Description
Delightful mini chocolate muffins that are perfect for sharing and celebrating sweet moments with loved ones.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour (or whole wheat flour)
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup granulated sugar (or brown sugar)
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup buttermilk (or milk, almond milk, or oat milk)
- ½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips (mini chips work beautifully)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Start by preheating your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Prepare your muffin pan: Grease a mini muffin pan or line it with paper liners.
- Mix dry ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Cream the butter and sugar: Beat together softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Incorporate the eggs: Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Add wet ingredients: Stir in buttermilk and vanilla extract until combined.
- Combine mixtures: Gradually mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients, folding gently.
- Add chocolate chips: Stir in chocolate chips until evenly distributed.
- Fill muffin pan: Fill each muffin cup about three-quarters full.
- Bake: Bake for 10-12 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool and serve: Cool for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
For a dairy-free version, replace eggs with applesauce or banana, and use Greek yogurt for buttermilk.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 90
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: mini chocolate muffins, bite-sized treats, baking, dessert, chocolate desserts