25 chocolate muffin recipes

Because the chocolate is the star in this recipe, spring for the good stuff, like Valrhona or E. Guittard. You can enjoy the muffins as a snack, or at brunch with some crème fraîche or clotted cream instead of normal muffin accompaniments.

Microwave chocolate applesauce muffins with a cocoa crumb topping. Egg-light, oil-trimmed muffins ready in under 5 minutes of cook time, no oven required.

These chocolaty, moist and buttery muffins are so delicious, it is a great way to use up some of the leftover ricotta cheese that adds the creaminess and moisture into the muffins.

Chocolate chip muffins with a tender buttery crumb from buttermilk and sour cream. Makes two dozen bakery-style muffins with semisweet chips folded throughout. Lunchbox staple.

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.

Peanut butter chocolate chip muffins are bakery-style breakfast in 25 minutes. Soft, peanut-buttery crumb loaded with semi-sweet chocolate chips, ideal for school lunches and after-school snacks.

Banana chocolate chip muffins loaded two ways with banana, mashed for moisture and diced for fruity chunks, plus chocolate chips and walnuts. Brown sugar makes them rich, bakery-style, and tender.

Put a smile on your kids' faces when they get this scrumptious muffin in their lunch bags.

Chocolate chip mini muffins meet bright orange zest in a lighter bake using skim milk, canola oil, and egg substitute. The classic chocolate-orange pairing in two-bite form.

Using most whole wheat flour and olive oil makes these muffins a lot healthier without losing any deliciousness. Super chocolaty, moist, and addictive, not only kids love it, but grown-ups also can't resist these yummy treats.

Easy and Moist Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins recipe

These scrumptious muffins are perfect to enjoy while tanning outside on a hot summer day.

Very easy to make, I used 1/4 cup more pumpkin puree than recipe says, so I didn't add any extra water into the batter, also reduced the 1 tablespoon of oil, and these muffins came out great. Love the flavor from pumpkin and spices. Definitely a keeper recipe.

Apricot white chocolate muffins with cinnamon-poached apricots, nutmeg, and good quality white chocolate. The poaching liquid adds apricot flavor right into the batter.

Chocolate sour cream muffins with chopped walnuts and marshmallow pieces. Rocky-road inspired chocolate muffins with melty marshmallow pockets.

Fudge brownie muffins with cocoa, butter, cinnamon, and optional pecans. Dense brownie texture in handheld portion-controlled muffin form, ready in 40 minutes.