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Chocolate Chip Muffins (2)

Easy Chocolate Muffins That Taste Like a Bakery Treat

These bakery-style Chocolate Chip Muffins are soft, moist, and packed with rich cocoa flavor. Made with simple ingredients and no mixer required — the perfect weekend bake!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

Wet Ingredients

  • 45 g butter melted
  • 90 g milk
  • 50 g fine granulated sugar
  • 1 large room temperature egg approx. 60g with shell

Dry Ingredients

  • 80 g cake flour / low-protein flour
  • 15 g cornstarch
  • 20 g cocoa powder
  • 15 g milk powder
  • 5 g baking powder

Add-in & Topping

  • 50 g heat-resistant chocolate chips for batter
  • Extra heat-resistant chocolate chips for topping

Instructions
 

Step 1: Preparation

  • Melt the butter in advance — either over a water bath or in the microwave on low heat until it turns liquid. Bring the egg to room temperature. Prepare and weigh all the ingredients ahead of time.
  • Line your muffin tray with baking paper or muffin liners.
  • Preheat the oven to 170°C (340°F), top and bottom heat, for 10 minutes.

Step 2: Combine Wet Ingredients

  • In a mixing bowl, add the melted butter, milk, room-temperature egg, and sugar.
  • Whisk until everything is well combined and smooth.

Step 3: Add Dry Ingredients

  • Sift together the cake flour, cornstarch, cocoa powder, milk powder, and baking powder.
  • Add them to the wet mixture and gently whisk until there's no visible dry flour. The batter should be smooth and even.
  • Avoid overmixing, as it can make the muffins dense.

Step 4: Add Chocolate Chips & Fill the Bag

  • Fold in 50 g of heat-resistant chocolate chips until evenly distributed throughout the batter.
  • Transfer the batter into a piping bag for easier portioning.

Step 5: Pipe & Decorate

  • Pipe the batter into the prepared muffin molds, filling each about 80% full.
  • Top each with a few extra chocolate chips for decoration.

Step 6: Bake

  • Place the muffin tray in the middle rack of the preheated oven.
  • Bake at 170°C (340°F) for 22 minutes.
  • Once baked, remove from the oven and allow them to cool before serving.
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