Bake Chocolate Chip Muffins
Make chocolate chip muffins from scratch with adult supervision, measuring ingredients, mixing batter, and learning oven safety while enjoying a tasty homemade treat.
Step-by-step guide to bake chocolate chip muffins
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Step 1
Ask an adult to preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and move the oven rack to the middle position.
Step 2
Line the muffin tin with paper liners or lightly grease each cup.
Step 3
Measure 2 cups of all-purpose flour into the mixing bowl.
Step 4
Add 3/4 cup granulated sugar and 2 teaspoons baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt to the flour and stir to combine.
Step 5
In a separate bowl combine 1 cup milk and 1 large egg and 1/3 cup melted butter or oil and 1 teaspoon vanilla then whisk until mixed.
Step 6
Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture and stir gently until just combined with a few lumps remaining.
Step 7
Fold in 1 cup chocolate chips using the spatula until they are spread through the batter.
Step 8
Spoon the batter into each muffin cup filling about two-thirds full.
Step 9
Ask an adult to put the muffin tin into the preheated oven and set a timer for 18 to 20 minutes.
Step 10
While the muffins bake clean the mixing bowl and utensils with help if needed.
Step 11
Ask an adult to remove the hot muffin tin using oven mitts and place it on the cooling rack to cool for about 10 minutes then gently remove muffins from their liners and finish cooling.
Step 12
Share your finished muffins on DIY.org
Final steps
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Help!?
What can we use instead of chocolate chips or paper liners if they aren't available?
If you don't have chocolate chips you can use 1 cup chopped chocolate or 1 cup dried fruit (raisins/cranberries), and if you don't have paper liners lightly grease each muffin cup with butter or oil before spooning in the batter.
My muffins came out flat or dense—what might have gone wrong and how can I fix it?
Flat or dense muffins often result from old baking powder, overmixing, or an oven not fully preheated, so check that your 2 teaspoons of baking powder is fresh, stir the wet and dry mixtures only until just combined with a few lumps, and be sure the oven is at 375°F (190°C) before baking.
How can we adapt the recipe for younger children or older kids who want more responsibility?
For preschoolers let them pour the milk and help whisk the wet ingredients and spoon batter into the cups with supervision, school-age kids can measure the flour and fold in the 1 cup of chocolate chips, and older kids can preheat the oven, set the 18–20 minute timer, and remove the hot muffin tin with adult help.
What are some easy ways to enhance or personalize the chocolate chip muffins?
To personalize, fold in a 1/2 cup chopped nuts or 1 teaspoon cinnamon with the 1 cup chocolate chips, sprinkle coarse sugar on top before baking, or make mini muffins by using smaller cups and baking about 12–14 minutes.
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Facts about baking for kids
🔥 Many muffin recipes bake around 350°F (175°C); preheating the oven helps muffins rise evenly and form a nice dome.
🧁 Muffins are quickbreads (denser and less sweet) while cupcakes are sweeter and usually frosted — same shape, different treats!
🍫 Ruth Wakefield accidentally inspired chocolate chips in 1938 when she added chopped chocolate to cookie dough — now they’re a baking classic!
🧮 Weighing ingredients is more consistent than cups—1 cup of all-purpose flour is about 120–125 grams for reliable results.
🧑🍳 A standard muffin tin holds 12 muffins; switching to mini or jumbo tins changes baking time and the muffin’s top shape.
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