Description
Moist, fudgy chocolate muffins with a creamy cheesecake center and pockets of melted chocolate chips. Perfect for breakfast, dessert, or a decadent snack.
Ingredients
- All-Purpose Flour: 1 1/2 cups
- Unsweetened Cocoa Powder: 1/2 cup
- Granulated Sugar (batter): 3/4 cup
- Baking Soda: 1 teaspoon
- Salt: 1/2 teaspoon
- Vegetable Oil: 1/3 cup
- Egg (batter): 1 large
- Buttermilk: 3/4 cup
- Vanilla Extract (batter): 1 teaspoon
- Chocolate Chips: 1 cup
- Cream Cheese, softened: 8 ounces
- Egg Yolk (filling): 1 large
- Granulated Sugar (filling): 1/4 cup
- Vanilla Extract (filling): 1/2 teaspoon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a standard 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, granulated sugar (3/4 cup), baking soda, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the vegetable oil, egg (1 large), buttermilk, and vanilla extract (1 teaspoon).
- Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until just combined. Gently fold in the chocolate chips.
- Prepare the cheesecake filling by beating the softened cream cheese with the egg yolk, granulated sugar (1/4 cup), and vanilla extract (1/2 teaspoon) until smooth and creamy.
- Fill each muffin cup about two-thirds full with the chocolate batter. Add about a tablespoon of the cheesecake filling into the center of each cup, then top with a little extra batter if desired to cover the filling.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 22 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out with a few moist crumbs but not wet batter.
- Allow muffins to cool in the pan for about 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool further. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
- Use room temperature cream cheese so the filling is smooth and lump-free.
- Do not overmix the muffin batter to keep the crumb tender.
- Fill muffin cups only two-thirds full to prevent overflow while baking.
- For bakery-style presentation, sprinkle extra chocolate chips on top before baking.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin (about 85g)
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg