The Story:
Do you remember those big school or family functions when you would see that glorious selection of Costco Muffins? Usually the parents would cut them in half or even in quarters, but that didn’t dare stop you from taking more than the equivalent of one huge muffin.
If I remember correctly, those muffins average over 500 calories a pop… and by pop I mean muffin. This copycat recipe provides less calories and smaller portions that probably fit all of our lifestyles better.
Seriously, these are so good, and they look beautiful when they come out of the oven.
Ingredients:
3 eggs
½ cup milk
½ cup oil
¼ cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 devil’s food cake mix
1 (3.9 oz) package instant chocolate pudding
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¾ cup sour cream
1 ½ cups semisweet chocolate chips
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and line muffins tins with liners.
2. In a large bowl, lightly beat eggs.
3. Add oil, milk, water, vanilla, and beat again.
4. Stir in sour cream, and then add cake mix, pudding mix and cinnamon. Do not over mix.
5. Stir in chocolate chips and fill muffin liners 3/4 full.
6. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean OR the tops spring back.
7. Remove immediately from muffins tins and let cool for 10 minutes, then store in n airtight container. If the container steams because they are not fully cooled, don’t freak out, that just means they will not dry out.
WOW….what's not to like!
how could you not love chocolate muffins! Thanks for sharing your memories and creation with us!
Cheers
Dennis
Oh wow, with muffins like yours I'd say goodbye Costco and hello yum! They look fantastic. I have a sweet treat linky party every weekend on my blog and I'd like to invite you to stop by then and link your muffins up. http://sweet-as-sugar-cookies.blogspot.com
Those muffins are my husbands favorite, I can't wait to try this recipe. Thanks!
Love your Blog!! Any tips on how to get a perfectly rounded muffin top??? Mine always come out flat…
Thanks!
These look fantastic. Do you make them in the jumbo muffin or regular? Thanks!
I made regular sized muffins
Great blog! Just looked it up, the Costco chocolate muffins actually have 690 calories each. If you buy the Apple Crumb muffins, they are 920 calories each! I am definitely interested in your recipe, it looks great. And likely a better option for us chocolate lovers. Keep up the good work!
I guess I have the same question: HOW CAN WE GET THE PERFECT ROUNDDED MUFFIN TOP?? I being making cupcakes for a while now but no matter what recipe I follow my cupcakes are always FLAT!!! Please HELP
Sometimes it is just your oven sadly. I have this issue too sometimes being at college with old apartment ovens. But make sure there is enough baking powder in the recipe and if you take the muffins/cupcakes out too soon, then will fall flat. Good luck!
Try this. I found it on Pinterest.
http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2011/08/perfect-buttercream-icing-recipe-and.html?m=1
My roommates are going to love you! thanx so much for these fantastic recipes
hi lizzy do you think you would be able to make just a plain chocolate chip muffin?thank you in advance!
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yum! I love chocolate muffins bless you.