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stack of dark chocolate olive oil muffins

Chocolate Olive Oil Muffins with Chocolate Streusel

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These Dark Chocolate Olive Oil Muffins are so special and so irresistible! Moist, tender, full of chocolate flavor and topped with chocolate(!!) streusel.

  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 12 muffins

Ingredients

streusel:

  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 4 tablespoons butter

Muffins:

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup cocoa (if you have it, use 1/4 cup black cocoa and 1/4 cup regular cocoa)
  • 1 teaspoon espresso powder
  • 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 teaspoons white vinegar
  • 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil (you want that FLAVOR!)
  • 1 cup chocolate chunks

Instructions

For the streusel:

  1. In a small bowl, combine all streusel ingredients. Using a fork or your fingers, mash or pinch together until you have a crumbly mixture that sticks together when you pinch it.

For the muffins:

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. Line 12 cup muffin tin with liners.
  3. In a large bowl, mix together flour, cocoa, espresso powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. set aside.
  4. In a separate medium bowl, mix together eggs, brown sugar, milk, vanilla, vinegar, and olive oil until well combined. I prefer a whisk for this.
  5. Next, pour wet ingredients into dry and fold a few times with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon (not a whisk!).
  6. Add chocolate chunks and continue folding gently. making sure to get the bottom of the bowl, until you have a mostly mixed, but very lumpy batter.
  7. Divide batter between 12 lined muffin cups, filling right up to the top but not over. Divide streusel evenly between muffins, pressing down just slightly so it sticks to the batter.
  8. Let pan sit at room temperature for 20 minutes before baking.
  9. Bake muffins for 15-18 minutes until just set and no wet batter remains in center. Make sure if you check with a toothpick that you are not confusing the chocolate chunks for wet batter.