16 chocolate muffin recipes

Chocolate pumpkin muffins fold semisweet chips and solid-pack pumpkin into a cinnamon-spiced batter, baked hot for tall, tender tops finished with a chopped nut crunch on every cap.

Chocolate chip cookie muffins with melted unsweetened chocolate, brown sugar, semi-sweet chips, and pecans. Bakery-style chocolate muffins between a cookie and a cake.

Chocolate vanilla chip muffins with melted dark chocolate folded into the batter and white vanilla chips studded throughout, plus chopped pecans for crunch. Bakery-style cocoa muffins ready in under an hour.

Bakery-style chocolate chip banana muffins with mashed ripe bananas, melted butter, and a crackly nut-topped dome. Sized for jumbo tins, with cinnamon warmth in every bite.

Using most whole wheat flour and olive oil makes these muffins a lot healthier without losing any deliciousness. Super chocolaty, moist, and addictive, not only kids love it, but grown-ups also can't resist these yummy treats.

Bananas, oats and yogurt make these muffins healthy and moist while the chocolate chips and walnuts add that touch of decadence.

Made with 100% whole wheat flour, these moist chocolate muffins are not only addictively delicious, but they are also good for you.

Orange and white chocolate muffins scented with fresh orange zest, vanilla bean seeds, and melted white chocolate chunks. Tender crumb, golden tops, perfect with morning coffee.

Big-batch buttermilk bran muffins made with two kinds of bran cereal and boiling water for an incredibly moist crumb. Makes 24 hearty muffins with endless mix-in possibilities.

Cappuccino cream muffins with a cinnamon-chocolate ripple through the center and sour cream batter. Coffee shop flavor in a homemade muffin.

Low-fat mocha chip muffins with cocoa, instant coffee, and semi-sweet chocolate chips. Applesauce replaces most of the oil for a tender, fudgy crumb under 100 calories per muffin.

Tender chocolate muffins made with applesauce instead of extra fat. Warming spices and optional raisins turn breakfast into a treat that feels indulgent but sneaks in fruit.

Fudgy peanut butter chip muffins blend cocoa, oats, and applesauce for a tender chocolate crumb loaded with peanut butter chips. A bake-sale favorite that doubles as breakfast.

Cocoa branana muffins blend bran flakes, ripe bananas, and unsweetened cocoa for high-fiber chocolate muffins. Egg whites and skim milk keep them lighter than typical bakery banana bread.

Peanut butter cup muffins with chocolate cocoa batter and pockets of melty peanut butter chips. A bakery-style breakfast or after-school muffin that tastes like a candy bar.

Miniature chocolate peanut butter pies in mini muffin tins. Graham crust, frozen peanut butter filling, and chocolate ganache topping. Make 24 ahead and stash in the freezer for up to a week.