These Air Fryer Chocolate Muffins are a delicious treat perfect for chocolate lovers! It's a great recipe the whole family will love! All you need are a few simple ingredients and you're ready to go.
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Once you try these delicious air fryer muffins you'll never want to go back to baking muffins in the traditional oven again! The air fryer makes the batch of muffins moister and lighter. Happy baking!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
These delicious muffins are the perfect choice for breakfast or a quick snack.
The muffins are so soft, fluffy and delicious. It's the perfect treat that will curb your sweet tooth.
Ingredients You Need
- All-purpose flour: Provides the structure in baked goods.
- Granulated sugar: Contributes to sweetness and helps create flavor.
- Unsweetened cocoa powder: Adds the chocolate flavor.
- Baking soda: Leavening agent that helps batter to rise when baked.
- Baking powder: Also helps batter to rise.
- Milk: Whole milk or 2% is best.
- Eggs: Creates structure and stability within a batter, as well as moisture.
- Vanilla extract: Enhances all the other flavors in the recipe.
- Butter: Helps to create a light and tender texture.
- Chocolate chips: Adds more delicious chocolate flavor. You can add extra for a rich chocolate flavor.
Step By Step Photos
Whisk together the dry ingredients.
Mix in milk, eggs, vanilla and butter.
Spoon the batter into the muffin liners.
Bake!
How To Make This Air Fryer Muffins Recipe
Step 1. Dry ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk together all-purpose flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and baking powder.
Step 2. Wet ingredients: Add milk, eggs (room temperature), vanilla extract, and melted butter to the flour mixture. Mix until smooth.
Step 3. Chocolate chips: Fold in chocolate chips into the batter.
Step 4. Preheat air fryer: Set your air fryer to 350 °F.
Step 5. Prepare muffin cups: Place paper muffin liners in the air fryer basket.
Step 6. Fill muffin cups: Spoon batter into each muffin cup, filling about ⅔ full.
Step 7. Air fry: Cook in the air fryer for 12-17 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean from the middle of the muffin.
Step 8. Cool: Allow the muffins to cool for a few minutes before serving.
NOTE: You can print the FULL recipe with all ingredients & detailed instructions below!
Tips
- Use dark chocolate chips or milk chocolate chips, whatever is your favorite! You can also sprinkle some extra chocolate chips on top of the muffins before baking for extra chocolaty chocolate chip muffins.
Frequently Asked Questions About This Easy Air Fryer Recipe
Yes! Silicone molds are perfectly safe to use in the air fryer.
Yes, you can store the muffins at room temperature for up to 2-3 days in an airtight container.
Absolutely! Place the muffins in a freezer-safe container or freezer bag and freeze for up to 2-3 months.
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Air Fryer Chocolate Muffins
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup milk
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup butter melted
- ½ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and baking powder.
- Mix in the milk, eggs, vanilla extract and butter. Combine all the ingredients well, then fold in the chocolate chips.
- Spoon the batter into the muffin liners, filling each muffin cup about ⅔ full.
- Turn the air fryer on the 350° F, and cook for 12-17 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
Notes
- Use dark chocolate chips or milk chocolate chips, whatever is your favorite! You can also sprinkle some extra chocolate chips on top of the muffins before baking for extra chocolaty chocolate chip muffins.
- Storing: Store the muffins at room temperature for up to 2-3 days in an airtight container.
- Freezing: Place the muffins in a freezer-safe container or freezer bag and freeze for up to 2-3 months.
Nutrition
All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more.
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