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Homemade Little Bites-Style Mini Muffins — Chocolate Chip & Funfetti

If you have kids, you probably know exactly how quickly those little packages of mini muffins disappear. 😂
As a mom of three, I completely understand the convenience of grabbing a package of Little Bites and throwing it into a lunchbox, backpack, or snack bag.
The problem?
They can get EXPENSIVE — especially considering how few tiny muffins you actually get in each package!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time12 minutes
Course: Breakfast, lunch, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: easy recipe, kid friendly, mini muffins, muffins
Servings: 32 mini muffins
Author: Chef Allie's Kitchen

Equipment

  • Mixing bowls
  • Whisk
  • Oven
  • Mini muffin pans

Ingredients

DRY INGREDIENTS

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar or ¼ cup granulated sugar + ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4-1/2 tsp cinnamon depending on preference

WET INGREDIENTS

  • 1/2 cup nonfat Greek yogurt room temperature | Sour cream can also be used.
  • 6 TBSP avocado oil A combination of avocado oil and melted butter totaling 6 tablespoons
  • 1 large Egg room temp
  • 1/2 cup Milk of choice Or use ½ cup vanilla protein shake in place of the milk if you'd like to add a little extra protein.

EXTRACTS

  • 1 tsp Vanilla or Almond for chocolate chip muffins
  • 1 tsp Cake batter for funfetti muffins

MIX-INS

  • 1/3 cup Mini chocolate chips or chopped up Hershey's Milk Chocolate bars into tiny pieces
  • 2-3 TBSP Rainbow sprinkles

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 375°F.
  • Prepare your mini muffin pan.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together Flour, Baking powder, Baking soda, Salt and Cinnamon.
  • Set aside.
  • In a separate large mixing bowl, whisk together:
    Greek yogurt or sour cream, Avocado oil or melted butter, or a combination of both and the Sugar
  • Whisk until everything is nicely incorporated.
  • Add the room-temperature egg and whisk again.
  • If you're making the entire batch ONE flavor, you can add your extract at this point.
  • If you're splitting the batter into Chocolate Chip and Funfetti, wait to add the extracts.
  • Pour in your room-temperature milk or vanilla protein shake and whisk until combined.
  • Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
  • Using a spatula, gently fold everything together just until combined.
  • Do not overmix!
  • Want Two Flavors? Split the Batter!
  • Divide the batter evenly between two bowls.

  • Chocolate Chip Mini Muffins

    To one bowl, add:
    Gently fold together.
    Vanilla or almond extract
    Approximately ⅓ cup mini chocolate chips or finely chopped milk chocolate

  • Funfetti Mini Muffins

    To the second bowl, add:
    Gently fold.
    Be especially careful with the sprinkles.
    You don't want to overmix and cause all of the colors to bleed throughout the batter
    Cake batter extract
    Approximately 2–3 tablespoons sprinkles
  • Using a small cookie scoop or spoon, divide the batter between the mini muffin cavities.
  • Fill each cavity approximately ¾ of the way full.
  • Bake at 375°F for approximately 10–12 minutes.
  • Allow the muffins to cool inside the pan for a few minutes.
  • Carefully remove them and transfer them to a cooling rack to finish cooling.