I Tried TikTok’s Viral Olympic Chocolate Muffin Recipe

Paris 2024 athletes may have their sights set on winning gold, but they also have their eyes set on something sweet. The viral Olympic chocolate muffin has taken over TikTok thanks to Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen, and now the official recipe has been revealed so people can make it at home.

The love for the Olympic Village chocolate muffin began primarily on Christiansen’s TikTok, where he first reviewed the treat on July 25 and gave it an 11 out of 10. After posting several more videos of the chocolate treat, Christiansen became known as “the Muffin Man.”

A TikTok video explaining that the 27-year-old was only at the Games for the chocolate muffin has been viewed more than 19.4 million times and has inspired other Olympians, like Erik Shoji and Torri Huske, to try the lunchroom find.

You probably already have all the ingredients for the Olympic Chocolate Muffin

While it’s fun to watch food reviews on TikTok, I wanted to try these viral muffins for myself. Luckily, TikToker Jordan the Stallion (@jordan_the_stallion8) tracked down the exact muffin, which comes from French bakery Coup de Pates.

After making four phone calls over three days, Jordan was able to obtain the recipe for the Maxi Muffin Intense Chocolate, which includes the following ingredients:

For the muffin

• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 teaspoons instant coffee
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup chocolate chunks
• 1 stick of butter
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup regular sugar
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil or canola oil
• 2 eggs at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup chocolate chunks

For filling

• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup chocolate chunks
• A pinch of salt

The recipe isn’t even that complicated.

To make the official Olympic chocolate muffin, pour your milk, water, and instant coffee into a saucepan. Once it’s simmered, add your cocoa powder, chocolate chunks, and stick of butter until well combined.

Then let it cool while you mix your flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl.

Once your wet ingredients are ready, whisk together your dark brown sugar, regular sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla extract, before slowly adding your bowl of dry ingredients. Mix everything together with a spatula, then add your chocolate chunks.

After pouring everything into your muffin pan, bake for 24 minutes at 190 degrees. Take advantage of this time to prepare your filling by mixing everything in a saucepan.

Once your muffins are done, add the topping and enjoy. Pro tip: sprinkle them with extra chocolate chunks to make them even more Olympic-style.

These Olympic Chocolate Muffins Definitely Deserve a Medal

Jordan said he worked hard to find the official recipe for Olympic chocolate muffins so that if someone can’t get a medal, “they can at least get a muffin,” and these really do take the gold.

I’ve seen many athletes compare these muffins to a slice of chocolate cake, which is fair, but I would say it’s more like a cake-style brownie.

It’s also not as sweet as I thought it would be, so I understand why it’s classified as a muffin and not just a cupcake. The added filling and bits make it closer to a dessert than a blueberry muffin, but it’s no more overloaded with sugar than a chocolate croissant. In fact, it pairs perfectly with a morning latte and didn’t make me want to take a nap right afterward.

The best part is that the recipe was simple. The hardest part was making sure I had all the ingredients, but most of them were already in my kitchen cupboard. If you’ve been on Muffin Man’s TikTok, I highly suggest making these yourself.

I may not be able to win bronze on the pommel horse like Stephen Nedoroscik or break records in the pool like Katie Ledecky, but I can make the Olympic chocolate muffin — and I feel like that’s what winning is, too.