Christmas Muffins With Chocolate Chips
Light and fluffy Christmas Muffins dotted with mini chocolate chips and holiday sprinkles make for a mouth-watering special treat on Christmas morning!
Servings: 12 muffins
Calories: 274kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 2 tbsp corn starch
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar unpacked
- ½ cup olive oil
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips plus more for topping
- ¼ cup red and white sprinkles plus more for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees and grease a 12-cup muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, beat together the sugar, brown sugar, and oil until smooth and well combined. Add the eggs one at a time, beating between each addition.
- Beat in the milk and vanilla.
- Add the dry ingredients and mix until smooth.
- Fold in the mini chocolate chips and sprinkles until well mixed.
- Fill each cup of the muffin pan 2/3 of the way full. Sprinkle additional chocolate chips and sprinkles on top of each muffin, if desired.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Allow to cool in the pan until safe to touch, then transfer the muffins to a wire cooling rack to cool completely before serving.
Notes
Variations and Substitutions
- Make it Vegan: In order to make this recipe vegan, you'll need to substitute the eggs and milk. You can use 2 flax eggs (2 tbsp of ground flax mixed with 5 tbsp of water) or 1/4 cup of whipped aquafaba as an egg substitute. Use a dairy-free milk of choice as a milk substitute.
- Make it Gluten-Free: Use a 1:1 gluten-free flour blend instead of the whole wheat pastry flour to make this recipe gluten-free.
- Reduced Sugar: To make these muffins healthier, I recommend cutting the amount of sugar and chocolate chips in half. You'll end up with a muffin with about 9 grams of sugar per serving!
- Mix the wet and dry ingredients in separate bowls.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Don't over-mix. If you overwork the batter, your muffins will be tough. Fold together until combined.
- Use a measuring cup or ice cream scoop to pour the batter into the muffin liners. This will ensure that your muffins bake evenly.
- Spray the muffin liners with cooking spray. This will keep the muffin from sticking to the liner when it's removed.
- Make sure your oven is completely pre-heated before putting the muffins in - this will help to ensure the muffins rise completely.
Nutrition
Calories: 274kcal | Carbohydrates: 36.3g | Protein: 3.6g | Fat: 13.9g | Saturated Fat: 3.7g | Cholesterol: 31.5mg | Sodium: 120.2mg | Potassium: 37.2mg | Fiber: 2.8g | Sugar: 18g