Bakery-Style Triple Chocolate Fudge Muffins

Tall bakery-style chocolate muffins with a tender crumb, plenty of chocolate chips, and a rich chocolate ganache center.

20 mins

Prep Time

30 mins

Cook Time

1 hr 15 mins

Total Time

12

Servings

Ingredients

  • • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour [290 g]
  • • 1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
  • • 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • • 1/2 tsp salt
  • • 1 tsp instant espresso powder, optional
  • • 6 Tbsp salted butter [85 g], melted and slightly cooled
  • • 1/3 cup olive oil or oil of choice
  • • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • • 2 eggs, at room temperature
  • • 1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
  • • 1/2 cup Greek yogurt or sour cream, at room temperature
  • • 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
  • • 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • • 6 oz dark chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
  • • 2 oz milk chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
  • • 1 cup heavy cream

Instructions

  1. Line a muffin pan with liners, spacing them out if desired for taller muffin tops.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and optional espresso powder.
  3. In a separate large bowl, whisk melted butter, oil, sugar, and eggs until well combined.
  4. Add buttermilk, Greek yogurt or sour cream, and vanilla, then whisk until well combined.
  5. Fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients until barely combined and no flour streaks remain, then fold in chocolate chips.
  6. Cover and rest the batter at room temperature for 15-20 minutes.
  7. Preheat oven to 425 F and divide batter among muffin cups, filling to the top.
  8. Bake regular muffins at 425 F for 5 minutes, then reduce oven to 350 F and bake 15-18 minutes more, until a toothpick comes out clean or with moist crumbs.
  9. For jumbo muffins, bake at 425 F for 5 minutes, then reduce to 350 F and bake 25-28 minutes more.
  10. Cool muffins in the pan for 5-10 minutes.
  11. For the ganache, place milk chocolate and dark chocolate in a bowl. Heat cream until hot, pour over chocolate, let sit 3 minutes, then whisk until smooth and glossy.
  12. Hollow the center of each muffin with a spoon, knife, or piping tip, then pipe 1-2 Tbsp ganache into each center. Let sit 10-15 minutes before serving if a thicker ganache center is desired.