Coffee Cake Chocolate Chip Muffins
Growing up, Tastykake Koffee Kake Cupcakes were one of my favorite breakfasts. While I love the cream inside, the one thing that could have made them better is chocolate. So, what better than a Coffee Cake Chocolate Chip Muffin to make that dream a reality. These muffins are like your typical chocolate chip muffins, except they have a layer of coffee cake struesel in the middle and on top of the muffins. The combination of brown sugar and cinnamon on it's own is amazing, but paired with chocolate chips, the three flavors put these muffins on a whole nother level.
the details of the coffee cake chocolate chip muffins
So what makes these muffins so good? Well, the key to these muffins is the layering I mentioned above. In order to disperse the flavor throughout the muffins, the coffee cake streusel must be put in the middle and on top. This allows the butter, cinnamon, and brown sugar, that make up the streusel, to melt throughout the muffin, giving you a sweet-buttery flavor each bite. Also, the type of chocolate chip is important. While mini chocolate chips can be used, I think that normal sized morsels are the way to go. They take up more area throughout the muffins and provide a better texture. As for the muffin batter, the butter, greek yogurt, and maple syrup help add incredible flavor to the muffins. Not only do these ingredients add flavor, but they also add moisture and make the muffins lighter. This is great because it makes them less dense and cake-like, like the muffins found in grocery stores. These muffins are perfect for any morning and are the type of leftovers you look forward to eating throughout the week. Try it warm or at room-temperature, they are just as delicious both ways! But for your sake, I suggest eating one as soon as it comes out of the oven, trust me they are delicious.
muffin subsitutes
If you are not a fan of streusel, feel free to leave it out of the recipe and just make chocolate chip muffins. Same goes for if you don't like chocolate. Speaking of the chocolate chips, you can substitute the semi-sweet chocolate chips with dark chocolate chips. Both provide a rich chocolate flavor that these muffins need!
Overall, if you make this recipe, please leave a comment below or tag me on Instagram. I love to hear from you guys and see how you put your own twist on my recipes!
Coffee Cake Chocolate Chip Muffins
Ingredients
Streusel Topping
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 6 tbsp cold butter, cubed
Muffins
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
- 2 tsps vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups flour
- 2 1/2 tsps baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips feel free to add more
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line muffins tins.
- Next, make the streusel. In a small bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and butter. Mix together with your hands until you have a crumbly mixture. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the butter, maple syrup, vanilla, buttermilk, greek yogurt, and eggs until smooth (you can hand whisk or use mixer). Add the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt, mix until just combined. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Divide half the batter among the prepared pan. Evenly sprinkle about 1/3 of the streusel over the batter. Add the remaining batter and then top evenly with the remaining streusel.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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