Chocolate Chip Muffins
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When you’re craving something warm, homemade, and chocolatey, these bakery-style chocolate chip muffins are the answer. Easy to make, absolutely packed with mini chips, and always a hit.
These rich chocolate chip muffins are one of my go-to comfort bakes—right up there with chocolate chip cookies. The batter comes together in just 10 minutes (no mixer needed), and 20 minutes later, you’ve got warm, melty, chocolatey muffins that are sure to make everyone smile.
If you love them like we do, be sure to try my banana chocolate chip muffins too—especially if you’ve got a few ripe bananas hanging around.
“Moist, delicious, and the perfect amount of chocolate chips — I couldn’t keep my kids and husband away from them!!”
What You’ll Need To Make Chocolate Chip Muffins
- All-Purpose Flour: Forms the base of the muffins and gives them structure. For best results, scoop it into your measuring cup with a spoon and level it off with a knife.
- Baking Powder and Baking Soda: Work together to help muffins rise and come out nice and fluffy.
- Melted Butter: Adds richness and flavor to the muffins.
- Granulated Sugar and Light Brown Sugar: Sweeten the muffins and help keep them soft and tender.
- Vanilla Extract: Adds a warm, sweet note that rounds out the flavor.
- Eggs: Help bind everything together and give the muffins structure and a bit of richness.
- Sour Cream: Keeps the muffins moist and gives them a tender crumb and soft texture. If you keep plain Greek yogurt on-hand, it’s perfectly fine to use it in place of the sour cream with no other modifications.
- Mini Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips: Pack in chocolate flavor. Mini chocolate chips are less likely to sink to the bottom of the muffins during baking, which means more chocolate in every bite.
- Turbinado Sugar: Adds a crunchy texture and caramelized sweetness to the muffin tops. No turbinado? Brown sugar works too for a similar effect.
- Jump to the printable recipe for precise measurements
Step-By-Step Instructions
Step 1: Mix the dry ingredients. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisking the dry ingredients ensures the leaveners are evenly distributed, which helps the muffins rise uniformly.
Step 2: Mix the wet ingredients. In a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla. Add the eggs and whisk until combined.
Step 3: Add the sour cream. Add the sour cream and whisk until smooth.
Step 4: Combine wet and dry ingredients. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and whisk until evenly combined. (Whisk just until no dry streaks remain—overmixing can lead to dense or tough muffins.)
Step 5: Whisk in the chocolate chips. Add the chocolate chips and whisk until evenly mixed.
Step 6: Fill the muffin tin. Spoon the batter evenly into a prepared muffin tin, filling each well about three-quarters full. Sprinkle the tops with the remaining chocolate chips and a little coarse sugar. Sprinkling the chips and sugar on top gives the muffins that appealing bakery-style look.
Step 7: Bake the muffins. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, until the muffins are domed and golden brown. Let the muffins cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely. Cooling in the pan helps the muffins set, but transferring them to a rack after a few minutes prevents steam from collecting underneath and making the bottoms soggy. The muffins will keep well in a covered container for a few days or can be frozen for 3 up months.
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Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- Heaping ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 stick (½ cup) unsalted butter, melted
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup packed light brown sugar
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- ⅔ cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips, plus about 3 tablespoons more for sprinkling on top
- About 1½ tablespoons coarse sugar, such as turbinado or sanding sugar, for sprinkling on top
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and set an oven rack in the middle position. Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla. Whisk in the eggs, followed by the sour cream. Add the dry ingredients and whisk until evenly combined. Stir in ⅔ cup of the chocolate chips.
- Spoon the batter evenly into the prepared pan, filling the muffin cups about three-quarters full. Sprinkle the tops with the remaining chocolate chips, followed by the coarse sugar. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, until domed and golden brown. Let the muffins cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely. The muffins are best enjoyed fresh on the same day, but leftovers will keep well in a covered container for a few days. (To refresh individual muffins, warm in the microwave for 15 to 20 seconds.)
- Freezer-Friendly Instructions: The muffins can be frozen in an airtight container or sealable plastic bag for up to 3 months. Thaw for 3 to 4 hours on the countertop before serving. To reheat, wrap individual muffins in aluminum foil and place in a preheated 350°F oven until warm.
Nutrition Information
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- Serving size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 348
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated fat: 10 g
- Carbohydrates: 46 g
- Sugar: 29 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Sodium: 215 mg
- Cholesterol: 64 mg
This website is written and produced for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and the nutritional data on this site has not been evaluated or approved by a nutritionist or the Food and Drug Administration. Nutritional information is offered as a courtesy and should not be construed as a guarantee. The data is calculated through an online nutritional calculator, Edamam.com. Although I do my best to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures should be considered estimates only. Varying factors such as product types or brands purchased, natural fluctuations in fresh produce, and the way ingredients are processed change the effective nutritional information in any given recipe. Furthermore, different online calculators provide different results depending on their own nutrition fact sources and algorithms. To obtain the most accurate nutritional information in a given recipe, you should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe, using your preferred nutrition calculator.
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DELICIOUS! Love this recipe! Didn’t have enough sour cream so used half greek yogurt and they were still amazing!
Jenn, have mercy—these muffins are scrumptious! I couldn’t find mini chips; in fact I only found reg sized milk chocolate chips but they worked perfectly. Every single time I make one of your recipes it results in rave reviews. Thank you for another one!
I typically do not make muffins because I prefer quick breads. I do love anything chocolate chip so I tried them this past weekend. They are delicious. It is not always easy to find a good chocolate chip recipe and I have tried a few. This is definitely a keeper.
Oh, and no mixer necessary! That is always a plus.
I just baked these and they are delicious! I love recipes that use sour cream vs milk because I find they stay moist and fluffy! The crunchy topping with the mini chocolate chips are great and I love that I can whip these up by hand. Also, not having to wait for the butter to come at room temperature means we can have them when we want them 🙂 Thanks Jenn for another amazing recipe, it’s going to be one of our favourites.
PS. I am going to try them as mini muffins next time, I didn’t get a chance to see your response before I started baking them.
PPS. Thanks for always responding to the questions! You’re the best!
Glad you enjoyed them! 🙂
Hi Jenn,
I would like to try this recipe, can they be turned into mini muffins? If so, same temperature and time in oven? Thanks so much!!!
Sure Trish, you could turn these into mini muffins. I’d keep the oven temp the same, but bake time will be shorter. I’d start checking them at around 12 minutes. Enjoy!
As part of Sunday brunch, I made your chocolate chip muffins and blueberry muffins. My daughters said they looked like “bakery muffins”. My grandson loved them. My husband, who is not as much a muffin fan, devoured two! Because they are so delicious, both recipes will now take the place of all other recipes of that type. We especially liked the crunchy topping from the turbinado sugar. I use your cooking site so often and I thank you for sharing your expertise.
Hi! I just made these muffins and they are really good! Very easy to make! I am wrapping them in plastic party bags and will put one on my co-workers desk’s in the morning for a fun Monday treat!
Hi, can I substitute sour cream with all purpose cream or full cream milk? If yes, would it still be 1:1?
Thank you
Hi Jamie, I wasn’t familiar with all purpose cream so I looked it up. You’ll need the acidity that sour cream provides. If you have yogurt that would work. If not, here are some tips to make your own sour cream with all purpose cream and lemon juice. (Please keep in mind that I haven’t tried this myself.) Please LMK how they turn out if you make the muffins!
Love these muffins!!! Such a treat and so easy to make!! These are a new favourite in our house! Thanks Jenn!!
Family loved them. Recipe is a keeper. Thank you!
Delicious! The kids loved them.