Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Muffins

chocolate chip muffins

Thanks to Cooking Light, you can “have  your cake and eat it too.” CL is one of my most favorite websites for finding quick and healthy recipes that actually taste good.

From comfort food to chocolate-chocolate chip muffins, you can still enjoy good food while cutting back on the calories.

If you’re a lover of all things chocolate, especially when it comes to breakfast, you must give these muffins a whirl. Not only are they super easy to whip up, they actually taste pretty good.

The texture reminds me more of a cupcake than a muffin. With that said, they are NOT cupcakes…. they are muffins. So, what’s the difference  between a chocolate cupcake and a chocolate muffin?

CUPCAKES:

  • sweet
  • tender
  • rich with eggs and butter
  • dessert item, not an everyday breakfast
  • always topped with frosting

MUFFINS:

  • not too sweet
  • relatively healthy
  • dryer and slightly more dense in texture than cupcakes
  • breakfast or snack item

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These muffins literally take 12 minutes to prepare. Simply whisk together all the dry ingredients.
IMG_3173 Then whisk together the wet ingredients in a small bowl.

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Add the wet ingredients to the dry mixture and combine. Don’t forget to add in your chocolate chips.

chocolate chip muffin

Pour the batter in 12 individual muffin liners and throw them in the oven.

chocolate chip muffin

15 minutes later and you can enjoy a nice, pipping hot, extra chocolatey muffin.

chocolate chip muffin

Don’t they look good?

chocolate chip muffin

chocolate chip muffin

Forgive me for taking so many pictures. I just can’t get enough of them!

chocolate chip muffin

chocolate chip muffins

Take a big bite and enjoy with a tall glass of milk!

chocolate chip muffin

Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Muffins
Nutrition Information
  • Serves: 12
  • Serving size: 1
  • Calories: 191
  • Fat: 7.6g
  • Saturated fat: 1.9g
  • Carbohydrates: 29g
  • Sodium: 197mg
  • Fiber: 1.5g
  • Protein: 3.1g
  • Cholesterol: 15mg
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Ingredients
  • 7.9 ounces all-purpose flour (about 1¾ cups)
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup warm water
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips, divided
  • Cooking spray
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400°.
  2. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 5 ingredients (through salt) in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Make a well in center of mixture. Combine 1 cup water and next 4 ingredients (through egg) in a bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Stir in ¼ cup chocolate chips. Add oil mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until moist.
  3. Place 12 muffin-cup liners in muffin cups, and coat liners with cooking spray. Divide batter evenly among prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle remaining ¼ cup chocolate chips evenly over batter. Bake at 400° for 15 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes in pan on a wire rack.
Notes
Source: adapted from Cooking Light

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