13 chocolate muffin recipes

Triple chocolate muffins with melted unsweetened chocolate in the batter, plus milk and semi-sweet chocolate chips folded through. Buttermilk keeps the crumb tender; toasted walnuts are an optional crunch.

Chocolate raspberry muffins with a homemade raspberry jam swirl, melty chocolate chips, and a tender buttermilk crumb. Bakery-style breakfast muffins from a few pantry staples.

Chocolate chip orange muffins with bright orange zest and 12 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate chips. Bakery-style muffins with a citrus aroma and chocolate in every bite.

Chocolate banana muffins built from a homemade whole-wheat-and-bran muffin mix you keep on the shelf. Mashed banana, chocolate chips, and a banana slice on top finish each one.

Whole wheat muffins loaded with chocolate chips, walnuts, and a hit of orange zest. A nuttier, hearty bake with no white flour, finished with a glossy chocolate spread.

Whole wheat flour, oats, flax seed meal and millet are mixed with mashed ripe banans and applesauce, in the end, stir in some chocolate chips and raisins. These delicious muffins are full of nutrients, perfect for breakfast to start a day.

Double chocolate muffins with cocoa-rich batter studded with white chocolate chunks inside and on top. Tender, bakery-style, and easy to make from scratch.

Chocolate chunky muffins loaded with rolled oats, bran flakes, chocolate chunks, and chopped nuts. A hearty, fiber-rich muffin with deep brown sugar flavor and chewy texture. Built from pantry staples with powdered buttermilk for tender crumb.

Cappuccino muffins with cocoa, espresso crystals, bittersweet chocolate, and orange zest. Sour cream and half-and-half keep the crumb tender while coffee deepens the chocolate flavor.

Fudgy picnic muffins: a brownie-meets-muffin hybrid with melted semi-sweet chocolate, two cups of pecans, and just enough flour to hold it together. Freezes well for picnics and lunchboxes.

Pumpkin bran muffins with chocolate chips, warm spices, and brown sugar. A fiber-rich fall muffin where cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice meet melty pockets of chocolate.

Chocolate banana bread for the bread machine folds mashed ripe banana, cocoa powder, and warm cinnamon into a yeasted loaf with optional walnuts. A toaster-friendly sandwich bread with the soul of a banana muffin.

A basic muffin mix, great plain or dress it up with fruit or gasp... chocolate chips.