Nutella Muffins

How to make super soft and fluffy Nutella muffins with a runny Nutella heart! These muffins recipe is absolutely delicious and very easy to make at home.

If you love Nutella, you won't be able to resist these homemade muffins with is Nutella filling and delicious swirl, perfect for breakfast or for school snack

Moist muffins with Nutella swirl

The Nutella muffins are the perfect combination for all Nutella and muffin lovers. A plain fluffy muffin with a chocolate hazelnut spread, a pure delight.

This fluffy muffins recipe are perfect and if you're from my generation you've probably already tasted those famous Mcdonald's muffins with Nutella muffins.

This tender homemade muffins with Nutella have the same rich taste, moist and fluffy texture, and a delicious Nutella heart.

And they are much better than the ones you can buy in stores because they are made at home with better ingredients and no preservatives.

Follow my step-by-step recipe and don't miss my tips (+ video) to make these delicious muffins at home.

They are very easy and quick to make and a perfect to treat the whole family for snacks and any other occasion.

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Ingredients and substitutions

• Butter: unsalted butter and softened or melted butter and cooled.
• Vegetable oil: sunflower oil , canola oil or even coconut oil.
• Sugar: White granulated sugar or flavored sugar such as brown sugar.
• Eggs: Large at room temperature
• Salt and vanilla: essential to bring out all the flavors.
• Buttermilk: you can replace it with milk, yogurt or sour cream.
• Flour: Use all purpose flour that you can also replace with whole wheat flour or a gluten-free flour like rice flour.
• Raising agents: A mixture of baking soda and baking powder to make the muffins rise. You can also use only 1 packet of baking powder.
• Nutella spread: To make nutella heart, you can also replace the nutella with biscoff paste or another spread.

Optional :

• Chocolate Chips: Add an extra dose of chocolate with mini chocolate chips or dark chocolate pieces.
• Nuts: Chunks of almonds, hazelnuts, pecans for a crunchy texture.
• Spices: A pinch of powdered cinnamon, pumpkin spice mix, or even a cinnamon sugar topping.
• Banana: banana chunks to make a version of banana nutella muffins

You will find the quantities and instructions in the recipe card below in this page

How to make Nutella muffins

1 - Nutella Spread inserts

1. Make the inserts by scooping out large chunks of Nutella spread with a tablespoon onto a large baking sheet.
2. Place in the freezer for about 30 minutes before starting the recipe.

2 - Mixing the wet ingredients

1. Place softened butter, oil, sugar, eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla extract in a large bowl.
2. Beat with a whisk or hand mixer until smooth and homogeneous.

Tips: Always use ingredients at room temperature to have a smooth preparation. You can soften the butter in the microwave and run the eggs under hot water.

3 - Add the dry ingredients

1. Add the dry ingredients, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt to the large bowl containing the wet ingredients.
2. And gently stir with a soft spatula or a wooden spoon just enough to incorporate them and until you get a smooth and homogeneous muffin batter.

Tips: Be careful not to over mix after adding the dry ingredients. The muffin batter is still a little thick and lumpy, this is normal.

4 - Baking

1. Preheat oven to 392°F / 200°C fan oven and place muffin cups in a muffin tins.
2. Spoon the muffin batter into the paper liners halfway.
3. Place frozen Nutella discs on top of each muffin without pushing them into the batter.
4. Cover muffin discs with muffin batter to cover them completely.
5. Drop teaspoon of Nutella on top of the muffins and form a swirl with the tip of a knife.
6. Bake in the preheated oven for about 12-15 minutes without opening the door.
7. Check that the muffins are well done with a toothpick inserted on the edge of a muffin, it should come out clean or with a few crumbs
8. Allow muffins to cool slightly before removing from muffin tin then let them cool completely on a wire rack.

Tip: Use an ice cream scoop to fill the muffin cups more easily. Be careful not to open the oven door during baking and not to overcook the muffins or they will be too dry.

How to store muffins

These Nutella muffins can be stored at room temperature in a airtight container for up to 1 week.

You can heat them up a little in the microwave to make them softer.

How to freeze muffins ?

You can keep muffins in the freezer longer by placing them in a storage box or freshness packets and freezing them for up to 3 months.

Let them return to room temperature or you can use the defrost function of your microwave.

Frequently asked questions about muffins

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