Name: The Best Sourdough Chocolate Chip Muffins
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 2 cups (256g) All-purpose flour; 2 tsp Baking powder; ½ tsp Baking soda; 1 tsp Salt; ½ cup (100g) Granulated sugar; ½ cup (100g) Brown sugar; 1 tbsp Vanilla extract; ⅓ cup (90g) Avocado oil; 1 cup (205g) Sourdough starter; ¼ cup (60g) Milk; 1 cup Chocolate chips

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The best sourdough chocolate chip muffins are soft, fluffy, and filled with melty chocolate chips, making them the perfect bake for slow mornings or an afternoon sweet treat. These muffins have the perfect crumb and just the right amount of sweetness. They feel classic, comforting, and easy enough to make anytime you’re craving something homemade.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Such an easy breakfast or dessert. This is such a great recipe to make ahead of time! Having these sourdough chocolate chip muffins in the fridge means you’ll always have a delicious, quick breakfast or a healthy dessert ready to go.

Beginner-Friendly Recipe. This recipe is just as simple as it is delicious. Everything you need to make these incredible muffins is probably already in your kitchen!

Chocolatey and healthy. There is nothing better than a sweet, chocolatey treat, but knowing it’s also good for you is a bonus. By adding sourdough starter and allowing the batter to long-ferment, you’ll get all the gut-healthy benefits in this recipe and chocolatey goodness!

Tips

This muffin recipe yields up to 12 jumbo muffins or 24 mini muffins. This time I made 6 jumbo muffins and used the extra batter to make 12 mini muffins so the extra batter didn’t go to waste.
Fold in the chocolate chips to avoid overmixing the batter.
Double the recipe and keep a batch in the freezer for quick snacks or breakfasts in the future.

Tools You May Need

Stand Mixer

Large bowl

Whisk

Silicone spatula

Muffin tin

Muffin liners

Ice cream scoop – for jumbo muffins

Cookie scoop – for mini muffins

Sourdough Chocolate Chip Muffin Ingredients

Here is everything you’ll need to make the best sourdough chocolate chip muffins.

Dry Ingredients – Gather all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Wet Ingredients – Gather granulated sugar, brown sugar, vanilla extract, oil (I used avocado oil), sourdough starter, milk, and chocolate chips.

How to Make the Best Sourdough Chocolate Chip Muffins

Learn how to make these sourdough chocolate chip muffins in a few easy steps!

Dry ingredients for sourdough muffins are in a bowl on the counter.

Wet ingredients for sourdough chocolate chip muffins are in a mixing bowl on the counter.

Dry and wet ingredients mixed together in a mixing bowl.

Chocolate chips mixed in with sourdough muffin ingredients.

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line your muffin tin with liners. Set aside.

In a large bowl, whisk together all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

In a stand mixer, add the granulated sugar, brown sugar, vanilla extract, oil, sourdough starter, and milk. Mix on the lowest setting with the whisk attachment until everything is well combined.

Next, switch to the paddle attachment and gradually add the dry ingredients until a batter forms.

Once the dry ingredients are well combined, take a silicone spatula and gently fold in the chocolate chips.

Take a cookie scoop or an ice cream scoop and fill your muffin tin. Leave room at the top for the batter to rise.

Bake at 350 degrees for 23 – 25 minutes. Let the muffins cool for 5 minutes before enjoying.

Sourdough chocolate chip muffin batter in a muffin tin.

Storage

The sourdough chocolate muffins can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days and in the freezer for up to 3 months.