You guys! I finally nailed an awesome Double Chocolate Muffin recipe. One that is loaded with big chunks of chocolate, creates a nice high top (essential in my books) and is tasty with a capital T! While some may consider a muffin on the boring side of baked goods, I love them. Like truly love them.
There is much debate over what makes a muffin a muffin. For me, its all about that beautifully cracked muffin top. But baking a crunchy high top muffin at home has eluded me until now, so I am excited to share the recipe for these mega Double Chocolate Muffins with you!
I am posting today’s recipe is a little later than usual because I just got back from a wonderful weekend away in Sydney. What a vibrant city! I loved the beautiful harbour and gorgeous architecture. But as usual, it was more than the city itself that captivated my attention.
It was the food, glorious food! From cinnamon covered cruffins to Nutella crusted gelati, I am filled to the brim with good food and have returned feeling inspired and with slightly tighter pants. I’ll have to share a Where To Eat post very soon for any of you who may visit in the near future.
So back to the muffins – you HAVE to try these. They are light and fluffy with a thick crunchy top. Plus there are chunks of chocolate everywhere. So a word of caution, these are not your ‘healthy’ breakfast muffin, these are more your, I need chocolate and I need it now kind of muffin.
Gosh, I think i just talked myself into making another batch RIGHT NOW. Did I mention that they freeze really well too? So they are perfect for the lunchbox! I take them to work and zap them in the microwave for 10 seconds for a melty chocolate treat. Mmmm..
Double Chocolate Muffins
Bakery-style chocolate muffins with a crunchy top and soft centre loaded with chocolate pieces.
- Yield: Makes 12 muffins
Ingredients
- 280 grams (2 cups) plain flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 40 grams (1/2 cup) cocoa powder
- 20 grams (1/4 cup) dutch processed cocoa powder
- 90 grams (1/2 cup) brown sugar
- 100 grams (1/2 cup) caster sugar
- 115 grams (1/2 cup / 1 stick) unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 240 ml (1 cup) buttermilk
- 60 ml (1/4 cup) boiling water
- 75 grams (1/2 cup) milk chocolate pieces, plus a few extra for decorating
- 75 grams (1/2 cup) dark chocolate pieces, plus a few extra for decorating
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 200 C (400 F). Grease your 12-hole muffin pan well with butter. In a large mixing bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and cocoa powders. Add your sugars and mix together with a wooden spoon. In the microwave, heat the butter in a large heatproof bowl until just melted, stirring in between 10 second bursts. Remove the butter and set aside to cool slightly. Meanwhile turn the kettle on and pour out 1/4 cup of boiling water and set aside.
- Next, add your vanilla, eggs and buttermilk to your cooled butter and whisk gently until combined. Make a well in the middle of your dry ingredients, add the wet ingredients and begin to fold. Very gently start to fold the mixture using a spatula or wooden spoon and then pour in the hot water. Fold until the mixture is just combined – be careful not to over mix. Throw in the chocolate pieces.
- Spoon out the mixture into your prepared tin. Pop a few extra chocolate pieces on top for show. Bake for 5 minutes before turning down the heat 180 C (360 F) and baking for a further 15 minutes or until a knife inserted into the middle comes out clean. The initial high heat of the oven will help the muffins to rise quickly, creating those lovely domed tops. Leave muffins to cool completely on a cooling rack.
Notes
If you don’t have dutch processed cocoa powder, just substitute regular cocoa powder.
Hi, these along with so many of your recipes look amazing 😀
It may seem like a silly question, but everytime I make muffins/ cupcakes I either put to much or not enough in tin. What have you used to measure this mixture in the tin to get right height.
Thank you 🙂
Hi Kat, thank you so much! And thank you for stopping by. There are no silly questions when it comes to baking! I can’t say that I use a formal measurement when spooning out my muffin mixture. I usually just spoon a fairly conservative amount into each tin and then go back round a second time to make them as even as possible. That’s probably the best advice I can give – just to try and make the 12 holes the same size, even if you just have to spoon a teaspoon or two into each one at a time.
With this recipe, you cook the muffins in a hot oven initially which is designed to make the muffins rise quickly and achieve a nice domed top, so that should also help prevent your muffins from spreading out if you overfilled one. I hope that helps a little Kat!
This is my kind of breakfast! They look divine and they baked up beautifully! Love those chunks of chocolate on top! 🙂
Thanks so much Meghan! 🙂
Chocolate chocolate chocolate. I can never have enough of it! Definitely love how it’s double in these muffins!
Neither can I Shelby! Team chocolate all the way! 🙂
I can see that you nailed this recipe! these muffins look fabulous! and love all of your photos, so beautiful! making me want these muffins now!!
Thanks so much Alice! 🙂
OH! Yum! Chocolate and more chocolate? There’s nothing better than more and more chocolate. And these muffins are stunning, chocolatey, delicious and so so GOOD! Decadent and chocolatey. And those big chunks of chocolate look adorable too! 🙂
Oh I couldn’t agree with you more Anu! The more chocolate the better! 😉
Wow! These muffins look out of this world, Jess! Love the double chocolate and those domes are just perfect!
Thanks Kelly! 🙂
These look fabulous! I’m a sucker for anything chocolate for breakfast for sure! And I’m with you, I just love a good muffin!!
Thanks Stephanie! 🙂
Oh Jessica, I am definitely pro-muffin too! There is something comforting, and slightly naughty, about them. They are almost like an entire cake for only one, under the guise of something slightly healthier than a cupcake. These double chocolate wonders are going to be exactly what I reach for next time I need a chocolate fix!
Oh so glad to hear it Amy! I am a total muffin lover, yes totally comforting! And that crunchy muffin top gets me every time!
Yummm, there’s nothing better than a double dose of chocolate. I could eat double chocolate muffins all day long! This recipe definitely looks like the ultimate recipe for them, I love it!
I couldn’t agree more Harriet! Thanks so much!
These muffins look amazing! So decadent and chocolatey. I love the big chunks of chocolate! Yum!
Thanks so much Jess!
Delicious! I’m alllll about double chocolate- for breakfast, too! 🙂 I love how perfectly rounded and baked these re and I love that the chocolate chips really stand out 🙂
Thanks Medha! It really is all about the chocolate! 🙂
I am totally craving one of these for breakfast right now! Love those perfectly rounded tops!
Thanks Christin! 🙂
These muffins look perfect, Jess! I know what you mean about finding a really great chocolate muffin recipe. I’ve had some yummy ones, but have yet to find an awesome one. I can’t wait to try this because I just know these are delectable! Look at those beautiful dome tops and big chocolate chunks <3
Thanks Beeta! Muffins are just the best! I hope you get to try them soon! 🙂
Now this is my kind of breakfast – the more chocolate, the better! Sydney sounds awesome – can’t wait to see your post. Hopefully i will get there someday!
Thanks Cate! Definitely a city to add to your bucket list! 🙂
For real?! Double chocolate anything and I’m so there!!! Yummy!
Me to Brielle! Thanks so much for stopping by!
GORGEOUS!! Seriously wow, Jess! These muffins are picture perfect. The top! It’s so perfectly peaked! Absolutely going to try these! Pinned!
Aww thank you Lindsey! I do hope you get to try them! 😉
I love how many kinds of chocolate are in these! Perfect way to start a Monday 🙂
Thank you Sues! The perfect Monday pick-me-up! 🙂
Chocolate for breakfast? Sign me up! Jessica these look absolutely outstanding!!!! And it sounds like you had the most wonderful weekend away. Looking forward to your roundup 🙂
Thanks so much Leah! 🙂