Chocolate Chip Muffins

Say hello to the softest, moistest, fluffiest muffins you’ve ever met! Chocolate chip muffins often disappoint me at coffee shops and bakeries because they wind up being dry, flavourless and not chocolate chippy enough. These guys are the opposite of all of that and they will blow your mind! I can’t believe there isn’t a classic chocolate chip muffin recipe on here yet and it’s time to correct that right now!

Adapted from these orange muffins, I replicated the moisture of orange juice with soured milk in this recipe. Simply stir some lemon juice into whole milk and you’re done. Or use buttermilk if you have it on hand. But that’s the miracle ingredient here, the acidity of the lemon makes the muffins super rich and moist, it’s magical.

The batter comes together quickly and the muffins are going to disappear as quickly I promise! The soft insides contrast beautifully with the rounded, crispy tops. Plenty of melty chocolate chips to go around, plus a few more added on top just before baking for prettiness as much as extra deliciousness.

The muffins are buttery, vanilla-scented and taste amazingly good for a batter that’s so basic. In fact, I think I may have stumbled upon my new favourite classic muffin batter while making these. Please make a batch at home to know why I’m obsessing over these and very sure I’m never heading out to buy one again!

I have nothing more to say. Let’s bake some really good muffins!

Please read the recipe notes before beginning.

Chocolate Chip Muffins

Moist and fluffy classic chocolate chip muffins

Prep Time: 15 minutes mins

Cook Time: 25 minutes mins

Total Time: 40 minutes mins

Makes: 10 muffins

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Ingredients

  

• 1/2 cup whole milk + 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 and 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt if using unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup butter, at room temp (115 gms)
• 3/4 cup caster sugar
• 1 egg at room temp (see notes)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup chocolate chips plus extra for the tops

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 200 C. Line 10 muffin moulds with liners (recommend to prevent any chocolate chips sticking to the pan but you can also grease the pan if you don't have liners).
• Combine the milk and lemon juice in a small bowl. Stir and set aside.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together in a large bowl. Set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, then add the egg and vanilla. Beat to combine.
• Add 1/4 of the flour mixture (to stabilise the batter) and fold it in, then stir in the soured milk. Add the remaining flour mixture and fold the batter gently until just combined. Do not over-mix it but you can run a hand mixer through it on low speed if there are lumps. The batter will be on the thicker side.
• Stir in the chocolate chips then divide the batter equally among the muffin moulds, filling them about 3/4th of the way. Sprinkle each one with a few more chocolate chips on top if you like (highly recommended!).
• Bake for 5 minutes, then keeping the muffins in the oven, lower the temperature to 175 C and bake for another 15 to 20 minutes until the tops are puffed, browned and a toothpick poked in the center comes out clean. This varying temperature trick gives the muffins a high initial rise for extra rounded and domed tops.
• Let the muffins cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then place on a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight tin for 2 to 3 days at room temperature, then transfer to the fridge for a week or the freezer for about a month. Happy baking!

Notes

*I'm often asked which chocolate chips I use. My favourite are Nestle Tollhouse and I'm lucky to have friends and family abroad who bring them for me when visiting India. But Indian brands like Urban Platter also make them and though they're not my first choice, they're fine to use.

*The egg adds richness and lightness to this recipe but if you'd like to skip it, you can add a couple of tablespoons of whole milk, just enough to make a smooth and thick batter. I haven't tried substituting the egg this way but it should work.

*In extremely humid weather (like Mumbai right now), I find that the tops may fall a bit or lose their crispiness after a few hours, especially once stored in a box, but the muffins still taste great and remain super soft.

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