Cappuccino Chocolate Chip Muffins with Coffee Cake Streusel

Cappuccino Chocolate Chip Muffins topped with coffee cake streusel and a drizzle of glaze make the perfect breakfast recipe! They are incredibly flavorful and moist.

Whether you’re on the go or have the entire morning to savor a cup of coffee, muffins are the perfect breakfast food. One of my favorite recipes actually puts the coffee right in the muffin! As if cappuccino chocolate chip muffins weren’t enough, I’ve upped the ante and added a coffee cake streusel topping and just a touch of glaze. So good.

Is it already February?  For a second I thought we were headed for spring weather when it hit the high 40’s last week.  Wisconsin weather is a cruel mistress though and as I write this it is -6 degrees Fahrenheit!  One thing about the weather is that it gives me an excuse to run the oven to heat up our place (as if I needed an excuse!).  I made these coffee cake-chocolate chip-cappuccino muffins for breakfast on a day off from school.  They have so many delicious elements in them – espresso, chocolate and coffee cake!

I finished my last job interview last week looking at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City.  Pat joined me, as well as two of our friends, and we spent the weekend at the Sundance Music Festival in Park City!  Sundance has been on my bucket list for several years and I was so excited to hit the slopes and see some films.  The weekend was an absolute blast.Thanks so much for reading! For more Sweet in your life, you can find me on Instagram, Pinterest, and YouTube, or subscribe to receive a weekly email with new posts and musings from me.

Cappuccino Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe with Coffee Cake Streusel

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Cappuccino Chocolate Chip Muffins topped with coffee cake streusel and a drizzle of glaze make the perfect breakfast recipe! They are incredibly flavorful and moist.

• Author: Kelly Egan
• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Cook Time: 20 minutes
• Total Time: 35 minutes
• Yield: 14 1x
• Category: Breakfast
• Method: Oven
• Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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Coffee Cake Muffin Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup lightly packed brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup whole milk
• 2 tablespoons instant espresso powder
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Coffee Cake Muffin Topping Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces

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Instructions

1.  Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.

2.  Heat milk in the microwave for 60 seconds. Combine milk and espresso powders until granules are dissolved.  Add butter, egg, and vanilla.

3.  Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients until just moistened.  Add chocolate chips.

4.  Fill greased and floured or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full.

5.  Mix dry ingredients of streusel mix.  Cut in cold butter.  Sprinkle over muffins.

6.  Bake at 375 degrees F for 17-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.  Cool for 5 minutes and remove from pan to wire rack.

P.S. – This post is an update of one that I originally published in February 2013. It’s been so fun to go back and read these stories I wrote way back when I was in medical school! Wondering what my photos looked like five years ago? Here’s one from the original post:

Simple and sweet, no? 🙂

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