Name: Starbuck’s Hot Cocoa Chocolate Chip Muffins
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12 muffins
Ingredients: ½ cup sugar; 1 ½ cups flour; ½ cup Starbucks Hot Cocoa Mix; 1 tablespoon baking powder; ½ teaspoon salt; 2 eggs at room temperature; 1 tablespoon vanilla; ¾ cup 1% milk; ½ cup unsalted butter melted and cooled; ½ cup dark chocolate chips

Starbuck’s Hot Cocoa Chocolate Chip Muffins

Muffins are great take along breakfasts and I’m always willing to try something new. This time I wanted to use up some Starbucks hot cocoa mix we bought at Christmastime. Instead of letting the cocoa go to waste, I thought I would try and create a muffin recipe using it as an ingredient.

Total 35 minutes

Serves 12 muffins

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Starbuck's Hot Cocoa Chocolate Chip Muffins

Starbuck's Hot Cocoa Chocolate Chip Muffins You can use any hot cocoa mix, Starbucks just happened to be the brand that I had on hand. Santa was nice enough to bring each of my four kids their own canister so I had plenty to choose from now that the warm weather is setting in. I also have a caramel flavored one I want to try these with!

Starbuck's Hot Cocoa Chocolate Chip Muffins These muffins are filled with big chocolate chips and lots of great chocolate flavor.

Starbuck's Hot Cocoa Chocolate Chip Muffins As you can see, they were a big enough hit with my daughter that she wanted to share them on her Facebook page with her friends.

Starbuck's Hot Cocoa Chocolate Chip Muffins I adapted a few tried and true muffin recipes to come up with this one and I’m really happy with the results.

Starbuck's Hot Cocoa Chocolate Chip Muffins Since sinking chocolate chips can be an issue with muffins, I divided some of the batter up into the muffin cups before adding the chips. Then you add the chocolate chips to the remaining batter and distribute it among the muffin cups. This will keep any of the chips from baking on the bottom.

Starbuck's Hot Cocoa Chocolate Chip Muffins Hope you try these, they were chocolatey and delicious and a great way to use up leftover hot cocoa!

$An overhead photo of Starbuck\'s hot cocoa chocolate chip muffins on a white plate with cocoa and flour to the side.$ Muffins are a great after school snack and perfect for tossing in lunch sacks as well!