Copycat Olympic Village Chocolate Muffins
Enjoy the deliciousness of the viral Olympic Village Chocolate Muffins - a treat fit for champions! Learn how to make these decadent goodies at home and satisfy your sweet tooth cravings.
Servings: 12
Calories: 434kcal
Ingredients
Muffins
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- ¼ cup water
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee *or instant espresso
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chunks *plus more for garnish
- ⅔ cup cocoa powder *Dutch processed is best
- ½ cup dark brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated white sugar
- ¼ cup oil *canola or vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups flour *all-purpose
- ½ cup chocolate pudding mix
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
Chocolate Ganache
- ⅓ cup heavy cream
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chunks
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a saucepan on medium heat, warm the buttermilk, water and instant coffee.
- Once warm, add the the cocoa powder, butter and chocolate chunks.
- Remove from heat and set aside to cool slightly.
- In a large bowl, combine your flour, baking powder and dry pudding mix.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together both sugars, oil, eggs and vanilla.
- Slowly whisk the melted chocolate mixture into the sugar mixture.
- Add the wet mix to the dry mix and fold gently to combine.
- Line your jumbo muffin tin. Place ½ cup of the batter into each muffin liner. Top with additional chocolate chunks.
- Bake for 12-18 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out with moist crumbs. Remove from oven and set aside to cool.
- Prepare your ganache by warming up the heavy cream in the microwave or on the stove.
- Once the heavy cream is very hot add the 1 cup of chocolate chunks and let sit for 5 minutes.
- Whisk until the ganache comes together and is glossy. Remove the center from each muffin and fill with ganache.
- Set aside to cool and allow ganache to set. Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 434kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 58mg | Sodium: 216mg | Potassium: 273mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 409IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 117mg | Iron: 3mg
