Bakery-Style Double Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe

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May 21, 2019

(updated Feb 16, 2026)

Looking to capture the goodness of bakery-style muffins at home? These jumbo Double Chocolate Chip Muffins emulate the big muffin tops and delicious chocolate flavor you could only find at a bakery. Bake up some Bakery Style Double Chocolate Chip Muffins at home with this easy, no-fuss recipe made in a jumbo muffin pan. Indulge in the best muffins at home any time. Yields 8 jumbo muffins.

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"This recipe is AMAZING. You know those recipes you save and use over and over throughout the years because it’s simply the best one you’ve found? This is one of those. Thank you so much for this recipe."
Marie

The magic behind jumbo double chocolate chip muffins

These muffins are magical because:

crunchy outer tops
big chocolate flavor
moist muffins with melty chocolate chips
easy recipe that makes for a quick breakfast on the go

If you love jumbo muffins, you've got to try Bakery-Style Chocolate Chip Muffins, Banana Chocolate Muffins, Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins, and Cinnamon Streusel Muffins.

close-up of chocolate chunk muffins in a muffin tin

What's the difference between a muffin and a cupcake?

This is a popular question! There really isn't a huge a difference between these two types of baked goods, however, here are a few of the key distinctions:

Muffins tend to have less sugar than cupcakes and are sometimes made with whole wheat flour vs all-purpose flour.
Cupcakes tend to have frosting whereas muffins do not.
Muffins are typically denser in texture than than lighter, fluffier cupcakes.
Muffins can be sweet or savory whereas cupcakes are typically always sweet and served as dessert.
Cupcake batter is made similarly to that of cake batter where the butter and sugar are creamed together in the bowl of a stand mixer before the wet ingredients then dry ingredients are added to create a fluffy batter. Muffins are made by whisking together the wet ingredients then adding in the dry. This tends to result in a thicker batter than that of cupcakes.

Bakery style chocolate chunk muffin split in half.

How to enhance chocolate flavor

Adding coffee to chocolate helps enhance its flavor. In this recipe, use hot freshly brewed coffee to add to the muffin batter to bring out the most chocolatey flavor. Have no fear, you cannot taste the coffee in the baked muffins. If you do not have coffee or would prefer not to use it, hot water can be substituted. I highly recommend using coffee, though.

Ingredients needed to make Double Chocolate Chip Muffins.

The secret to moist double chocolate chip muffins

The key to achieving bakery style jumbo muffins lies in the ingredients used in this recipe and the way they're baked.

To achieve a moist muffin, a few key ingredients are needed. As you'll see in the full list of ingredients, no butter is used to make these muffins. Instead, oil is used to create a moister muffin. We love ourselves some butter, but trust me - oil works really well here. I've tried these with butter and with oil and they are moister with the oil.

I would not recommend using olive oil, but rather a neutral oil such as vegetable, canola or grapeseed. Olive oil has a strong flavor that will carry through to your baked muffins. We want that chocolate flavor to shine through instead.

In addition to oil, milk and sour cream are added to the muffin batter for added richness and moisture. Substitute the sour cream with full-fat plain yogurt if needed.

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The magic behind the best chocolate chocolate chip muffins

To make perfect muffins at home, the secret is in how they're baked.

Starting with a higher than normal baking temperature, baking for a few minutes, then lowering the temperature for the remainder of the baking time helps to create those beautifully domed muffin tops that captures the bakery style so well.

If you're looking to make jumbo bakery-style chocolate muffins, use a jumbo muffin pan. This recipe will make about 8 jumbo muffins. The bake time will be longer than for standard size muffins. See recipe for suggested baking times.

Jumbo double chocolate chip muffin on a paper muffin liner.

How to make these muffins

Spray a jumbo muffin pan with nonstick spray. — Spray jumbo muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray

Whisk together dry ingredients. — Combine the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, and salt) in a medium bowl. Set aside the flour mixture

Chocolate fudge that helps make chocolate muffins moist. — In a separate bowl, combine the hot coffee and cocoa powder and whisk to form a thick paste. Set aside

Add oil and brown sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer. — In the bowl of a stand mixer, add oil and brown sugar

Brown sugar and oil resembles wet sand when mixed together. — Mix well. The mixture should resemble wet sand

Add cocoa coffee paste to the mixing bowl. — Add cocoa / coffee mixture to the mixer bowl

Add sour cream to the muffin batter for richness and moisture. — Add sour cream

Add vanilla extract to batter. — Add vanilla extract

Add beaten eggs to the batter. — Add the lightly beaten eggs

Add flour mixture to the wet ingredients. — Slowly add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients. Do not to overmix the muffin batter; stop mixing when there are no longer any dry spots of flour

Stir in chocolate chunks to the muffin batter. — Fold in 1 cup of the semisweet chocolate chips or chunks, reserving the rest for sprinkling on top

Fill muffin cups to the top for tall muffins. — Fill muffin cups to the top for tall muffins

Sprinkle tops of muffin batter with remaining chocolate. — Sprinkle tops of muffin batter with remaining chocolate and bake in preheated oven. **Please note**: all ovens bake differently, so I would recommend checking the muffins for doneness after 15 minutes.

Fresh baked jumbo chocolate muffins in the muffin pan. — Allow muffins to cool in the pan for 10 minutes then transfer to wire rack

Tips for recipe success

Choose the highest quality cocoa powder and chocolate chips you can afford. It makes a big difference in the finished product's taste and texture. I really like Guittard's Cocoa Rogue Cocoa Powder. It is of a high quality, affordable and has this beautiful deep reddish color that really enhances the look and taste of the baked muffins
These muffins are best consumed when warm. The chocolate gets all melty and you'll really capture that just-baked bakery feel in your own kitchen! If consuming these muffins at any other time, simply warm them gently in the microwave or oven

How to Store this double chocolate chip muffins recipe

To store these muffins, allow them to cool completely then place in an airtight container. Leave at room temperature for up to 3 days. Store in the fridge for up to one week.

To freeze, place cooled muffins in a ziplock freezer bag and store for up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature or defrost in the microwave at 50% for 1-2 minutes, or until desired temperature is reached.

Freshly baked chocolate muffins in the muffin tin.

Large chocolate chunk muffin on a paper cupcake liner.

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Jumbo chocolate muffin cut in half with melty chocolate chips.

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