Easy Root Beer Muffins loaded with chocolate chips. This dessert recipe is sure to please everyone, and makes a great nut free snack idea.
My root beer muffins are finally here!!
After teasing you endlessly on Instagram Stories, I am finally sharing this recipe. That is, after having taste tested it over and over until I got it just right.
Too bad John won’t even try it. He is afraid of anything that doesn’t sound like your typical baked good you could buy at a coffee shop.
Or maybe it’s a good thing that John won’t try it. More for me!
A whole fridge worth more for me.
The whole reason I made these muffins so many times is because I want to use up all of the root beer that we have in our pantry at home. And somehow, it is a lot.
To be honest, me and John aren’t huge pop drinkers. We may have one if we go out to eat at a restaurant, but that is really on a very rare occasion. Mostly because we are both so cheap when we go out to eat, but also because we just aren’t used to drinking it anymore. Oftentimes we find that drinking any type of carbonated beverage to be too fizzy for our liking.
If you see me with a fizzy drink in my hand, you will most likely see me stirring it with my straw to get rid of most of the bubbles.
Does this make me a weirdo?
So when we got sent a huge package of root beer from John’s parents as a care package last year, we didn’t drink it. Like, at all.
And since I can’t stand seeing food go to waste, I made these muffins. Over and over and over again these past few months. Because as they say, when life gives you root beer, make root beer muffins. Or something like that.
What you need to make these Root Beer Muffins
Not much at all! All you need is:
- butter
- sugar
- eggs
- flour
- cocoa powder
- baking soda
- baking powder
- salt
- root beer
- chocolate chips
I am seriously addicted to these muffins!! Is it bad that I eat them every morning?
Here’s what I do for breakfast. I take two of these muffins, slather them in Greek yogurt then top them with coconut chips. It is one of my favourite things to eat in the mornings.
Chocolate and root beer is a morning food, right?
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Root Beer Muffins
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup salted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (or 1/2 cake flour and 1/2 all purpose for softer cupcakes)
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup root beer
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Line 2 muffin pans with 22 paper liners. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Add in the eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
- Slowly mix in the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Fold in the root beet and chocolate chips.
- Scoop the batter into to prepared muffin pans, and bake in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Notes
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Ooh, I would have never thought that Rootbeer would make such scrumptious-looking muffins, but it does! What a great recipe!
Thanks Jenni! It’s a great way to use up old root beer 😉
These look fantastic!
And that is so funny how you had to add fizzy pop to baked goods cause you don’t like drinking it 😛 But then again it is a great idea, because…..muffins! <3
Have an amazing weekend! x
Haha, I hate wasting food or drinks!!
Chocolate and root beer are definitely acceptable morning food! 😉 My nine year old would beg me to make these for her for breakfast – and I love the idea of the greek yogurt and coconut chips with them! Yum!
It’s one of my favourite ways to enjoy them. Thanks Mackenzie!
Oh my GOODNESS these sound amazing! Love the combination of root beer and chocolate chips. My son would go nuts for these muffins – they look amazing!
I’m sure he would! Thanks Ashley 🙂
These muffins are very different. Root beer and chocolate seem to be at its best. Looking at these images I bet they are super moist and delicious. Can’t wait to try it out
They are super moist. I am addicted 😉
I’m not much of a soda drinker myself, but I have always liked the zing of good root beer. The idea of putting it in muffins sounds fascinating! Together with chocolate… hmmm…
You and me both. It is so good with chocolate!
These are so amazing!I loved the idea of combining root beer and chocolate!
It is a winning combo 😉
This is such a neat idea! I’ve never thought of making root beer muffins. I bet the flavor is amazing. Can’t go wrong with this muffin for breakfast!
I always need permission to eat chocolate for breakfast 😉 Thanks Kim!
Man, I can’t even tell you the last time I had root beer! But it sounds like a fabulous addition to muffins. I very rarely drink soda either, but every once in a while I do need those bubbles:)
It’s an acquired taste I think 😉
Clever idea to turn your unused root beer into muffins! They look so fluffy and moist…I’d say that John missed out!
Thanks Jennifer! He sure did 😉
Loving everything about these root beer muffins! It’s been ages since I’ve had root beer. This recipe is so creative and sounds delicious!
Thanks Michele. I rarely have root beer too, which is why I wanted to bake with it 🙂
I’m sure this would be a huge hit at a party! Thanks for the excellent recipe.
That’s a great idea! Let me know if you try it out Vanessa 🙂
Rootbeer muffins! I am so curious. I love rootbeer. I especially love rootbeer floats so this immediately had my attention!
I wanted to make root beer float cupcakes, but it kept turning out too dense. Hence the muffins 😉
My husband would love these! He is all about rootbeer, and who can say no to a muffin!?
I don’t think I have ever said no to a muffin! I’m sure he would love it 😉
These muffins look great, though like you I am not a fizzy drink drinker. Root beer isn’t widely available in the U.K. but I would certainly like to give these muffins a go as I’m sure they make a great breakfast 😉
I remember 10 years ago I went to England and asked for a root beer. They gave me a boysenberry drink! So many things are boysenberry flavour there.
Eccentric muffins are the best kind
Right? I agree! Thanks Calvin!
I do love root beer but have never thought of including it in a muffin recipe. Sounds like a fun recipe to make on this rainy day. Will be a great treat in the afternoon with my tea.
Yes, one of my favourite ways to enjoy Root Beer 😉
My kiddos are root beer fanatics so I made these to celebrate them acing their midterms. Between the four of us, we managed to eat an entire batch in less than a weekend. So, I’d say they were well-received, LOL!
That makes me so happy to hear! 🙂
I have never used root beer in a muffin before and I love root beer, These were so good that when I brought them to a brunch with friends they were gone in 5 minutes.
That makes me so happy to hear 🙂
When I saw this recipe, I was like whaaaa?! I’m totally onboard, as a rootbeer lover, but had never seen it in food recipes before. So exciting and happy to hear it has chocolate too. My kids are going to get a great surprise this weekend 🙂
Yay!! So glad there is a fellow rootbeer lover out there 🙂
What a great idea! I love everything Root Beer flavored, so these muffins sounds right up my alley!
Yay! Let me know if you give it a go 🙂
This recipe is so great! definitely not your typical muffin recipe but in the best way!
Agree! SO good!
I don’t normally like root beer but my kid asked me to try these. They’re amazing! Such great flavor and really easy, too. Thank you!
Yay! So glad you liked it!
Wow! I loved the flavor combination of the chocolate and root beer. The muffins turned out so moist. We loved them.
That makes me so happy to hear 🙂
What a fun twist! I would have never thought to add root beer to muffins, but I bet that sweet, syrupy flavor is perfect for a sweet treat. Pinning for later!
Yay! Let me know how it goes 🙂