Eggless Bakery-Style Chocolate Chip Muffins
These Eggless Bakery-Style Chocolate Chip Muffins are soft and moist with a crackly muffin top! The scrumptious morsels will be out of the oven in a flash, ready to start everyone’s day on a happy note.
Servings 12 muffins
Calories 293kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 cups (420 g) all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (200 g) chocolate chips or chunks
- 5 tablespoons (70 g) unsalted butter, melted
- 1/3 cup (80 ml) vegetable or canola oil
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cups (360 ml) buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 tablespoons coarse sugar optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425ºF (220ºC). Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with nonstick baking spray or line with cupcake liners. You can also use a jumbo 6-count muffin pan.
- Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl until combined. Add the chocolate chips and mix to coat with the flour mixture.
- In a mixing bowl, combine melted butter, oil, sugar, buttermilk, vinegar, and vanilla.
- Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix everything together by hand. Do not overmix; the batter will be thick and a little lumpy.
- Fill the muffin cups right to the top. Optional: sprinkle the tops with coarse sugar.
- Bake for 5 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 350ºF (180ºC) and continue baking until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, another 20 to 23 minutes. NOTE: for jumbo muffins (no regular), bake for 25 - 30 minutes, until domed and golden brown.
- Allow the muffins to cool for 10 minutes in the muffin pan, then transfer to a wire rack to continue cooling.
Notes
Store: Store covered at room temperature for 3 to 4 days, then transfer to the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Freeze: Muffins can also be frozen for up to 3 months. Cool muffins completely, then wrap them in plastic wrap and then with foil, place in a freezer bag. Thaw frozen muffins in the refrigerator and then bring to room temperature or warm up in the microwave or a 300°F oven for 4 to 5 minutes.
Extra Tips:
- Measure the ingredients correctly. I highly recommend using a kitchen scale.
- Preheat the oven at least 15 minutes before getting started to give it plenty of time to reach the ideal recipe temperature.
- Don't overmix the batter. Mix just until you've evenly distributed the ingredients throughout the batter.
- Bake the muffins as soon as the batter is ready.
- Bake to 425º F (218º C) for 5 minutes, and then reduce the oven temperature to 350ºF (180ºC). This initial high oven temperature will help to quickly lift up the muffin top.
- Don't open the oven door until the muffins have set. Leave the oven closed until the minimum time stated in the recipe.
- Every oven is different, so baking times always have to be taken with a grain of salt. Oven thermostats can be wildly off, which will all affect baking time, so keep an eye on yours. The muffins are done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Nutrition
Calories: 293kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 176mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g