Description
These Chocolate Coffee Toffee Crunch Muffins are rich, moist, and bursting with bold chocolate flavor, a touch of coffee, and sweet, buttery toffee bits that melt into crunchy goodness. Perfect for breakfast, dessert, or a midday pick-me-up, they’re easy to make and taste like they came from a fancy café.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- â…“ cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup strong brewed coffee (cooled)
- ½ cup buttermilk
- ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup toffee bits (Heath bits work great)
- Topping (optional):
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons mini chocolate chips
- ¼ cup additional toffee bits
Instructions
- Preheat and Prep: Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a 12-cup muffin pan with liners or spray with non-stick spray.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Mix Wet Ingredients: In another bowl, whisk eggs, granulated sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, oil, coffee, and buttermilk until smooth.
- Combine: Pour wet ingredients into the dry mixture and stir gently until just combined—don’t overmix.
- Fold in Add-ins: Gently stir in chocolate chips and toffee bits.
- Fill Muffin Tins: Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. Sprinkle with topping mix if using.
- Bake: Bake for 20–25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out mostly clean.
- Cool: Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
Notes
Use decaf coffee if you’re making these for kids. Don’t skip the coffee—it boosts the chocolate flavor. These freeze well and reheat beautifully in the microwave for 15 seconds. Try substituting buttermilk with yogurt if needed.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Baked Goods
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 190mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 30mg