Chocolate Chunk Muffin
If you're looking for a dessert that truly deserves a gold medal, this Olympic Chocolate Muffin recipe is the perfect choice. Packed with rich chocolate flavor, a surprise ganache filling, and a tender, moist crumb, these muffins are sure to impress!
Servings: 8
Ingredients
Chocolate batter
- ¾ cup of milk
- ¼ cup of water
- 2 teaspoon instant coffee
- ½ cup of cocoa powder
- ¾ cup of semi-sweet chocolate chunks divided into ½ cup and ¼ cup, plus more for topping
- 1 stick of butter
- ½ cup of packed brown sugar
- ½ cup of white sugar
- ¼ cup of avocado oil
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 2 teaspoon of vanilla
Dry Ingredients
- 2 cups of all purpose flour spooned and leveled
- 1 tablespoon of baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon of salt
Ganache filling
- ½ cup of heavy cream
- ½ cup of semi-sweet chocolate chunks
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- In a pot over low heat, add milk, water, instant coffee, ½ cup of cocoa powder and ½ cup of chocolate chunks. Whisk until melted and combined. Turn off the heat and whisk in the butter until it is fully incorporated. Place it in a heat-safe bowl to cool.
- In a bowl, add flour, baking powder, and salt. Whisk together.
- In the bowl of the cooled chocolate batter, add in room temperature eggs, brown sugar, white sugar, vanilla extract, and avocado oil. Whisk to combine.
- Fold ⅓ of the flour mixture into the chocolate batter until just combined and no flour is showing. Continue adding in the flour and folding until combined. Add in the remaining ¼ cup of chocolate chunks and fold to incorporate.
- Using an ice cream scoop, scoop 1 ½-2 scoops of the muffin batter into the parchment paper muffin liners. Top with more chocolate chunks.
- Bake at 375F for 24 minutes. After 24 minutes, reduce the temperature to 350F and bake for another 8-10 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean when inserting it into the center of the muffin. Allow it to cool.
- In a saucepan over low heat, add heavy cream, chocolate chunks and salt. Whisk until melted and the ganache begins to thicken. Remove from heat and place in a piping bag.
- Using a knife, cut a small hole in the middle of each muffin and pipe in the ganache. Enjoy warm!