Better Than the Bakery Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake Muffins.

Craving a coffee shop muffin at home? These chocolate chip coffee cake muffins bake up tall and moist with a cinnamon streusel on top. The melty chocolate chips in every bite are a sweet bonus. These muffins call for easy ingredients you probably already have in your pantry! Cozy, simple, and perfect for a make-ahead breakfast or sweet afternoon pick-me-up.

Ingredient Notes

• Butter/ oil: room temp butter creams lighter; oil yields extra moisture
• Sugar: light brown adds caramel notes that play nicely with cinnamon.
• Sour Cream/ Greek Yogurt: keeps the muffin moist
• Flour: measure by weight or fluff-spoon-level to avoid dense muffins.
• Chocolate: mini chips distribute evenly; chunks make gooey pockets.
• Streusel: mix so that it forms clumps, consider chilling in the fridge before sprinkling on the muffin mix

Tieghan’s Technique Tips

Mixing: Cream fat and sugar well; once dry ingredients go in, mix just until combined to avoid toughness. Don’t over mix!

Fill level: For bakery-style height, fill the muffin cup or muffin liner to the brim

Layering: Better, then streusel, then more batter, then with remaining streusel

Doneness: Muffin tops spring back to a gentle touch; test with a toothpick or fork to see if it’s clean once, streusel should look golden and set

The story behind my bakery-style muffins

It’s been pretty snowy, dreary, and grey here this week and the cozy weather has been my inspiration for these extra cozy (and extra delicious) muffins. I’ve also recently been interested in sharing more chocolate recipes.

As you can probably guess, I really do not get out to bakeries often. In fact, I think the last time I stepped foot in one was way back in the fall when I was in NYC. (I’m heading to NYC again in a couple of months and would love to know your favorite bakeries so I can check them out!)

People always ask me where my favorite places to eat at are. It’s so hard for me to answer because I prefer to cook rather than to go out. For one, I’m a total homebody, so if I have the choice to go out or stay in and cook, I am one hundred percent staying in. Two, cooking is just what I love and what I do, so I only ever go out to eat when I am traveling. Point is, I don’t have a lot of favorites when it comes to eating out, but I do love a good New York style bakery muffin. I can enjoy blueberry, but what I really love is a bakery muffin loaded with chocolate chips and topped with a crumbly, buttery topping.

SO GOOD.

Since I live very far from NYC, I decided I needed to make some bakery style muffins at home. Not going to lie, it was the best idea I had all week. And that’s the truth. These muffins are that good.

Just like most muffins recipes, these start with the basics: flour, baking powder, salt and eggs. To make my muffins stand out, I like to use plain greek yogurt and a combo of both maple syrup and brown sugar. These ingredients not only add incredible flavor, but incredible moisture too.

I decided to make these an all butter muffin. This not only enhances the flavor immensely, but the texture is extra flaky, light and airy.

But what’s the real secret to these muffins?

Cinnamon streusel and semi-sweet chocolate chips. Yum, yes, and YUM. I mean, with those two things in one recipe?! You know they’re going to be good.

I took some notes from traditional coffee cakes and added a ripple of sweet cinnamon streusel to my chocolate chip muffins. You wouldn’t think something so simple could make such a difference, but trust me, it does.

The streusel adds a layer of sweet buttery flavor to the middle of each muffin that’s the most delicious thing to taste, bite after bite. Especially when the streusel is paired with chocolate chips.

Again, so good.

Each and every bite is “roll your eyes back good”. If you’re looking for a Tuesday treat, these muffins need to be it. If you don’t have time in your day, save these for Saturday or Sunday morning brunch. But be sure to double the recipe. That way you can have extras on hand for snacking on throughout the week. Trust me, you’ll be so happy for the leftovers come Monday afternoon.

Also? These are great warm or at room temperature, but please, have at least one warm, right out of the oven. It’s truly just the best thing ever.

A side of coffee would be great too…

And that’s my Tuesday night plan. Well, minus the coffee and + a nice cold glass of goat milk.

Looking for more muffin recipes to try? Check these out:

• Blueberry Swirl Coffee Cake Muffins
• Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Muffins
• Bakery Blueberry Vanilla Crunch Muffins
• The Essentials : Everything you need to consider for baking!

Lastly, if you make these coffee cake muffins, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. If you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!

Breakfast? Dessert? Both? YESS!