Would you believe that in all of the cookbooks I own I could not find one single recipe for chocolate muffins? Not even in my “Muffins and cakes” book. Baffling. But I have made chocolate muffins before and was not deterred, turning to t’internet for a recipe.
It took me 15 MINUTES of internet searching before I found a recipe I felt I could trust (that is, one from a site that doesn’t use Comic Sans or flashing gifs). Fifteen of your Enghlish minutes! That’s the equivalent of, like, a DAY’S non-internet research.
Anyway, this recipe came from the UKTV Food site (re-written my way) and went down well with Mr B and his workmates. I was most saintly and only had one small one.
Ingredients (Makes 20 Muffins)
250g Butter
190g caster sugar
4-5 eggs (I used 4)
250g self raising flour
20g Baking powder
60ml Milk
100g chocolate chips
150g drinking chocolate
Muffin cases and a muffin tray.
The Cooking
In a mixing bowl, mix together the butter and sugar with a wooden spoon until fluffy. Crack in the eggs, one at a time, mixing well with each addition, and whisk together for 5 minutes. Don’t be scared if it goes sloppy and looks like it’s fallen apart, just keep mixing and it’ll come together.
Sift in the flour and baking powder to the butter mixture and fold together until well-blended. Try not to beat it to death, the aim is to keep it light and fluffy.
Add in the milk and the drinking chocolate and mix for 1 minute. Fold in the chocolate chips. Once mixed, try not to eat it all off the spon right there and then.
Preheat the oven to 200Β°C/390F. Line muffin trays with paper cases, making 20 muffin cases in all. I only have one tray with space for twelve muffins, so I did it in two batches.
Drop a large tablespoon (or two, depending on what size you want them) of the muffin mixture in each case, trying not to get it all over the tray like I did. Bake the muffins for 15-20 minutes until cooked through and risen. They will crack a bit on the top, which is a good thing. You know what muffins look like. Leave them to cool in the tray to begin with because they’re quite soft when they first come out of the oven and you don’t want to squash them. After five minutes, lift them out and feed to whoever you love best.
April 24, 2006 at 6:41 pm
I ate them they were nice.
August 17, 2010 at 8:44 am
yum……………………………………………….. thatis yummy
Haley Harper
March 12, 2012 at 3:20 pm
Thanx i am the dudes brother
April 29, 2006 at 2:45 am
What exactly is “drinking chocolate”? Is it the kind of cocoa powder you put into milk to make chocolate milk? Also, I’m guessing that putting everything into grams is similar to it’s volume in a cup measure (eg: 250 g flour = 1 cup flour). I myself am not a big baker, but the recipe does look tempting.
July 11, 2009 at 8:45 am
drinking chocolate is hot chocolate its like chocolate milk but warm
April 29, 2006 at 7:58 am
Drinking chocolate is just cocoa powder. I’ve had a few people ask me that – I think I’ll change the recipe to save confusion.
I have put a link over on the right to a measurement converter for my non-UK friends π
April 29, 2006 at 2:05 pm
I do use the Metric system (Canadian and all), I’m just not used to seeing metric measures as grams/weight instead of cups/volume.
May 4, 2006 at 5:10 pm
They look yummy π
May 17, 2006 at 2:09 pm
I have tried this recipe and it’s great. Kids love them there is only one problem you have to make lots of them as the children and adults keep coming back for more.
P.S
Drinking chocolate is sweet and it is nicer than cocoa.
I also use the drinking chocolate to dust my chocolate buns when i ice them just to give them a rich look.
September 7, 2006 at 5:05 pm
i loved it and it was very delicious
April 11, 2007 at 6:15 pm
I loved your recipe for chocolate muffins.Most recipies that I have seen uses cups as a form of measurement.I’m not too sure how big or small the cup should be!
very reluctant to share them with anyone!
February 26, 2008 at 8:42 am
September fool. Yeah I’m talkin 2 u, drinking chocolate is not like coco powder ok.
February 26, 2008 at 8:52 am
My son wrote the comment above. I didn’t expect him to be so ascerbic. I have to to agree with him though. Cocoa powder and drinking chocolate are completely different from each other. Both are delicious in their own way.
October 11, 2008 at 5:35 pm
nice
October 15, 2008 at 4:22 pm
thanx helped me wid ma homework
November 5, 2008 at 2:38 pm
i liked the easy recipe and used low fat milk and butter to be able to make them more often. first recipe i found that didnt include oil. perfect for kids to bake and eat!!!!!!!!
May 10, 2009 at 12:12 pm
Tried the recipe, absaloutely delicious π found the amount of butter plus cocoa powder a bit much =\
thanks for the recipe
June 7, 2009 at 2:37 pm
it was nice was anxious at first and afterwood they were nice but i halfed your recipe and made ten and i reccomend to anyone fill it up and get nice big muffin π i got a few small ones π¦
June 9, 2009 at 8:47 am
Hi , had to make them a second time :O i ran out ppl liked them , so this time i have put cooking chocolate on the top of the muffins 5 mins before finishing time and im waiting to see if my idea worked(Y), yer well it was okay some of it was a bit burnt :S so leave it less time in there hmmm. Oh well win some lose some im 14 i have plenty more oppurtunities:)
August 7, 2009 at 6:35 pm
these muffins rule best muffins ever always in the mood!!!
all in all GREAT muffins and thats coming from Muffin Man!
August 7, 2009 at 6:44 pm
THE BEST MUFFINS EVER.
I tasted them on 7 th aug and I thought they were the best ones i`ve ever tasted + normaly im not a fan about muffins but i thought they were the BEST and mark my words! THERE THE BEST!
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August 7, 2009 at 6:45 pm
THE BEST MUFFINS EVER.
I tasted them on 7 th aug and I thought they were the best ones i`ve ever tasted + normaly im not a fan about muffins but i thought they were the BEST and mark my words! THERE THE BEST!
:):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
August 7, 2009 at 6:54 pm
for get about mr S.A.S. by accident i did it twice:)
September 14, 2009 at 5:36 pm
i love eating muffins so i thought ill have a go makin it hope they turn out nice. iv been serchin the internet for ages on how to make them. at last iv found a we
September 14, 2009 at 5:36 pm
at last iv found a website
October 21, 2009 at 2:41 am
thanx for helping me with my homework!!!!!!!!!
October 21, 2009 at 2:45 am
i didnt try them.but i will trust meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahahahahahahahahahaha
January 4, 2010 at 9:32 pm
ugly
January 4, 2010 at 9:33 pm
jus jokin i luv muffin they are delious mmmmmmmmmmm
January 4, 2010 at 9:34 pm
I CAN’T WAIT TO MAKE EM
January 4, 2010 at 9:37 pm
I CANT BELIVE SOME PPL ARE JUS IDIOTS THEY ‘AVENT EVEN TRIED IT WEIRDOSE
March 3, 2010 at 9:16 am
Hurrah for you! I have decided to make muffins for a certain young man’s birthday as his party is the following week and have looked everywhere for a chocolate muffin recipe. I had a lightbulb moment in the night that OF COURSE you would have one. So glad to be proved right π
June 28, 2010 at 11:33 am
Omggggg TYYYTYTYTYTTY PS: i LOVe the Muffins me and my family made it thnxx alot!!!
August 17, 2010 at 6:12 pm
This sounds crazy good, I will have to give it a try.
January 7, 2011 at 11:01 pm
I soo want to make them now!
January 8, 2011 at 10:32 am
I made them today. They were a bit dry but tasty.
June 2, 2011 at 1:45 am
Hi if i would want to make maybe half the amount of the muffins do i divide half of the amount for the ingredients? as 20 muffins is way too much for my family.
June 16, 2011 at 10:05 am
π im gonna make these soon π
December 1, 2011 at 12:01 pm
You are right its not easy to find a recipe for chocolate muffins – so thank you for finding this one.
March 18, 2012 at 11:48 pm
these are the best I love these β€
March 18, 2012 at 11:51 pm
π I’m making more for my friends
December 10, 2016 at 8:30 pm
Very bitter rose well then sunk followed the recipe to the letter. Will not use again very dispointed