Chocolate Oreo Muffins

Chocolate Oreo Muffins are a rich dark chocolate muffin base filled with softened Oreo chunks, white chocolate chips and extra Oreo chunks on top.

If you loved the richness of an Oreo Cake but wish you could take it everywhere, this is the recipe for you. Easy Cupcake Recipes are perfect for birthday parties, potlucks, or just to quickly satisfy a sweet tooth!

CHOCOLATE OREO MUFFINS

Back again with another Oreo lover’s dream dessert! Is there anything these delicious chocolate sandwich cookies can’t make better? This recipe takes a dark chocolate cake mix to the next level by adding crushed Oreo cookies inside and out so you get all the Oreo flavor you love in every bite.

This Chocolate Oreo Muffin recipe is so easy and the cake mix comes together with common pantry ingredients. The only special thing you’ll need to buy is a package of Oreo cookies, unless you already have a nice stockpile built up. You can use any flavor Oreo cookies or use the original. If you want whole cookies, use mini Oreos!

These rich Chocolate Oreo Muffins are so yummy just topped with Oreo cookies they don’t need even need a frosting. But if you’ve really got an Oreo lover’s itch you need scratched, try the easy Buttercream Frosting recipe with Oreo Crumbs later in this post.

Chocolate Oreo Muffins are perfect for birthday parties and this recipe can easily be doubled to feed a big crowd. You can make them a day or two ahead and leave them at room temperature for an hour to soften before the party. Use a Stabilized Whipped Cream to make a frosting that will last for days.

Enjoy Chocolate Oreo Muffins warm from the oven sprinkled with a little powdered sugar. For a special dessert, use them as a base for a yummy sundae topped with Vanilla Ice Cream and Hot Fudge. If you really love Oreos, top your ice cream sundae with crushed Oreos!

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VARIATIONS ON CHOCOLATE OREO MUFFINS

• Vanilla Muffins: Easily make this a vanilla muffin by leaving out the cocoa powder and using Golden Oreos. If you want a cookies and cream cupcake, use chocolate Oreos with the vanilla cupcake batter.
• Oreos: You can use any of the dozens of Oreo Cookie flavors you want in Chocolate Oreo Muffins. Try Red Velvet Oreo cookies and add red food coloring for a pretty Valentine’s Day cupcake.
• Chocolate Chips: Stir in white chocolate chips for more creamy vanilla bursts, or dark chocolate chips for more chocolatey goodness. If you can’t decide just go for both!
• Cheesecake: Make Chocolate Oreo Muffins with cheesecake. Blend cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, egg and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract until smooth. Fill cupcake liners halfway with chocolate cake batter, top with cream cheese mixture and cover with cake batter.

Oreo Frosting for Chocolate Oreo Muffins

• • Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, 6 cups powdered sugar, 1/3 cup milk, 1 cup Oreo crumbs finely processed, 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • Add the butter to your stand mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds until light and fluffy.
  • Mix in the powdered sugar and milk in alternating amounts until completely added.
  • Gently fold in the Oreo crumbs and vanilla, until just combined.
  • Frosting tip: To keep crumbs showing through frosting, do a thin first layer to the outside of the cake. Refrigerate 2 hours before frosting a second finished layer.

MORE DELICIOUS CHOCOLATE CAKE RECIPES:

Triple Chocolate Bundt Cake

Easy Chocolate Cake

Chocolate Lava Cake

Flourless Chocolate Cake (4 ingredients!)

HOW TO STORE CHOCOLATE OREO MUFFINS

• Serve: Chocolate Oreo Muffins without frosting can be stored at room temperature for up to 3 days covered in a cool, dry place.
• Store: Store cooled cupcakes in an airtight container for up to 1 week in the refrigerator. If frosted, they will last about 3-4 days depending on frosting.
• Freeze: Freeze cupcakes with out frosting for up to 3 months in a sealed container. Cool cupcakes completely before storing, using parchment paper between cupcakes if layering.

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Chocolate Oreo Muffins

Chocolate Oreo Muffins are a rich dark chocolate muffin base filled with softened Oreo chunks, white chocolate chips and extra Oreo chunks on top.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Chocolate Oreo Cookies

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Servings 24 cupcakes

Calories 235 kcal

Author Sabrina Snyder

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 3/4  cups  flour
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2  teaspoons  baking soda
• 1 teaspoon  salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1  cup  milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup hot coffee , you can substitute boiling water
• 20 Oreos , crumbled in large chunks and divided

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line two 12 cup muffin tins with cupcake liners.

2. In a stand mixer on low speed mix together the sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

3. In a small bowl whisk together the eggs, milk, oil, vanilla, and half of the crumbled Oreos. Then add it to the stand mixer on low then medium speed until just combined and finally add in the water (or hot coffee) carefully and stir it in by hand until just combined (do not turn on the mixer, it may splash on you).

4. Divide the batter into lined muffin tins, filling cupcake liners 2/3 way full.

5. Evenly sprinkle the other half of the crumbled Oreos over each muffin.

6. Bake one muffin tin at a time for 15-20 minutes then remove, let cool completely.

Nutrition Facts

Chocolate Oreo Muffins

Amount Per Serving

Calories 235 Calories from Fat 72

% Daily Value*

Fat 8g12%

Saturated Fat 5g31%

Cholesterol 15mg5%

Sodium 221mg10%

Potassium 143mg4%

Carbohydrates 40g13%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 21g23%

Protein 4g8%

Vitamin A 36IU1%

Calcium 33mg3%

Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.