Muffins are an amazing thing, they are usually served during breakfast and most of the time have some sort of fruit inside. But when they turn decadent, like chocolate chip muffins, why do we feel guilty eating them for breakfast? They are muffins, right? At least, this is what I tell myself when I grab one for breakfast and so should you. I can’t even begin to explain how wonderful these are. I shared the muffins with some of my daughters friends and I now get requests to make them again.
When I scooped the batter into the cups, I realized they looked sad and needed a little freshening up. I remembered that I had leftover mini chocolate chips from the chocolate chip cookie dough dip and knew I had to sprinkle them on top. It was a great decision. You can never go wrong when adding in more chocolate!
Chocolate Chip Muffins:
- 7oz semisweet chocolate
- 1/3 cup butter, cut into cubes (makes melting easier)
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt (I used Greek)
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 2/3 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips and extra for sprinkling
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Using a double boiler or glass bowl set over a pot of simmering water, melt the chocolate and butter together over low heat. (You could use the microwave. Place chocolate and butter in microwave safe dish and cook on 50% power for 30 seconds, stir and continue this till the chocolate and butter are melted) Let the chocolate/butter mixture cool (10 to 15 minutes).
- In a medium sized bowl, lightly beat two eggs. Add the milk, yogurt, sugar, and vanilla to the egg bowl.
- Stir in the cooled chocolate/butter mixture until blended well.
- In a large bowl, mix flour, baking soda, and salt. Pour in the chocolate mixture, and stir until just combined. Gently fold in the chocolate chips.
- Place liners in 12 muffin cups and divide the batter evenly into the cups. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center. Let stand for 5 to 10 minutes. Enjoy!
Slightly adapted by Flax and Twine
Oooh, those look so tasty. And since they’re muffins, I don’t have to feel bad about eating them for breakfast!
Oh talk about decadent!