Soft, buttery Chocolate Chip Muffin Loaves are so tasty that you just might have a hard time sharing them!
Ok confession time – sometimes I’m super weak when it comes to muffins! Ok most of the time if I’m being totally honest. Case in point, I originally baked these as muffins a couple of weeks ago when some friends were visiting from out of town. Miraculously there happened to be one muffin left over and so I decided to photograph it to share. Well that muffin was missing one of it’s corners and the photos turned out a little to blue for my picky taste, so I re-baked and photographed them yesterday. CAUTION! They are addictive, deliciously, chocolatey addictive little loaves of goodness. I’m pretty sure I ended up eating about 4of them the first time around and another 2 of these mini loaves yesterday.
Like I said, i’m weak. Especially when it comes to chocolate. I like to sprinkle a little coarse sugar on top of the muffin loaves before baking. You can skip this step, but trust me they really are just a little bit better with the coarse sugar. It gives them a little crunch that contrasts nicely with the soft muffin texture. Make some today, you’ll be glad you did. I hope that you will enjoy these chocolate chip muffin loaves as much as we do, happy baking!
Chocolate Chip Muffins
Prep
Cook
Total
Yield 8 mini loaves
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 c unbleached all purpose flour
- 3/4 c whole wheat flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 4 Tbs butter
- 3/4 c sugar
- 1 egg, extra large
- 1/2 c Greek yogurt
- 1/3 c milk
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
- 2/3 c miniature chocolate chips
- coarse sugar for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375º F and line an 8 well mini loaf pan with paper liners.
- In a mixing bowl combine the flours, baking powder, baking soda and sea salt; set aside.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Beat in the egg and then add the Greek yogurt, milk and vanilla bean paste and mix well.
- Slowly add the dry mixture to the wet, being careful not to over mix the batter.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Evenly divide the batter between the paper liners and sprinkle the tops with coarse sugar.
- Bake for 20-22 minutes or until lightly golden and a tester comes out with just a few crumbs.
Notes
recipe adapted from Easy Blueberry Muffins by Bakers Royale
Courses breakfast, muffin
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Gah! These are so darn cute, Emily! I love all things mini, especially bread loaves. Funny – I’m not sure why I’ve never made mini loaves. I even bought some fancy paper loaf pans last year and still haven’t used them! I need to change that stat!
Thank you Julie, I am totally obsessed with my mini loaf pan!
These mini loaves are the cutest! I’ve never made mini-loaves and now I must. And that sugar on top! These look so delicious and adorable. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Sarah, the sugar is a definite must 🙂
I love these little muffin loaves! I might have to start baking all of my muffins in a loaf pan!
Thanks Ashley, I think that sounds like a great idea 🙂
Chocolate chip mini loaves?! Ahh, wonderful. How much vanilla extract do I use in place of the vanilla bean paste?
Thank you! It’s a 1-1 conversion Joanna, so 1 tsp.
I love the mini size and I think these would make perfect housewarming gifts…great idea!
Thanks Deb, they definitely would be great gifts.
These mini loaves are absolute perfection!
thank you Jocelyn 🙂
These are super sweet! Would be the perfect snack to take to work. Love the sprinkle of sugar on top! Yum!
These are so darn cute!!! I have a weakness for muffins too!
Thanks Zainab, we devoured them pretty quickly!
They look so pretty with the coarse sugar on top! Love the mini-loaves, they look so good!
Thank you Katie!
These are gorgeous! Thanks for linking up with Show Stopper Saturday!
Thank you Taylor!
These are beautiful and they look delicious!
Hi Emily, I saw this on Pintarest and loved it. So cute looking and look delicious.