Cover Where to get your hands on the most decadent chocolate muffins in Singapore (Photo: Instagram / @doughterbakery)
Where to get your hands on the most decadent chocolate muffins in Singapore (Photo: Instagram / @doughterbakery)
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Put your post-Paris Olympics salivating at rest with these bakeries offering rich chocolate muffins oozing with gooey chocolate
The self-proclaimed “muffin man” Henrik Christiansen’s affinity for the chocolate muffins at the Olympic Village cafeteria has sparked an internet fixation, or should we say, obsession, with this decadent treat.
It all started when Christiansen rated the muffin an “11 out of 10” in a Tiktok video, before the muffin became the pièce de résistance of the Olympic Village cafeteria. Many athletes have since taken to Tiktok to film ‘taste test’ videos describing the muffin as extremely soft and moist, with rich dark chocolate and a gooey chocolatey middle that is best eaten warm. Even Singapore’s very own swimmer Quah Jing Wen initially posted that she didn’t “want to steal them from” Christiansen, before she snuck a few for her family to try.
We’re sure you also haven’t been spared from chocolate muffin cravings following the Paris Olympics, but where can you find this decadent treat on the island? Tatler Dining answers your humble gourmand prayers with this list of bakeries offering their renditions of chocolate muffins that are as good (or even better!) as the ones served in the Olympic Village cafeteria.
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1. AJ Delights
No conversation about muffins in Singapore is complete without mentioning AJ Delights. While chocolate muffins are often known to be too sweet, home bakers Amy and Jerry have mastered the double chocolate muffin with an assured balance of chocolate bitterness. A focus on flavour does not forego texture as AJ Delights’ muffins are especially known for their uniquely moist and soft texture, all ensured by baking them fresh each morning with precise and refined baking methods.
AJ Delights
Address: Block 120 Bukit Merah Lane 1, #01-82 Alexandra Village Food Centre, S(150120), +65 8821 2157
2. Doughter Bakery
Loving care is certainly felt in the famed double chocolate mochi muffins made by mother-daughter duo, Melissa and Kelly, at Doughter Bakery. This muffin combines the cocoa richness of the Olympic village muffin with Singapore’s fixation, Japanese mochi. The muffin’s perfectly crisp exterior opens to a soft and chewy inside that is said to be lighter than a muffin, providing a perfect bite every time.
Doughter Bakery
Address: 127 Lorong L Telok Kurau, S(425562), +65 9880 5721
3. Butter and Cream Bakery
You can trust both us and the statistics when we say that Butter and Cream Bakery’s double chocolate muffin is worth a try, as it has sold over one million pieces since 2021. Identifiable by the snaking queues in front of its stall in Lau Pa Sat, Butter and Cream Bakery is loved for its old-school egg tarts and fluffy muffins. One look at its double chocolate muffin is telling of the gooey chocolate that lies inside, making each bite all the more indulgent.
Butter and Cream Bakery
Address: 18 Raffles Quay, Stall 5 & 6 Lau Pa Sat, S(048582), +65 8040 0283
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4. Chocolat N’ Spice
Satisfy your chocolate muffin cravings with a big bite of Chocolat N’ Spice’s double chocolate muffin. Praised by fellow gourmands for its pillowy moist texture, it is served generously large and extra gooey. If you’re more partial to savoury indulgence, try Chocolate N’ Spice’s cheese muffin which has many customers unexpectedly appeased. Operating out of two charming hawker stalls and available for delivery online, its muffins are baked fresh daily to ensure a fluffy texture.
Chocolate ‘N’ Spice
Address: 78B Telok Blangah Street 32, #01-27, S(102078), +65 9326 3850
5. Ah Tas Muffins
Just as the Olympic Village cafeteria muffin is relished for its gooey chocolate insides, Ah Tas Muffins has aced the melt-in-the-mouth bite in its lava chocolate muffin. The light and moist muffin is complemented by a generous filling of gooey chocolate ganache at its molten core. Though muffin fillings can often be too sweet, Ah Tas Muffins maintains its standard by ensuring the ganache is only moderately sweet to complement the muffin that encases it. The charming hawker stall in Serangoon Garden Market is also known for its dark chocolate banana muffin.
Ah Tas Muffins
Address: 49A Serangoon Garden Way, Serangoon Garden, #01-28 Market, S(555945), +65 8518 5159
