Double Chocolate Muffins (Video)

These double chocolate muffins are loaded with chocolate flavor, taste amazing, and are ridiculously moist. Enjoy with a glass of milk!

You might also like our chocolate pumpkin muffins or our almond poppyseed muffins!

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Sometimes I question what the difference between a muffin and a cupcake is. Is it simply the lack of frosting? Is it because they are thicker with more of a quick-bread texture? Whatever it is, I'm team muffin and these double chocolate chip muffins are TO DIE FOR and rival anything from a local bakery. They would be delicious as jumbo muffins, you'd just need to alter the baking time. An adaptation of our favorite chocolate pumpkin muffins, these muffins are rich, chocolatey, and easy to make.

Double Chocolate Muffins

This recipe makes 12 double chocolate muffins. We like adding a few extra chocolate chunks to the top of each muffin as soon as they come out of the oven, but you can use chocolate chips if you'd like. We start with a basic chocolate muffin base with the additions of sour cream and applesauce and flavored with regular cocoa powder, then we stir in a handful of chocolate chunks (or semisweet chocolate chips). They are delicious and served warm or at room temperature, but our favorite way to eat them is warm. You can reheat them for a few seconds in the microwave to achieve this.

Double Chocolate Muffin Recipe

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Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup baking cocoa (cocoa powder)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup white sugar
• ½ cup melted butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ cup sour cream or plain greek yogurt
• ¾ cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 cup chocolate chunks or chocolate chips
• additional chocolate chunks (optional)

How to Make Double Chocolate Muffins

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine flour, baking cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl.
3. In a separate bowl mix sugar, eggs, and melted butter together. Add vanilla, applesauce, and sour cream. Mix.
4. Add chocolate chunks and stir.
5. Scoop muffin batter into a greased muffin pan, or lined with baking cups.
6. Bake muffins for 15 minutes.
7. Top with additional chocolate chunks as soon as the muffins come out of the oven.

For best results, serve warm.

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Double Chocolate Muffins

These double chocolate muffins are loaded with chocolate flavor and are ridiculously moist. Enjoy with a glass of milk!

5 from 1 vote

Print Pin Rate

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes minutes

Servings: 12

Calories: 264kcal

Ingredients

• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup butter melted
• ¾ cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ cup sour cream
• ¾ cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chunks plus extra for adding after baking

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line a muffin tin with 12 liners.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
• In a large bowl, combine melted butter, sugar, sour cream, vanilla, eggs and applesauce.
• Combine wet ingredients and dry ingredients. Fold in chocolate chunks or chocolate chips with a rubber spatula.
• Scoop batter into paper muffin liners. Bake for 15 minutes.
• Sprinkle a few extra chocolate chunks or chocolate chips onto each muffin as they get out of the oven. Press lightly into each muffin.
• Let cool 5 minutes before transferring muffins to a wire rack.

Notes

You can use unsalted butter if you'd like, but I always use salted butter.

These muffins are delicious and served warm or at room temperature, but our favorite way to eat them is warm. You can reheat them for a few seconds in the microwave to achieve this.

Store leftovers in an airtight container up to 3 days. They also freeze well in a freezer bag.

Nutrition

Calories: 264kcal