Chocolate Streusel Muffins | Bake at 350°

Oh, howdy, dream muffins. CHOCOLATE. STREUSEL. MUFFINS. 

A lot chocolate is packed into these chocolate streusel muffins. It’s possible you’ll
assume you possibly can’t deal with this a lot chocolate – belief me, you CAN deal with the
chocolate. 

Loaded with chocolate, from chips to cocoa to chocolate milk, these muffins
are a chocolate lover’s dream! Serve heat for essentially the most decadent
breakfast…however they’re additionally beautiful at room temperature.

Because the identify implies, there is a chocolate streusel on high. Between the streusel
and the muffin batter, you will use two sorts of chocolate chips and a beneficiant
quantity of cocoa powder. However wait, there’s extra.

This is the kicker. We’re utilizing CHOCOLATE MILK!!! (I really like an excuse to purchase
chocolate milk.)

What is the distinction between a streusel and a strudel? 

A STREUSEL is a crumb topping, sometimes produced from flour, butter, and sugar.
It is stated to have originated in
Germany. 

A STRUDEL, additionally from Germany, is a layered stuffed pastry. It is sometimes
candy, assume apple, however might be savory additionally. (This
hen and cheese strudel
seems to be wonderful.)

When you love chocolate for breakfast, you are going to need these recipes as
nicely…

You’ll begin off making the streusel. I’ll warn you –
the very best instruments for making this are your fingers. They’ll be coated in
cocoa, and also you’ll seem like you’ve been digging within the backyard, nevertheless it’s price
it. Press butter cubes into the dry components till they’re smaller and
distributed all through the streusel. Add mini chocolate chips and set
apart. 

The muffin batter comes collectively in a typical trend. Combine the dry
components, combine the moist components, and stir them collectively. 

One other key ingredient within the muffins is
espresso powder. You gained’t style the espresso taste in these muffins, however a little bit of espresso
powder boosts that chocolate taste. There’s additionally vanilla and
almond extract
within the combine that simply makes these much more scrumptious. 

Search for espresso powder in your grocery retailer, or on Amazon. What espresso
powder do I like to recommend? I like to recommend Medaglia D’Oro, King Arthur, Café Bustelo, and DeLallo. 

This batter is heavy and vinegar provides it an additional little bit of elevate. Don’t fear –
your muffins gained’t odor (or style!) like pickles. 

When you fill the muffin cups, you’ll sprinkle a beneficiant quantity of streusel
on the highest of every muffin. 

There will probably be streusel leftover. This can be a good factor as a result of it makes for
KILLER pancakes. Belief me. You may even wish to make the streusel
particularly for pancakes! 

(Retailer leftover streusel within the fridge. Pour pancake batter on a griddle.
Sprinkle streusel excessive. Flip to complete cooking.) 

Chocolate Streusel Muffins

YIELD: 12 muffins

PREP TIME: half-hour

BAKE TIME: 18 minutes 

For the streusel:

1/2 cup unbleached, all-purpose flour

3 tablespoons flippantly packed brown sugar

4 tablespoons salted butter, chilly and cubed

1/3 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips

For the muffins:

1 3/4 cup unbleached, all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon kosher salt

2 eggs

1 cup sugar

1 cup chocolate milk

1/2 teaspoon espresso powder

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon almond extract

2 teaspoons white vinegar

4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled

3 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (common measurement)

Preheat oven to 425. Line 12 muffin cups with liners. 

Make the streusel. Stir collectively the flour, brown sugar, and cocoa. Add the
cubed butter and distribute by the combination, utilizing your fingers to mash
the butter into smaller bits. As soon as the butter chunks are extra like flat
pellets and evenly dispersed, stir within the chocolate chips. Put aside. 

Make the muffin batter. In a big bowl, whisk collectively the flour, cocoa,
baking powder, baking soda, and salt. 

In a big measuring cup, whisk the eggs flippantly. Add the sugar, chocolate
milk, and espresso powder, whisking till mixed. Add the extracts and
then the vinegar and whisk once more. 

Pour the moist components, melted butter, and oil into the bowl with the dry.
Stir till mixed. Fold within the chocolate chips. 

Spoon the batter into the ready tin. The liners will probably be full. Press a
beneficiant sprinkling of chocolate streusel onto every muffin. (Reserve any
remaining streusel and refrigerate for an additional use.) 

Bake for about 18 minutes, or till the muffins bounce again when pressed in
the middle. Cool within the pan for five minutes, then take away to a cooling rack.
Serve heat or at room temperature.