Double Chocolate Muffin

Double chocolate muffin goodness is probably the best thing to wake up to on New Year's Day! Whether it's all you can muster to make because of a late night (they're easy easy easy) or you're entertaining a crowd for brunch this is going to become your go-to recipe.

Really I use chocolate muffins as a way to excuse myself for eating chocolate cake for breakfast. CHOCOLATE CAKE FOR BREAKFAST! Let the standard blueberry muffin take a backseat and enjoy these morsels of goodness.

I used Dutch-process cocoa because it is a bit richer in chocolate flavor and gives the muffins that bakery-style dark chocolate color. Oh and the melty bits of chocolate make me so happy. (Use chocolate chips if you want to skip the chopping part...although chopped chocolate mixes throughout a bit better) They store well for a few days, airtight, too.

Double Chocolate Muffins

Tara Teaspoon

A totally decadent way to start the day, these bakery-style muffins are tender and rich in chocolaty flavor.

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Total Time 30 mins

Course Brunch

Cuisine American

Calories 4438 kcal

Ingredients

  

• 2⅓ cups all-purpose flour
• ⅔ cup plus 2 tbsp Dutch process unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1½ cups sugar
• ½ cup unsalted butter melted
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 large eggs
• 6 oz semi sweet or bittersweet chocolate coarsely chopped

Instructions

 

• Heat oven to 375ºF. Prepare a 12-cup standard muffin tin with paper liners.
• Mix together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, mix together the sugar, butter, buttermilk and eggs. Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Stir in half of the chocolate.
• Divide batter between the 12 liners and sprinkle with the remaining chocolate. Bake for 18 to 20 min, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Notes

I used Dutch-process cocoa because it is a bit richer in chocolate flavor and gives the muffins that bakery-style dark chocolate color.

Nutrition

Calories: 4438kcalCarbohydrates: 662gProtein: 71gFat: 184gSaturated Fat: 108gCholesterol: 608mgSodium: 1648mgPotassium: 3807mgFiber: 40gSugar: 375gVitamin A: 3790IUCalcium: 1095mgIron: 34.8mg

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