Muffins have two groups: healthy and why don’t you just eat cake and ice cream for breakfast?! I was looking at chocolate chip muffin recipes a while back and was shocked to see one had a whopping 637 calories! For ONE muffin. Also, we won’t even talk about how much fat was in that bad boy. Let’s just say it exceeded your daily recommended limits. Does that mean healthy isn’t flavorful? Does this mean you can’t learn how to make healthier chocolate chip muffins? Absolutely not!
When it comes to healthy baking, some think of boring bran muffins and don’t realize even chocolate muffins can be healthier! Yes, folks. Tasty muffins can be quite healthy by using quality ingredients, less sugar and healthier fats. So if you are now ready to learn how to make healthier chocolate chip muffins, follow along!
These chocolate chip muffins are cake like in texture, light and airy, filled with chocolate and a pleasure to eat. Ready in less than 30 minutes from start to finish, you’ll wonder why you have been buying those artificial muffin packets your entire life. To demonstrate how easy these are to make, I’ll provide photos and a video below.
In the first place, these are easy to mix in just one bowl with an ordinary spoon or spatula, you won’t even need to put in a lot of effort to get a nice tasting breakfast or afternoon snack. Secondly, they are delicious. Finally, they are highly customizable. I recommend once you learn this recipe to customize it to your taste. Perhaps you’d like some walnuts to go with the chocolate or some dried fruit? Maybe a little of both? Eating healthy doesn’t have to be boring!
Perhaps more importantly, what are you waiting for to make these delicious healthier chocolate chip muffins? You could have already made them!
First, line a muffin tin or grease and flour. 
This is a one bowl recipe! 
Add flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. 
Next, add milk, oil and eggs. 
Stir until it you get a thick batter. 
Finally, fold in the chocolate. 
The batter will look like this. 
Fill to the top to get that muffin shape. 
Bake until golden. 
Cool before storing. 
Share with a friend or freeze for later. 
They will be absolutely wonderful. 
Happy baking!
Now that you’ve read how to make healthier chocolate chip cookies, watch this video to see how truly easy they are. In less than 3 1/2 minutes, you’ll be surprised that healthy can be tasty and quick!
Chocolate Chip Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 cups (300g) flour
- ¾ cup (180mL) milk
- ¾ cup (180g) chocolate chips
- ¾ cup (150g) sugar
- 2 large (100g) eggs
- ⅓ cup (80mL) olive oil
- 1 tsp (5mL) vanilla
- 1 tsp (4g) baking powder
- ½ tsp (2.5g) salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F (200C.)
- Grease or line a muffin tin with paper cups.
- In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
- In a smaller bowl, combine milk, eggs, oil and vanilla. Pour wet ingredients into dry, mixing until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Divide batter equally into each muffin tin, about 3 tbs.
- Bake 16 – 19 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Center should read between 200 – 210F (93-99C.)
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