Double Chocolate Muffins

If you’ve been keeping up with the 2024 Paris Olympics, then you’ve probably come across the famous Olympic Village Chocolate Muffins. They’re double chocolate muffins with a chocolate ganache filling… YUMMM. Here’s our recipe inspired by the Olympic Village’s viral sensation that you can make at home!

The ingredients

• Sugar: We used a combination of granulated sugar and brown sugar for sweetness, moisture, and texture.
• Eggs: In this recipe, eggs serve as a binding agent and help provide structure.
• Vegetable oil: Adds moisture to the muffins, making them soft and tender.
• Whole milk: For richness and better flavor.
• Plain yogurt: Adds moisture and helps create a tender crumb. You can substitute the yogurt for sour cream.
• All purpose flour: This is essential for the overall structure of the muffins.
• Espresso powder: This enhances the chocolate flavor. We used a small amount, so your muffins won’t taste like coffee.
• Cocoa powder: We used natural unsweetened cocoa powder for richness and chocolatey flavor.
• Chocolate chips: Semi-sweet chocolate chips add bursts of melted chocolate throughout the muffins, creating pockets of gooey goodness.

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Olympic Chocolate Muffins

If you've been keeping up with the 2024 Paris Olympics, then you've probably come across the famous Olympic Village Chocolate Muffins. They're double chocolate muffins with a chocolate ganache filling… YUMMM. Here’s our recipe inspired by the Olympic Village's viral sensation that you can make at home!

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Servings 12

Ingredients

 

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• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs room temperature
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1/3 cup plain yogurt or sour cream
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp espresso powder
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Chocolate Ganache

• 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate
• 1/2 cup heavy cream

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 375℉. Line a muffin tray with muffin liners.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, vegetable oil, milk, and yogurt/sour cream.
• Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and espresso powder. Mix well.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the cocoa powder and hot water until smooth. Fold the mixture into the batter. Add the chocolate chips and fold until combined.
• Spoon 3-4 tbsp of batter into each muffin tin. Bake for 20-22 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the ganache: Microwave the heavy cream until its hot, then pour over the chocolate. Cover and let sit for 5 minutes, allowing the chocolate to melt in the hot cream. Then, whisk until smooth. Transfer the ganache to a piping bag.
• Once the muffins have completely cooled, make a small slit on top of each muffin and pipe ganache into the center.

Notes

Store muffins at room temperature in an airtight container up to four days. 

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