Chocolate Muffin Mix Recipe (2024)

This is the best Chocolate Muffin Mix recipe! It makes wonderfully rich chocolate muffins that taste moist and delicious and are easy to make and easy to store to make later.

Chocolate Muffin Mix Recipe

There is just something about a chocolate muffin that makes it so much more tempting to me than all of the rest. I have a feeling that thing is….. chocolate. When I imagine the perfect Chocolate Muffin, it is full of rich chocolate flavor in a moist muffin. I’ve spent many years trying to figure out how to make the perfect Chocolate Muffin Mix because all of the muffins usually turn out dry or don’t have that strong flavor I’m hoping for.

I think you will love this simple Chocolate Muffin Recipe I’ve finally settled on. It’s easy to make and store in your pantry until the day comes when you want to enjoy a yummy muffin. Plus, these muffins stay moist for days thanks to the addition of sour cream in this recipe. They also freeze well, so you can have them on hand for a quick snack or breakfast anytime.

Ingredients in Chocolate Muffin Mix Recipe

What You Need:

• All Purpose Flour or All Purpose Gluten Free Flour. Either type of flour has been tested and will work in this recipe!
• Unsweetened Chocolate Cocoa Powder. You don’t need sweetened cocoa powder because we are using sugar in this mix recipe.
• Baking Powder and Baking Soda. Using both rising agents will help to give these muffins that “bakery style” look.
• Salt. Salt in baking recipes helps brings out the flavor. I wouldn’t skip this ingredient unless you need to.
• Chocolate Chips. Milk chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate chips will both work in this recipe. The addition of the chocolate chips makes these true double chocolate muffins!
• Sugar. I use cane sugar in this recipe, but you might be able to use an alternative like coconut sugar.

Instructions for Making the Chocolate Muffin Mix

Combine all of the above dry ingredients in a large bowl. Divide the mixture into 2 equal portions and pour into some kind of air-tight storage container. I prefer to use Mason Jars closed with a Plastic Storage Lid. This Chocolate Muffin Mix will store for up to a year if kept in a cool, dry place with the lid in place.

–Make sure to label your Chocolate Muffin Mix! You can use these Free Printable Canning Jar Labels!

This Chocolate Muffin Mix Recipe will make 2 jars of Chocolate Muffin Mix. Each jar makes 12 muffins. When you are ready to make your muffins, grab a jar of your mix and follow the directions at the bottom of this page for Chocolate Muffins to mix them up.

Easy Chocolate Muffins Directions

When you are ready to make Chocolate Muffins with your mix, follow the directions below.

You will need:

• 1 Egg
• 1/4 cup Vegetable Oil (melted coconut oil or a mild olive oil work great)
• 3/4 cup Sour Cream
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract

What to do:

Combine all these ingredients with the contents of one jar of the mix. Stir the batter well until all ingredients are combined, and no dry ingredients remain.

Scoop into a greased or lined (I use the Paper Chef Baking Cups that are unbleached)Muffin Tin with a muffin scoop. Each jar should make 12 regular-sized muffins.

Bake the muffins at 375 for about 20 minutes in the oven or until a toothpick inserted into the center of one of the muffins comes out clean. Enjoy warm.

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Gluten-Free Chocolate Muffin Mix

To make this recipe gluten-free, use All Purpose Gluten Free Flour instead of regular flour. Double-check that all other ingredients you are using are gluten-free as well.

Dairy-Free Chocolate Muffin Mix

Use dairy-free chocolate chips and replace the sour cream with applesauce.

For more dairy and gluten-free recipes, check out my book, Frugal Gluten Free.

Storing Chocolate Muffin Mix and Muffins

Chocolate Muffin Mix can be stored in an airtight container (like a mason jar) for up to a year until yo are ready to use it.

Baked Chocolate Muffins can be stored in a plastic bag or airtight container on the countertop for up to 5 days until you are ready to enjoy them. If you want to bake and store them for longer, you can keep them in the freezer for up to 3 months.

More Muffin Recipes

• Homemade Muffin Mix Recipe
• Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
• Chocolate Chip Muffins
• Pumpkin Muffins
• Breakfast Muffins
• Banana Bread Mini Muffins
• Sugar Doughnuts Muffin Mix
• Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

Find even more delicious Homemade Mix Recipes in my book, Little House Living: The Make Your Own Guide to a Frugal, Simple, and Self-Sufficient Life. It features 130 recipes just like this one that are perfect for your family!

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Merissa has been blogging about and living the simple life since 2009 and has internationally published 2 books on the topic. You can read about Merissa’s journey from penniless to the 100-acre farm and ministry on theAbout Page. You can send her a message any time from theContact Page.

This Chocolate Muffin Mix Recipe was originally published on Little House Living in September 2017. It has been updated as of April 2023.