Greek Yogurt Muffins with Chocolate Chips

These Greek Yogurt Muffins with Chocolate Chips make the perfect low fat sweet snack. Moist, tender, and quick & easy to make!

 

Estimated reading time: 10 minutes

These Greek Yogurt Chocolate Chip Muffins are truly the most moist and delicious chocolate chip muffins you’ll ever make – they’re easy to make in only one bowl, they’re under 250 calories per muffin, and they bake up deliciously moist and tender and FULL of melty chocolate!

If you’ve ever eaten a dry, flavourless muffin you’ll definitely appreciate how adding Greek yogurt to muffin batter can make a BIG difference! Greek yogurt is super thick and creamy, which makes it a great ingredient to add to baked goods. It helps with moisture retention and creates muffins that are tender and ultra moist. Unlike regular yogurt, Greek yogurt is strained to remove excess liquid (called whey), which creates a concentrated yogurt that’s thick and oh so creamy.

Because of its high protein content and reduced water content, Greek yogurt contains more protein than regular yogurt. When you incorporate it into your muffin batter, those proteins trap moisture and prevent it from escaping during baking. The result is soft, tender muffins with the perfect crumb and just the right amount of moisture.

When choosing Greek Yogurt for baking recipes, be sure to go for an unflavoured or plain yogurt that’s not too high in fat (we like to use 2% in our recipes) with no added sugar or sweetener. Too much fat and added sugar will affect the outcome of baking recipes, so plain Greek yogurt is best.

There are so many reasons we LOVE making Muffins with Greek Yogurt! Here are just a few:

1. They are EASY to MAKE – We love how simple this recipe is to make with ingredients that you probably already have on hand.
2. They make the BEST SNACK or breakfast – These Greek yogurt chocolate chip muffins are great for snacks and breakfast on busy mornings.
3. They’re easy to CUSTOMIZE – Add nuts or fresh berries in place of the chocolate chips to switch up the flavour to your tastes.
4. They FREEZE well – We love making a big batch and throwing them in the freezer for a grab and go breakfast or snack!

Want to make the BEST Greek yogurt muffins? Follow all our PRO Tips and Tricks below!

It is important to bake your muffins right after you mix them since mixing the wet and dry ingredients activates the leaving agent. Preheat your oven first so you don’t have to wait for it to heat up after you’ve mixed the batter. This will help your muffins bake up nice and fluffy.

Use low fat to full fat Greek yogurt (1-2%) for this recipe. If you use fat free yogurt, the muffins might come out a little more dense and heavy because of the added water content in fat free yogurt.

Baking muffins with room temperature dairy and eggs helps the batter come together more smoothly and keeps the muffins soft and fluffy.

Mix your dry ingredients first, separately from your wet ingredients. This will make sure the baking powder is mixed evenly throughout the batter, helping the muffins rise evenly.

When mixing your dry and wet ingredients together, mix only until the flour disappears (about 8-10 turns of a mixing spoon when mixing by hand). This helps the muffins stay fluffy and soft and prevents tunnelling (when large holes form in the batter from over-mixing).

Measure the flour in a dry measuring cup and scrape off the excess off the top with a knife. Liquids should be measuring in a liquid measuring cup. Measuring the liquid correctly can prevent you from adding too much, which makes the muffins dense and heavy.

If you want your muffins to bake evenly, divide the batter as evenly as you can between the muffin cups. An ice cream scoop creates the perfect portion size.

If you are having trouble with this muffins with Greek yogurt recipe, follow the solutions we recommend below.

The muffins can be dry after baking if you accidentally add too much flour. Make sure to scoop and level off the flour before adding it to the bowl. Using fat free yogurt can also make the muffins dry after baking.

Over-mixing the batter can lead to dense muffins. Mix only until the flour has been incorporated to ensure light and fluffy muffins. The muffins are can be dense and heavy if the ingredients are not measured properly.

Under-baking leads to the inside being gummy on the Inside. Use a toothpick to test the doneness and remove them from oven when the tops are golden brown.

Make sure to fill the muffin pan evenly, and fill them 3/4 full so that the muffins bake evenly. Too much batter will cause them to overflow and make a mess of the oven, while too little batter will make the muffins flat on top and too short.

The leavening agent in muffins is usually baking powder (sometimes combined together with baking soda), which acts quickly as soon as the liquid and dry ingredients come together. To get fluffy muffins with the nice dome shape on top, get them in the oven as fast as you can after mixing.

Here are the kitchen items you’ll need to make these delicious muffins (paid links):

• a good mixing bowl
• a wooden spoon
• a silicone spatula
• measuring cups for dry ingredients
• measuring spoons
• muffin tins
• measuring cups for liquid ingredients

If you’re a more seasoned baker and you want to up your muffin game, we’d suggest picking up an ice cream scoop like this one for portioning out the batter evenly between the muffin cups. Good quality paper muffin liners are also nice to have for easy removal.

A cooling rack is also helpful for cooling the muffins, especially if you’re making multiple batches at once and need to re-use your pans. And although we recommend making muffins by hand, an electric hand mixer or stand mixer can also be helpful for big batches of muffins – but only if you’re a seasoned baker and know how to use an electric mixer without over-mixing (over-mixing is the cardinal sin of muffin baking!).

To make this Greek yogurt muffin recipe, you’ll need these ingredients (paid links):

• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup skim milk
• 3/4 cup low fat Greek yogurt (1-2%)
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips

Try these variations on this simple Greek yogurt chocolate chip muffins!

1. Peanut Butter – Add in 1/4 cup of peanut butter and use dark chocolate chips instead of semi-sweet chocolate chips.
2. Dark Chocolate – Add in 1/4 cup of cocoa powder to make these extra chocolate muffins with dark chocolate chips.
3. Oatmeal – Swap 1/4 cup of flour with 1/4 cup of oatmeal to make the muffins more hearty.
4. Chai Chocolate – Add in cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger to the batter for a Chai Chocolate tasting muffin.
5. Orange – Stir in orange zest to the batter for a hint of citrus.

We hope you love these Greek yogurt muffins as much as we do! Let us know in the comments below, what’s your favourite go-to muffin recipe? We’d love to know!    

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Watch the video below to see exactly how we make this recipe. You can find many more deliciously simple recipe videos on our YouTube channel!