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Blue Velvet Muffins

These vibrantly blue, fluffy, and deliciously moist muffins are stuffed with white chocolate chips! A fun twist on the ever popular Red Velvet!
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 17 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 17 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 20 Muffins

Ingredients
  

  • ¼ cup unsalted butter
  • 2 Tablespoons natural cocoa powder (not Dutch-processed)*
  • 2 ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 Tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup brown sugar packed
  • 2 eggs
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 ½ cup yogurt (I used vanilla-flavored)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • Blue food coloring**
  • Violet/Purple food coloring**
  • 1 ½ cup white chocolate chips plus more for topping

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 425ºF. Spray a standard-sized muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray, or line with paper liners.
  • In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium-low heat. Once melted, turn off the heat and stir in the cocoa powder. Allow to cool for at least 5 minutes.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until combined; set aside.
  • In another bowl, whisk both sugars and the eggs together until thickened and combined, about 45 seconds. Whisk in the melted butter-cocoa mixture and the oil. Add the yogurt and vanilla, and continue whisking until combined. Blend in food colorings until desired shade is achieved.
  • Using a rubber spatula, gently fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until almost combined. Pour in the chocolate chips, folding until just combined. Batter should still be lumpy with a few spots of flour. Spoon batter into prepared muffin pan. Sprinkle with more chocolate chips, if desired.
  • Bake at 425ºF for 5 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 375ºF and continue to bake for another 11-12 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached. Allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before serving.

Notes

*As opposed to Dutch-Processed cocoa powder, Natural cocoa powder is much lighter in color, so it won't darken the batter too much, making it easier to achieve the blue color you want.
**I used Wilton's gel food coloring - 1 Tablespoon of Sky Blue and a dab of Violet.