Sour Cream Muffins with Chocolate Chips
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Sour Cream Muffins with Chocolate Chips
Description
Sour Cream Muffins with Chocolate Chips include basic baking ingredients like flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, blended with wet ingredients such as egg, sour cream, melted butter, and vanilla. The inclusion of sour cream contributes extra moisture and a tender crumb to the muffins. Chocolate chips are folded into the batter just before baking, distributing sweet, mini chocolate pockets throughout each muffin. Baking at 400ºF for about 18-20 minutes produces muffins with a golden exterior and a moist, soft interior. These muffins can be enjoyed as a quick breakfast or a casual snack, offering a balanced sweetness from the chocolate chips and a slightly tangy background from the sour cream.
Mixing the dry and wet ingredients separately then combining gently ensures the muffins remain tender rather than dense. Adding a few extra chocolate chips on top before baking can create an appealing finish, though it is optional. A clean toothpick test confirms doneness. This recipe makes 12 standard-sized muffins and uses straightforward methods suitable for home baking.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1 cup sour cream
- 5 tablespoons butter melted, unsalted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400ºF. Line 12 muffin cups with liners or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In another bowl, whisk together the egg, sour cream, butter, and vanilla.
- Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix just until moistened. Fold in the chocolate chips
- Divide the mixture evenly between the prepared muffin tins.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a tester inserted in the middle comes out clean, 18-20 minutes.
Notes
- Optionally, top muffins with a few extra chocolate chips before baking for extra chocolate on top.
- Do not overmix the batter; mix just until ingredients are combined to keep muffins tender.
- Check doneness with a toothpick inserted into the center; it should come out clean.
- Nutrition values are estimates and may vary with different ingredient brands.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12muffins
Amount Per Serving
Calories 282 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1muffin | |
| Calories | 282kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 35g | 12% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 48mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 177mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 33mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 23g | 46% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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