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    Chocolate Chip Hazelnut Muffins

    Published: Jul 25, 2019 by Modern Honey · This post may contain affiliate links · 4 Comments

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    The Best Chocolate Chip Muffins. Chocolate Chunk Hazelnut Muffins with rich chocolate chips and crunchy hazelnuts. A gourmet bakery style muffin recipe. www.modernhoney.com #muffin #muffins #chocolatechipmmuffin #chocolatehazelnut

    Chocolate Chip Hazelnut Muffins

    Sweet homemade chocolate chip muffins with crunchy hazelnuts is the perfect gourmet muffin

    It has been quite the summer! My kids are officially back in school and I am trying to get back into a routine. This summer has been so different than typical summers since my Dad suffered a massive stroke the first week of summer. It was so shocking and it has really rocked our world. He spent 6 weeks in the ICU in downtown Phoenix so my life became driving to and from the hospital every single day.

    The Best Chocolate Chip Muffins. Chocolate Chunk Hazelnut Muffins with rich chocolate chips and crunchy hazelnuts. A gourmet bakery style muffin recipe. www.modernhoney.com #muffin #muffins #chocolatechipmmuffin #chocolatehazelnut

    He has been transferred to another hospital and we are grateful that he is making some progress. I had to take some breaks from my posting schedule on Modern Honey to spend time with my Mom and Dad. These are the times when you realize more than ever that there is nothing more important in the world than family.  Family is everything to me. I am super close to all of my brothers and my parents and this experience has brought us even closer together.

    So I am slowly but surely getting back into the kitchen and on my computer. We just arrived home from a quick trip to Texas a few days ago. My parents were supposed to go help babysit my brother's kids but since my Dad is in the hospital, we flew out there instead. I have a special place in my heart for Texas! We lived there for three years and even though Arizona is where I will be for life, I still look back at the fun, growing times we made in Texas.

    The Best Chocolate Chip Muffins. Chocolate Chunk Hazelnut Muffins with rich chocolate chips and crunchy hazelnuts. A gourmet bakery style muffin recipe. www.modernhoney.com #muffin #muffins #chocolatechipmmuffin #chocolatehazelnut

    This won't surprise anyone who knows me really well but I love grocery shopping! Like really love it. Now this isn't Walmart grocery shopping...that isn't enjoyable to me AT ALL. I love specialty grocery stores with exceptional bakeries and unique departments. When we lived in Texas, it would be a treat to drive 25 minutes to go to Central Market. It is a foodie's paradise! I made friends with the gelato guy (hi Joe!) and every time I go back and visit, I get a picture with him.

    One of my favorite parts of Central Market is their bakery. Of course I am super picky about my baked goods and they have a legit bakery. They are known for their gourmet muffins and I beelined it straight for their chocolate chunk hazelnut muffin. OH MY WORD. It had the perfect balance of a sweet, moist muffin studded with rich chocolate and crunchy hazelnuts with a touch of sparkling sugar on the top. I was hooked!

    The Best Chocolate Chip Muffins. Chocolate Chunk Hazelnut Muffins with rich chocolate chips and crunchy hazelnuts. A gourmet bakery style muffin recipe. www.modernhoney.com #muffin #muffins #chocolatechipmmuffin #chocolatehazelnut

    Since they are about $2 each, I needed to recreate their chocolate chunk hazelnut muffin at home. This took some experimenting to get the muffin base just right! I found it took a mix of sweet cream butter and sour cream to get the melt-in-your-mouth texture. Sour cream and buttermilk are game changers in baked goods.

    Any type of chocolate works well in these chocolate chip muffins but my kids love milk chocolate. You can use milk chocolate chips, semi-sweet chocolate chips, or any type of chocolate bar, chopped up. I love to use a mix of chips and chunks for variety. If you chop up a chocolate bar, it melts beautifully in these muffins.

    I find my hazelnuts in the bulk nut section of my local grocery store. I find them at Winco for a reasonable price and you can also find them at Sprouts. You can also find chopped hazelnuts in the baking section.

    The Best Chocolate Chip Muffins. Chocolate Chunk Hazelnut Muffins with rich chocolate chips and crunchy hazelnuts. A gourmet bakery style muffin recipe. www.modernhoney.com #muffin #muffins #chocolatechipmmuffin #chocolatehazelnut

    How to make the BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS:

    1. Start by creaming butter and sugar together for 4 minutes until light and fluffy.  This ensures that the sugar wraps around the butter and becomes smooth and creamy.
    2. Add eggs and vanilla and mix for 1 minute longer.
    3. Fold in dry ingredients. Be careful to not overmix the muffin batter once you add the flour as it can create gluten, which can result in tough muffins rather than tender muffins.
    4. Fold in the sour cream into the muffin batter making sure it is completely incorporated.
    5. Stir in chocolate chunks and hazelnuts. Pour into greased or muffin liner lined muffin tins. It is much easier to remove the muffins from the pan if you use muffin liners.
    6. Sprinkle the tops with extra chocolate chips, hazelnuts, and sparkling sugar.

    The Best Chocolate Chip Muffins. Chocolate Chunk Hazelnut Muffins with rich chocolate chips and crunchy hazelnuts. A gourmet bakery style muffin recipe. www.modernhoney.com #muffin #muffins #chocolatechipmmuffin #chocolatehazelnut

    Here are my favorite baking essentials for these Chocolate Chunk Muffins:

    USA 12 capacity Muffin Tin
    Muffin or Cupcake Parchment Paper Gourmet Tulip Liners
    Sparking Sugar
    KitchenAid Mixer

    The Best Chocolate Chip Muffins. Chocolate Chunk Hazelnut Muffins with rich chocolate chips and crunchy hazelnuts. A gourmet bakery style muffin recipe. www.modernhoney.com #muffin #muffins #chocolatechipmmuffin #chocolatehazelnut

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    The Best Chocolate Chip Muffins. Chocolate Chunk Hazelnut Muffins with rich chocolate chips and crunchy hazelnuts. A gourmet bakery style muffin recipe. www.modernhoney.com #muffin #muffins #chocolatechipmmuffin #chocolatehazelnut

    The Best Chocolate Chip Muffins. Chocolate Chunk Hazelnut Muffins with rich chocolate chips and crunchy hazelnuts. A gourmet bakery style muffin recipe. www.modernhoney.com #muffin #muffins #chocolatechipmmuffin #chocolatehazelnut

    Chocolate Chip Hazelnut Muffins

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    The Best Chocolate Chip Muffin Recipe!
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 16 mins
    Total Time 26 mins
    Course Breakfast
    Cuisine French
    Servings 12

    Ingredients
      

    • ½ cup Butter (softened)
    • ¾ cup Sugar
    • 2 large Eggs
    • 2 teaspoons Vanilla
    • 2 cups Flour
    • 1 ½ teaspoons Baking Powder
    • ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
    • ½ teaspoon Salt
    • 1 cup Sour Cream (full-fat)
    • 1 ½ cups Chocolate Chips (may add more for the tops)
    • ¾ cup Hazelnuts (halved)

    Instructions
     

    • Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 12-cup muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray or line with muffin-tin liners.
    • In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar together for 4 minutes, or until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
    • Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix just until combined. Fold in sour cream.
    • Carefully fold in chocolate chips, reserving some for the tops and hazelnuts. 
    • Distribute the batter among the muffin cups, filling them about ¾ full. Sprinkle the center of muffins with remaining chocolate chips and hazelnuts. Sprinkle with sparkling sugar, if desired.
    • Bake for 15-18 minutes or until the center of toothpick or cake tester comes out clean. Cool for 5-10 minutes before removing from muffin pan. Serve with butter.
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    1. Rosa rizk

      July 25, 2019 at 8:21 pm

      Hi
      First of all I hope your dad went get better soon
      Yes you’re right parents and family are very important, I list my mom 10 years ago and my dad last year , and since they both gone the family is not the same we don’t see each other as we used to everyone is busy. God bless your parents
      As for those delicious muffins I’m going to make it first things tomorrow morning it’s now 11.15 pm in Montreal (Canada)
      I also enjoy doing my grocery shopping at a big super central market it calls marché Jean talon if you googled it you’ll find it
      Everything is fresh fruit, vegetables, baking goods, flowers you name it it’s there plus in the summer time farmer comes and sell their products fresh fresh fresh
      School here start late August but they finished late June
      Wishing your kids happy new school season
      Thank you for all your wonderful recipe.

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    2. Kenya

      July 26, 2019 at 4:19 am

      So sorry about your dad but glad he's making progress. Prayers that he continues to get better .
      Looking forward to trying this recipe. I have yet to try a recipe of yours that I don't like. I've used several! Thanks so much....blessings

      Reply
    3. Marcy

      July 26, 2020 at 12:20 pm

      Can you make this without the hazelnuts?

      Reply
    4. Kara

      May 28, 2022 at 8:50 am

      5 stars
      These were so good, I didn’t have hazelnuts so I left them out and didn’t sub any other nuts since I wasn’t sure if my kids would go for that. Anyway, they were delicious just plain chocolate chip!! Love your recipes-I was craving muffins this morning and came straight here to search for a recipe because your stuff is always yummy!

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