sweet Chocolate chips (mini).  Substitute Milk Chocolate Chips or even chocolate coated candies.

optional: cupcake liners

For the full recipe with ingredient measures and directions see recipe card located at the bottom of the post.

Chocolate Substitutions

Try substituting these other chocolate options:

• Chocolate Chunks
• Milk Chocolate Chips
• White Chocolate
• Candy coated chocolate pieces

You can even use a combination of chocolate for flavor and texture.  Rough chop chocolate chunks for difference size chocolate pieces.

Room Temperature Eggs

I'm sure you have asked yourself why recipes call for Room Temperature butter and/or eggs.  Let me explain.  

Room temperature eggs will mix easier with the muffin batter allowing the batter to rise easier and bake for light and fluffy.  Which is ultimately what you want in a Bakery Style Muffin.

Cold or chilled eggs are more dense and produce a muffin that is more dense in texture.

How long does it take to bring eggs to Room Temperature?

Eggs can easily be brought to room temperature by removing them from the carton and placing on a towel on the counter for about 30 minutes prior to baking.

To speed this process up you can place chilled eggs in a bowl of luke warm water to speed up the process.

Measuring Dry Ingredients

Measuring ingredients correctly makes a big difference.  When at all possible I prefer to weigh ingredients using a kitchen scale ensuring accuracy.  Adding too much or too little when it comes to the dry ingredients can mean the difference between soft moist muffins and tough dry muffins.

When using a scale is not an option try using the spoon and level method and a measuring cup.  First stir or whisk the flour adding air into the flour.  Then carefully spoon the flour into the cup.  Level off the top with a knife.  Do not shake or pack the flour.  For more information about measuring ingredients look at this in depth article I've written.  

How to make Chocolate Chip Muffins from scratch?

How to make Chocolate Chip Muffins from scratch?

• Preheat Oven to 375 Degrees
• Grease Muffin Pans or use Paper Muffin Liners
• In a large bowl add dry ingredients. Flour, Sugar, Salt, and Baking Powder. Stir with a wooden spoon and combine ingredients.
• Add Mini Chocolate Chips in flour mixture and Stir - Tip: It's important to stir the chocolate chips with the flour mixture to coat the chips and prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the muffins.

• Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Add Egg, Vanilla, Vegetable Oil and Milk
• With a fork or whisk, mix the egg into oil and milk gradually adding flour mixture into the process.
• Mix until fully combined. Batter will be thick
• Spoon into muffin pan lined with paper liners or greased with baking spray

Baking Times For Muffins

Muffins bake at 375 degree preheated oven for the following times. Pans should be sprayed with cooking spray or use muffin liners.

For golden brown muffins make sure to fill each muffin cup well with the same amount of batter or the most even baking.  

Oven Temperature

Baking is a science right down to needing to make sure the oven temperature is perfect.  Too hot or too cool will change the baking time, and how the batter ultimately bakes.  Looking for tall muffin tops or bakery style muffins?  It's best to make sure your oven is heating to temperature.

Always allow oven to pre-heat before placing muffins in to bake.  The oven will heat to a higher temperature and then cool down.  This happens in cycles to maintain the actual temperature the oven is set for.

Never add anything to the oven when the heating element is on.  Always wait for it to turn off.

Serving Muffins

The best thing about homemade muffins is they are delicious any time of day and not sure Saturday morning.  Serve with morning coffee or a tall glass of chilled milk these tender muffins will be among your favorite things to share with the whole family.

My boys would agree they are best as after-school snacks truly one of their favorite muffin recipes

How to Store Chocolate Chip Muffins?

Store muffins in an airtight container such as a zip-loc bag or plastic container to keep fresh.  

How Long will Muffins Last?

Muffins will last for about 5 days after baking them, I recommend storing them in the refrigerator to make sure they stay extra fresh. If you want your muffins to last longer than that, store them in the freezer for up to 3 months. 

Can you freeze Chocolate Chip Muffins?

I love freezing muffins, these muffins will be the perfect breakfast that you can make beforehand and freeze half the batch for a later time. Place the muffins in a container and freeze them for up to 3 months. When you are ready to enjoy these muffins, let them thaw for a few hours. I recommend getting the muffins out of the freezer the night before and letting them sit out on the container overnight and then in the morning, they are ready to enjoy. 

Are Chocolate Chip Muffins best served warm or cooled?

Chocolate Chip Muffins are one of those kinds of foods that are tasty when they are fresh out of the oven or when they are cooled. I prefer my Chocolate Chip Muffins to be warmed, but honestly, I will eat these muffins at any temperature because they are that good. 

Homemade Chocolate Chip Muffins FAQ

Tips and Tricks:

• Crispy Muffin Tops: I would recommend sprinkling a little sugar on each muffin before baking them, this will give the muffins a flaky muffin top.
• Extra Chocolate Chips: Sprinkle a few chocolate chips on top of the muffins before baking for a little extra goodness.
• I use a Jumbo Muffin Tin to make these muffins, but you can use a Mini Muffin Tin or a Regular-sized Muffin Tin. 
• Fill the muffin tin up to ¾ of the way full with the muffin batter. 

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Chocolate Chip Muffin Recipe

Made from scratch Chocolate Chip Muffin Recipe where you decide the size. Jumbo, Regular or Mini they will be perfect. Loaded with mini chocolate chips a delicious snack muffin recipe.

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time15 minutes mins

Cook ModePrevent your screen from going dark

Course: Bread

Cuisine: American

Servings: 6

Ingredients

• 1 ½ Cup All Purpose Flour
• ¾ Cup Sugar
• ½ teaspoon Salt
• 2 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1 Egg
• ½ Cup Milk
• ⅓ Cup Vegetable Oil
• 1 ½ teaspoon Vanilla
• ¾ Cup Mini Chocolate Chips - Divided

Instructions

• Preheat Oven to 375 Degrees
• Grease Muffin Pans or use Paper Muffin Liners
• In a large mixing bowl add dry ingredients. Flour, Sugar, Salt, and Baking Powder. Stir and combine ingredients.
• Add Mini Chocolate Chips (reserving a handful to put on top of muffins before baking) in flour mixture and Stir – It’s important to stir the chocolate chips with the flour mixture to coat the chips and prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the muffins.
• Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Add Egg, Vanilla, Vegetable Oil and Milk
• With a fork or whisk, mix the egg into oil and milk gradually adding flour mixture into the process.
• Mix until fully combined. Batter will be thick
• Spoon into muffin tins.
• Top with a few chocolate chips before baking
• Bake 6 Jumbo Muffins for 20-24 Minutes. 12 Regular Muffins 15-18 Minutes. 22 Mini Muffins for 9-12 Minutes.

Notes

Muffin Baking Times

375 Degrees

 

Mini Muffins	9-12 Minutes
Regular Muffins	15-18 Minutes
Jumbo Muffins	20-24 Minutes

Store Muffins in air tight container or freeze

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All nutrition values are approximate and calculated by a plugin and are provided as a courtesy. Adding or subtracting ingredients will change the nutritional value.

Nutrition

Calories: 454kcal | Carbohydrates: 66g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 371mg | Potassium: 73mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 123IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 137mg | Iron: 2mg