Soft, tender, and not overly sweet, Chocolate Chip Muffins are bursting with chocolate chips and make a great snack any time of day.

Originally published on August 12, 2021. This post has been updated, including the ingredients, in July 2025.

Whether you like muffins for breakfast or an afternoon snack, these Chocolate Chip Muffins are an awesome choice.

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Ingredients For Chocolate Chip Muffins

Chocolate Chip Muffins are made with 10 simple ingredients. These are ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen.

All-Purpose Flour.
Baking Powder.
Baking Soda.
White Sugar.
Salt.
Vanilla.
Large Eggs.
Butter.
Milk.
Chocolate Chips. Any kind of chocolate chips can be used. We like using dark chocolate chips or semi-sweet.

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Why Did We Change The Original Recipe?

This recipe was originally posted to our first website, and recently we decided to remake all our recipes from that site to see if they needed to be updated.

This was one of those recipes. We made the original recipe, and then we changed a couple of things, and in our opinion, this recipe is much better than the original.

The changes included using less flour, swapping vegetable oil for butter, and buttermilk for butter. These changes resulted in a lighter muffin with a more tender crumb.

Nut-Free Snack For School

If you’re looking for school snacks, these muffins are perfect for school. They are nut-free and can be made in less than 40 minutes, including bake time.

And if you have a teenager who tries to skip breakfast, these muffins are great for the on-the-go. We kept homemade muffins on hand for our teens to grab one as they walked out the door to catch their bus to school.

Great For Bake Sales

We have also made triple batches of these muffins for school bake sales when my kids were younger. They always sold out, and we got many requests for this recipe from parents of some of the kids.

These muffins have also been sold at our boys’ football games. They sell out fast when made for those early morning Tykes games when parents are on the field by 8 AM on Sunday mornings.

Storing Leftover Muffins

These muffins are best served the same day they are baked. But we know that a dozen muffins can be a lot to consume in a day if you don’t have a large family, as we do. The best way to store these after baking is in an air-tight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Chocolate chip muffins can also be wrapped and frozen for up to two months. Thaw them at room temperature before serving.

Reheating The Muffins

Leftover muffins can also be heated in the microwave for 10 to 15 seconds. A tip: place a small microwave-safe bowl of very hot water in the microwave beside the muffin when heating it. Or heat a bowl of water before heating the muffin. The water creates steam that then adds moisture to the muffin, making it taste closer to freshly baked.

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A chocolate chip muffin broken open on a plate, in front of a pedestal plate filled with more muffins and a cup of coffee off to the right.

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