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Bakery-Style Chocolate Chip Muffins

breakfast· cake· dessert· Easter· muffins
March 29, 2024

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Bakery-style Chocolate Chip Muffins – Sky-high muffins are loaded with mini chocolate chips, a perfect round dome on top, and a crunchy sugar-coated muffin top. You’ll think these came straight from a bakery!

bakery style chocolate chip muffin on a platter with more muffins in the background

Making muffins at home just became worth it. Not only can you enjoy muffins any time you want now, but you can also impress your family and friends with how exquisite they look. They won’t be able to tell the difference between yours and store-bought!

The flavor of these bakery-style muffins in chocolate chip. I love a great chocolate chip cake or baked treat so I was happy to stumble upon this stellar recipe from Butternut Bakery.

Here is my version of these killer Bakery-style Chocolate Chip Muffins!

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Tips & Tricks:

  1. Mini chocolate chips. The smaller chips are best in muffins because they won’t sink to the bottom.
  2. Resting time is important. The resting time allows the batter to aerate and getting a little bigger. This will help begin the rising process before they even get in the oven. This is what create the beautiful domes on the muffins!
  3. Overfill the tins. Another key step in creating those domed tops is filling the individual muffin tins just slightly past the top.
  4. European-style butter. This kind of butter has more fat and helps the muffins achieve their key style and flavor. I haven’t tried these muffins without it so I can’t comment on if it has too much of a difference. Substitute at your own risk.
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Bakery-style Chocolate Chip Muffins

Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Resting time1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr 45 minutes mins
Servings: 12 muffins

Ingredients

  • 2½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup granualted sugar
  • 2½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoons baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1¼ cup mini chocolate chips divided
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • ½ cup European-style butter melted
  • 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 3 teaspoons turbinado sugar

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together. Add in mini chocolate chips and toss together. Set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs and sour cream together until smooth. Whisk in buttermilk, maple syrup, and canola oil. Finished with melted butter and vanilla until combined.
  • Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Add in wet ingredients. Slowly whisk together just until combined. Do not over mix! Cover and set aside for 1 hour to let the baking soda react with the wet ingredients.
  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line 12-cup muffin pan with cupcake liners. Using a cookie scoop, fill each liner with batter a little over the top, being careful not to deflate the batter too much. Top with mini chocolate chips and a sprinkle of turbinado sugar.
  • Place in oven and bake for 8 minutes. After 8 minutes, reduce temperature of oven to 350 degrees. Bake until golden brown on top, about 10 more minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes before eating.

Notes

Recipe adapted from Butternut Bakery

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  1. Ryan Mitchell says

    July 14, 2026 at 8:50 am

    These bakery-style chocolate chip muffins look amazing! The tall domes, crunchy sugar topping, and plenty of chocolate chips make them look just like something you’d find in a professional bakery. Recipes with clear instructions and great results are always worth saving. I follow the same philosophy on my truckers of Europe 3 website by creating well-organized guides and helpful resources, making it easy for visitors to find useful information and enjoy a great experience.

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    July 13, 2026 at 2:01 am

    These chocolate chip muffins look incredibly fluffy and delicious! I love all the detailed baking tricks you listed to get those perfect bakery domed tops. I always film my homemade baking results to share on social media, and https://nano-video.io lets me quickly edit all my muffin photos into mouth-watering short food clips in minutes. Super excited to bake this recipe very soon!

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    These bakery-style chocolate chip muffins look absolutely irresistible! I love that you highlighted the importance of resting the batter; I’ve found it really does make a difference in the texture. The tip about using mini chocolate chips is also a game changer since they blend in so nicely. I can’t wait to try this recipe! I recently came across some incredible baking resources at WizardAlchemy, which have inspired me to get back into baking more often. Thanks for sharing such a delightful recipe!

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  4. AlexCooper says

    July 7, 2026 at 1:48 am

    my first batch collapsed because I skipped the resting time — thought it was just one of those “nice to have” steps. ended up with flat tops and chips all at the bottom. took me two more tries to get the dome right.

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  5. raj says

    July 3, 2026 at 12:18 pm

    I made these over the weekend and the resting time tip is a total game changer! I’ve never gotten such tall, perfectly domed muffin tops before, and that crunchy turbinado sugar coating plus the mini chips that didn’t sink at all made these taste just as good as the bakery ones I used to splurge on. My family already asked me to make another batch for Easter brunch!

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    These bakery-style chocolate chip muffins look absolutely incredible!!

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  7. ryan says

    June 15, 2026 at 9:54 am

    I tried these muffins last weekend and the resting time really made a difference in getting those tall domed tops. The mini chips stayed evenly distributed too. Thanks for all the helpful tips

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    June 15, 2026 at 9:44 am

    I’ve been looking for a recipe that actually delivers those sky-high domes, and the hour-long batter rest seems like the secret I’ve been missing. Can’t wait to try the turbinado sugar topping for that crunchy bakery finish.

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    I love the tip about resting the batter for an hour—I had no idea that helped create those perfect dome tops. Can’t wait to try these with mini chocolate chips so they don’t sink!

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    These muffins look exactly like the ones from my favorite bakery! That tall bakery-style dome is what really sets them apart from homemade versions. The trick with the extra baking soda makes such a difference in getting that nice rise. I made a similar recipe last weekend and my kids could not stop eating them. Love the idea of using a combination of milk and sour cream for tenderness.

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  73. Hayley says

    April 8, 2024 at 3:43 am

    My niece LOVED these chocolate chip muffins! According to her I prepared BEST EVER muffins for her. Thank you for the recipe, she says 🙂 Now, she wants bake some for her teachers and friends too.

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  74. Amy Liu Dong says

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    This is an awesome recipe, the muffin looks moist on the inside and crisp on the outside, and i bet the flavors would be much greater which makes it a perfect muffin!

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  75. Leslie says

    April 6, 2024 at 3:29 pm

    What a great recipe! Never used European butter before but I’m so glad I did! This is an amazing muffin recipe!

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  76. Dennis says

    April 6, 2024 at 7:45 am

    I made your muffins yesterday and they were a big hit with my family. I gave some to my neighbors and they loved them too.

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  77. Giangi Townsend says

    April 5, 2024 at 5:51 pm

    THe best muffins I have had in a very long time. Thank you! Soft and so rich in flavor, we could not stop eating them.
    Making them again.

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  78. Gwynn says

    April 5, 2024 at 9:41 am

    These muffins are so delicious! I’ll be making them again for brunch this weekend and I know everyone will love them like I do!

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  79. DK says

    April 5, 2024 at 4:21 am

    These chocolate chip muffins are so good! And thanks for the tip on resting them – I’m always so impatient, I eat them as soon as they come out!

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  80. Elaine says

    April 4, 2024 at 12:29 pm

    I just made these Bakery-Style Chocolate Chip Muffins, and wow, they turned out incredible! The muffins were perfectly golden with a moist texture inside and the chocolate chips were evenly distributed. Thanks for this recipe! 🙂

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  81. Bernice says

    April 3, 2024 at 4:24 pm

    Whoa! These look just like you bought them at a bakery. I can never get my muffin tops to look that pretty. Can’t wait to try these on the weekend for our family brunch.

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  82. veenaazmanov says

    April 2, 2024 at 8:58 pm

    Your recipe looks good and I like the combination of ingredients used to making these delicious Muffins. Ideal for a kids party. Chocolate Chip Muffins would surely be their favorite. Presentation looks so tempting with the Topping of Chocolate chips and Turbinado Sugar.

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  83. Marta says

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    I love the added crunch from the turbinado sugar. I’m especially glad that I no longer have to go to the bakery to get amazing chocolate chip muffins. This recipe has them beat!

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Fried Onion Petals – Sweet onion is sliced into Fried Onion Petals – Sweet onion is sliced into petals, seasoned, and fried until perfectly crispy. Served with homemade horseradish sauce.

The inspiration for this snack comes from the Bloomin’ Onion at Outback Steakhouse. Making a whole onion seems so intimidating so I never thought to make it at home. But then the thought came to me – why not fried them in little petals instead? They’re also easier to dip than onion rings.

Without further ado, here are the Fried Onion Petals: https://www.certifiedpastryaficionado.com/fried-onion-petals/
Goat Cheese Stuffed Chicken – Chicken breasts ar Goat Cheese Stuffed Chicken – Chicken breasts are stuffed with a garlic herb goat cheese and pan fried until they are cooked through. These are perfect for fun, yet easy weeknight dinner.

Recipe: https://www.certifiedpastryaficionado.com/goat-cheese-stuffed-chicken/
Double Chocolate Biscotti – Chocolate cookies ar Double Chocolate Biscotti – Chocolate cookies are loaded with chocolate chips and baked twice to make them extra crispy and perfect for dunking into your favorite hot beverage.

Biscotti is the dessert I never knew I needed. I discovered them in college when I craved a snack while studying for finals. I bought a biscotti at the library coffee shop and dunked it in my coffee. The cookie that I thought was too crunchy suddenly turn soft and chewy. Yum!

Those memories inspired me to make my own biscotti. First, I made these gingerbread biscotti. And then I made this pistachio version. Now, I’m recreating the biscotti I first had many years ago – Double Chocolate Biscotti.

RECIPE: https://www.certifiedpastryaficionado.com/double-chocolate-biscotti/
Classic Fruit Tarts – Rich vanilla pastry cream Classic Fruit Tarts – Rich vanilla pastry cream is filled into a buttery mini tart shell and covered with fresh fruit.

I decided to share a recipe that is (1) perfect to serve during the holidays and (2) absolutely gorgeous to look at. And with that, I present to you my Classic Fruit Tarts!

https://www.certifiedpastryaficionado.com/classic-fruit-tarts/
Rosemary Cheese Straws – The Southern cheese str Rosemary Cheese Straws – The Southern cheese straw is flavored with fresh rosemary to give them a sophisticated feel.

I am a snacker, through and through. Before meeting my husband and living together, my meals were not planned out and mostly consisted of a lot of small snacks throughout the day. 

Over time, I learned it’s very hard to coordinate meals and get togethers with others when I’m not super hungry so I learned to adapt. But in my core, I am still a snack lover!

Today’s recipe is my newest snack obsession – Rosemary Cheese Straws

https://www.certifiedpastryaficionado.com/rosemary-cheese-straws/

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