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Chocolate Chip Muffins Are A Simple, Comforting Treat

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Chocolate Chip Muffins Can Make Things Better

When I think of this chocolate chip muffin, three words come to mind: simple, comforting, and treat.

The simple part is how easy they are to make. Nothing fancy is involved. They are not complicated.

The comfort part is about how nice it is to sit down with a beverage and a muffin. Tea, coffee, hot chocolate, or non-dairy milk all pair well with this muffin.

The treat part is exactly what they are: an absolute treat whenever you make and eat them. Share them to treat someone else, too.

It’s a sweet, simple chocolate chip muffin. Start or end your day with one. Or make it a midday snack. Chocolate chip muffins are wonderful anytime.

Madeline Matlock’s Muffins!

In episode 2 of the new CBS series MATLOCK, Kathy Bates brings a delicious-looking basket of muffins to work. (IYKYK) They look so inviting, so I considered pausing the show to make chocolate chip muffins. If the MATLOCK show had this recipe, these muffins would be the ones in that beautiful basket! 😉

More Muffins Please

Too much talk of muffins! We have to make them now.

Get out all the ingredients. Get out a large and a medium bowl. And get your muffin pan ready with some cupcake liners. (I like the brand, If You Care.)

Mix up the flax “egg.” (Nothing weird here, just healthy ground flax meal readily available in grocery stores, mixed with water.)

Then combine the dry ingredients in the large bowl.

Flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder

Next, mix the wet ingredients in the medium bowl, except the vinegar. (non-dairy milk, butter or oil, vanilla, and flax + water mixture)

Now, mix the wet ingredients into the dry. Next, add the vinegar, and then the vegan chocolate chips.

dry ingredients, wet ingredients, flax “egg”, vinegar, and chocolate chips

Okay, lastly, divide the batter evenly into the muffin tin.

At the last minute, I changed it to have 6 blueberry muffins for breakfast (on the left). And I had 6 chocolate chip muffins for dessert (on the right). Because: We have choices! See Notes*

Bake for 23 minutes and they’re ready to eat!

Let cool in the pan for 3-5 minutes. Any longer and the papers start to come off the muffin and the bottoms get soggy from trapped steam.

Enjoy these simple, comforting chocolate chip muffin treats.

Pick out your favorite one (or two)…
And have them with your beverage of choice!
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Chocolate Chip Muffins

Vegan chocolate chip muffins- A simple, comforting treat!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 23 minutes
Total Time 38 minutes
Servings: 12 muffins
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: vegan
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

DRY INGREDIENTS
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
WET INGREDIENTS
  • 3/4 cup non-dairy milk
  • 1/2 cup melted vegan butter or use oil like canola, avocado, or sunflower
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon ground flax meal
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar
ADD IN
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Equipment

  • muffin pan

Method
 

  1. First, preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Next, place paper liners in the muffin tin. Then mix the ground flax meal with the water in a small bowl and set aside.
  2. Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl.
  3. Mix all wet ingredients except vinegar in a medium bowl. (Don't forget to add the flax mixture).
  4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and combine them without over-mixing.
  5. Now mix in the vinegar, then fold in the chocolate chips.
  6. Divide the batter evenly into the muffin pan.
  7. Bake for 23 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.

Notes

These are regular-size muffins, but you could also make them in jumbo-size pans with jumbo-sized paper liners. This will make 6 jumbo muffins. Add approximately 5 minutes to the baking time, and check for doneness with a toothpick.
FOR A LITTLE EXTRA, add about 3-5 more chips on top of each muffin, gently pressing slightly into the muffin, and lightly sprinkle with coarse sugar before baking.
*To make a variety of muffins with one batch of batter as I did in the photos, do this:
  • Separate your batter into two bowls.
  • Add 1/2 cup of chocolate chips in half the batter and 1/2 cup of blueberries (or other mix-ins) in the other half.
  • Or exchange chocolate chips completely with your other favorite choices.