Chocolate Streusel Muffins by Bridget

These chocolate streusel muffins are serious business. Seriously chocolate, that is. They’re made with cocoa powder, mini chocolate chips, regular chocolate chips, and chocolate milk!

If you have a chocolate-lover in your house, these muffins are made for them!

 
 

The muffins are topped with a chocolate streusel. It’s a little hard to see, but you taste that extra bit of crunchy chocolate goodness.

 
 

You’ll start off making the streusel. I’ll warn you—the best tools for making this are your hands. They’ll be covered in cocoa, and you’ll look like you’ve been digging in the garden, but it’s worth it.

To make the streusel, press butter cubes into the dry ingredients until they’re smaller and distributed throughout the streusel. Add mini chocolate chips and set aside.

The muffin batter comes together in a typical fashion: mix the dry ingredients, mix the wet ingredients, stir them together. But a few things take this batter over the top.

 
 

Chocolate milk. It’s one more layer of flavor, and honestly, an excuse to buy chocolate milk.

 
 

Espresso powder. You won’t taste coffee flavor in these muffins, but a bit of espresso powder boosts that chocolate flavor. There’s also a bit of vanilla and almond extract in the mix that just help to make these even more delicious.

Vinegar. This batter is heavy and vinegar gives it an extra bit of lift. Don’t worry – your muffins won’t smell like pickles.

 
 

The batter is fairly thick. Once you fill the muffin cups, you’ll sprinkle a generous amount of streusel on the top of each muffin.

There will be streusel left over. This is a good thing because it makes for KILLER pancakes. How do I know? Trust me, I know. Also, I have proof.

 
 

(Store leftover streusel in the fridge. Pour pancake batter on a griddle. Sprinkle streusel over the top. Flip to finish cooking.)

 
 

Where were we? The muffins. Ah, yes.

 
 

They are super decadent with that melty chocolate when served warm, but they’re just as delicious served at room temperature.

 
 

Chocolate Streusel Muffins. For breakfast or a snack, your inner chocoholic will thank you.