There’s nothing more comforting and satisfying than some freshly baked chocolate chip muffins. These classic muffins are incredibly easy to make—all you need is a bowl, a whisk, and a few simple ingredients. Perfect for both beginners and experienced bakers, this recipe guarantees soft, moist, and delicious muffins with minimal effort. If you’re a chocolate lover, this is one treat you won’t want to miss!

Why you will love these basic chocolate chip muffins

Even if you’re not a seasoned baker, chocolate chip muffins are relatively easy to make at home. This means you can enjoy them fresh out of the oven whenever the craving strikes.
The rich, buttery muffin perfectly complements the sweet, melty chocolate chips, creating an irresistible treat you won’t be able to resist!
They are easy to make. If you love baking, these chocolate chip muffins are simple and fun to make.
Chocolate is naturally are mood booster. Making these muffins are worth your while because they are a little bite of joy.
These muffins are great anytime. Breakfast, snack, or dessert, they fit any craving.
You can easily customize your muffins by adding nuts, fruits, or even different types of chocolate to suit your taste preferences; that’s how easily customizable they are!
They are moist and fluffy.

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How to make Chocolate chips muffins

Making these basic chocolate chip muffins is easy – all you require is a whisk and some mixing bowls, no mixers required. Let’s look at what ingredients you require for this recipe.

Ingredients:

All-purpose flour – This provides the base and structure to the muffins
Eggs – They help bind the other ingredients together and thus firm muffins.
Baking powder and baking soda – These act the leavening agents to give the muffin and lift and fluffiness
Sugar – adds sweetness to the muffins
Salt – Balances the sweetness of the sugar
Chocolate chips
Vanilla extract – adds flavor to the cake
Sunflower oil – adds moisture and make the muffin moist
Unsalted butter, melted – provides a buttery texture to the muffins
Milk – Provides the moisture to the muffins

Find full list of ingredients with measurements below:

Instructions:

Combine dry ingredients

In a large bowl, sift flour, baking powder and baking soda into a bowl then add sugar and salt. Whisk thoroughly to blend
Add 1 cup of chocolate chips into the flour mixture and combine gently. You can also skip this step and add the chocolate chips in the last stage.

Combine wet ingredients

Mix eggs, vanilla, oil, melted butter and milk in another bowl. Whisk until completely smooth.

Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients

Pour the wet ingredients into the bowl with dry ingredients and gently whisk to combine.
Cover and set aside while the oven preheats to 425°F and line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.

Bake the muffins

Scoop the batter using an icing cream scoop or a big spoon.
Divide the batter evenly into the lined muffin cups filling upto the top.
Sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips on top of each filled muffin cup.
Bake at 425°F for 5 minutes then reduce the temperature to 350°F and bake for another 10-15 minutes.
Check if the muffins are well baked by inserting a toothpick into the center of the muffin. If it comes out clean, the muffin is baked.

Remove and cool

Cool for 5 minutes in the muffin pan then remove onto a rack to cool further.
Serve warm.

Basic chocolate chip muffins

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Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 20

cooling: 10

Total Time: 40

Servings: muffins

Calories: 311.8kcal

Equipment

1 Oven

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
½ tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
¾ cup sugar
½ tsp salt
1¼ cups semi sweet chocolate chips
2 tsp vanilla extract
¼ cup vegetable oil
¼ cup butter melted
1 cup Milk
2 eggs large

Instructions

Step1: Combine dry ingredients

In a large bowl, sift flour, baking powder and baking soda into a bowl.
Add sugar and salt. Whisk thoroughly to blend well.
Add 1 cup of chocolate chips into the flour mixture and combine gently. You can also skip this step and add the chocolate chips in the last stage.

Step 2: Combine wet ingredients

Mix eggs, vanilla, oil, melted butter and milk in another bowl. Whisk until completely smooth.

Step 3: Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients

Pour the wet ingredients into the bowl with dry ingredients and gently whisk to combine.
Cover and set aside while the oven preheats to 425°F and line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.

Step 4: Bake muffins

Scoop the batter using an icing cream scoop or a big spoon.
Divide the batter evenly into the lined muffin cups filling upto the top.
Sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips on top of each filled muffin cup.
Bake at 425°F for 5 minutes then reduce the temperature to 350°F and bake for another 10-15 minutes.
Check if the muffins are well baked by inserting a toothpick into the center of the muffin. If it comes out clean, the muffin is baked.

Step5: Remove and cool

Cool for 5 minutes in the muffin pan then remove onto a rack to cool further.
Serve warm.

Notes

Sift dry ingredients to mix well and eliminate lumps
Rest the batter shortly before baking. This helps the batter gain structure as the flour hydrates, which helps it to build strength and form tall muffin tops.
Don’t overbake. This will dry the muffins.
Do not ovemix the batter.