Chocolate Chip Muffins with Greek yogurt

Nothing beats a bakery-style muffin, and these moist and fluffy chocolate chip muffins with greek yogurt give bakery muffins a run for their money.

Prep Time10

Cook Time23

Resting Time25

Total Time54

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings: muffins

Calories: 396kcal

Author: Morgan Peaceman

Equipment

1 kitchen scale
1 whisk
1 spatula
mixing bowls
measuring cups and spoons
2 muffin tins this recipe yields 15 muffins
12 Muffin liners

Ingredients

2 whole eggs
200 grams Cane Sugar 1 cup
¾ cup Avocado oil
⅔ cup Greek Yogurt whole milk, full fat
256 grams All-purpose flour 2 cups
1 teaspoon Baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 cup Chocolate chips
½ cup Demerara sugar optional, for topping the muffins

Instructions

In a large bowl, crack the eggs and pour in the sugar, then whisk until the eggs are incorporated and the mixture becomes light and fluffy.
Pour in the vanilla extract, avocado oil, then whisk again. Add the greek yogurt then whisk to incorporate.
To the same bowl, add in the flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Whisk until most of the flour is combined.
Add 1 teaspoon of flour to a bowl with the chocolate chips and coat the chocolate chips, then pour them into the batter and mix using a spatula.
Once the batter has fully formed, let rest on the counter for 25-30 minutes and preheat the oven to 375º.
Line a muffin tins with liners, leaving space between.
Bake in the oven for 23 minutes, letting the muffins rest for 10 minutes once they finish baking, then move to a cooling rack.

Notes

Switch from the whisk when mixing the batter to a spatula as you fold in the flour, this yields an airy texture and less chewy, as a whisk is intended to whisk volume to the eggs, and over-whisking or mixing can cause the batter to get gummy.

Let the muffin batter sit on the counter for an extended period of time. When the batter rests, it gives the leavening agents (baking soda, baking powder) to marry and build up so that when the muffins bake, it'll aid with the texture, mouthfeel, and overall rise.

Leave room in between the muffins in the muffin tin itself. That might mean using more than one muffin tin to bake with. This gives the muffins some room to rise up higher and fluffier when they bake.

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