The 5-minute chocolate muffins are super soft treats perfect for a delicious breakfast or a snack to share. Their light texture and melt-in-your-mouth chocolate will win you over at the first taste. The recipe is really simple; the batter mixes quickly without the need for special appliances, just a simple whisk and a bowl are enough.
Some time ago I made the more delicate version with yogurt which was very successful, and today I thought of making the chocolate variant. If you don’t want to use yogurt, you can follow the recipe for the 5-minute chocolate cake and bake it in a muffin tin to get 12 super soft cakes.
Chocolate muffins are perfect for those short on time but don’t want to give up a genuine homemade dessert. They are perfect at any time of day.
I flavored the muffins with orange zest and vanilla. If you prefer, you can customize them according to your taste; chocolate pairs well with citrus, bitter almond, coffee, or rum.
Also try the other 5-minute desserts:
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 12Pieces
- Cooking methods: Electric oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 234.60 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 34.63 (g) of which sugars 19.04 (g)
- Proteins 4.77 (g)
- Fat 10.02 (g) of which saturated 2.35 (g)of which unsaturated 5.45 (g)
- Fibers 1.33 (g)
- Sodium 22.69 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 70 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt (1 container)
- 3 1/2 tbsp milk
- 2 eggs (medium)
- 1 packet baking powder
- 1/3 cup peanut oil (or other oil of choice, or 1/3 cup of soft butter)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp orange zest (grated – optional)
- 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips
Tools
- 2 Bowls
- 1 Hand whisk
- 1 Scale
- 1 Muffin tin with 12 liners
Procedure
Crack the eggs into the bowl, add the sugar and mix well with a whisk, then add the yogurt, milk, oil, vanilla, and orange zest, incorporating everything.
In the other bowl, sift the flour with the cocoa and baking powder, set aside.
Pour the liquid ingredients, gradually, into the bowl with the dry ingredients, mixing with the whisk to obtain a homogeneous batter.
Add 1/2 cup of chocolate chips.
Pour the batter into the liners placed in the muffin tin and distribute the remaining chocolate chips on the surface.
Bake the muffins in a preheated static oven at 356°F for about 17/18 minutes.
Do the toothpick test to check for doneness, if necessary, extend the baking time by a few minutes.
The 5-minute chocolate muffins are ready, let them cool completely and serve.
Tips
Storage
5-minute chocolate muffins keep at room temperature for 3/4 days under a glass dome.
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