The Perfect Substitute For A Cup of Hot Cocoa
When the weather’s too warm for sipping hot cocoa, these Hot Cocoa Muffins are the perfect substitute. Every year, I make a batch of cocoa mix to last us for the winter season. Based on the ingredients I use for making that mix, I was inspired to make these muffins. Now, these muffins are on regular rotation and I won’t be surprised if they become a year-round favorite.
The recipe for these muffins is simple and contains ingredients I usually have available, so they’re easy to make at a moment’s notice. I suppose the chocolate chips could be optional, but I haven’t made these muffins without them. Why would I? The gooey goodness of the melted chocolate chips make these muffins a little extra special.

Hot Cocoa Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 c flour all-purpose
- ½ c sugar
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder unsweetened
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 egg Vegan: use chia seed egg replacement
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 c milk Vegan: use dairy free milk
- ¼ c cooking oil coconut oil, canola oil, etc.
- ½ c chocolate chips semi-sweet
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F . Add liners to a 12-muffin baking pan.
- In a large bowl, mix the first 6 ingredients (dry ingredients).
- In a separate bowl mix the wet ingredients: egg, vanilla extract, milk, and cooking oil.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Mix only until everything's blended, but don't overmix.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Spoon batter into the liners. Fill each approximately 2/3 full. Make sure the batter is evenly distributed among the 12 liners, to ensure all the muffins will bake the same.
- Bake for 20 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool for five minutes. Enjoy!
Notes
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Angela @ Literary Wanderer
These sound so good! My toddler is just starting to be able to eat baked egg, so I’m on the lookout now for things I can make for him!
Lucy
Thank you! I actually just made some more today, to have ready for snacks during the week 😊.
Lindsey @ Lindsey Reads
These look delicious, thanks for sharing the recipe!
Lucy
You’re welcome! I’ve made these a few times 😊.
Tanya @ Girl Plus Books
Oh my goodness, these muffins sound divine! I don’t have much of a sweet tooth and I like that these don’t seem as though they’d be overly sweet. So glad you shared the recipe!
Lucy
You’re right, they aren’t overly sweet. I hope you’ll enjoy them 🙂
Rachel
Yes, it’s too hot for cocoa, but these sound like an absolute treat! I’ll be printing this one out. Thanks for sharing!
Lucy
You’re welcome! I hope you’ll enjoy them as much as we do.
Lark
These sound yummy! Can’t wait to give them a try. 😀
Lucy
Thanks! I hope you’ll enjoy them as much as we do.