Healthier Double Chocolate Muffins
Fluffy and super moist chocolate muffins that are made with less butter and sugar. These easy muffins will satisfy all your chocolate cravings!
Servings: 12 muffins
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2/3 cup cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons espresso powder or instant coffee optional
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup greek yogurt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar or white vinegar optional
- 3/4 cup milk
- 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425º F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners or grease well.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the whole wheat flour, all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, melt the butter. While it is still hot, add the cocoa powder and espresso powder and whisk well. Then whisk in the brown sugar. Add the two eggs and whisk to incorporate well. Then whisk in the greek yogurt, vanilla extract, and vinegar. Lastly, add the milk and carefully whisk until everything is well combined.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until just incorporated, being careful not to overmix. Then add the chocolate chips and chopped walnuts and stir until evenly incorporated.
- Divide the batter evenly among the 12 muffin cups. Bake at 425ºF for 5 minutes and then lower the temperature to 350ºF. Bake at 350ºF for an additional 13-15 minutes. Do not open the oven door while lowering the temperature. Once done baking, an inserted toothpick should come out clean. Be careful not to confuse melted chocolate with unbaked batter.
- Once done baking, remove the muffins from the oven and let them rest in the pan for 5 minutes. Then transfer the muffins to a wire rack to continue cooling. Serve warm and enjoy!
Notes
The vinegar reacts with the baking soda to make these muffins SUPER fluffy but if you don't have it, you can skip it. You will not taste it in the muffins!
The espresso powder really enhances the chocolate flavor but you can skip it if you don't have any.
If you don't like walnuts, feel free to try different nuts or skip them completely!