The Best Small Batch Chocolate Chip Muffins

When you need breakfast, but you're craving dessert, look no further than small batch chocolate chip muffins. Studded with mini chocolate chips and topped with raw sugar, they're soft, fluffy, and amazing with a cup of coffee. All you need is 30 minutes and you'll end up with 6 gorgeous, bakery-style muffins!

Author: Midnight Bake Club

Meal Type: Peanuts Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: MEDIUM

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 6 muffins

Calories: 374 kcal per serving

Ingredients

60 grams - unsalted butter
72 grams - brown sugar
1 - egg
90 milliliters - whole buttermilk
2 teaspoons - pure vanilla extract
135 grams - all-purpose flour
1 tsp - baking powder
¼ tsp - Kosher salt
100 grams - mini chocolate chips
raw sugar

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400°F (204°C). Line a 12-cup cupcake pan with 6 liners, spacing them out so there is an empty cup in-between each liner. The extra airflow will help the muffins rise even taller.
Add the cooled, melted butter and brown sugar to a medium mixing bowl. Whisk until smooth, about 2 minutes. Then, mix in the egg, buttermilk, and vanilla extract. Add the all-purpose flour, baking powder, and Kosher salt to the wet ingredients. Whisk until it's about 90% combined.
Fold the mini chocolate chips into the batter just until there are no more streaks of flour. The batter will be a little lumpy, that's totally normal. Optional, cover the bowl and let the batter rest for 20-30 minutes. This will help make the muffins extra tall!
Use a cupcake scoop to evenly divide the batter between the 6 muffin liners, filling them all the way to the top. Finish each muffin with a sprinkle of mini chocolate chips and a generous sprinkle of raw sugar.
Bake the muffins at 400°F (204°C) for 5 minutes. Then, reduce the heat to 350°F (177°C) and bake the muffins for 13-14 more minutes, until an inserted toothpick has just a few moist crumbs. Let the muffins cool in the pan for about 5 minutes. Then, transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy!

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