How to Make the Olympic Village’s Viral Chocolate Muffin Taking Over TikTok

The TikTok trend of the Olympic Village chocolate muffin is gaining popularity. Learn how to recreate it in your own kitchen.

The 2024 Paris Olympics Games are currently taking place, as athletes from diverse backgrounds and various parts of the world gather to compete in 329 events, each vying for a Gold medal for their respective countries.

On various social media platforms, the Olympics have become the main topic of conversation, covering everything from results to controversies and beyond.

Despite the opportunity to post videos related to the competition, Norwegian Olympian Henrik Christiansen has gained fame on TikTok by sharing several videos expressing his fondness for the chocolate muffins served in the Olympic Village.

@henrikchristians1
When bae is looking like a snack #fyp #olympics #paris2024 #olympictiktok #olympicvillage #muffins @Olympics @paris2024

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Christiansen, also known as the “Olympic muffin man,”has gained millions of views on TikTok for his viral posts about the chocolate muffin. This has sparked a trend on the platform with users attempting to recreate the recipe for the Olympic Village chocolate muffins.

To those who are excited to attempt creating these popular chocolate muffins from the Olympic Village, the instructions are as follows.

How to make the Olympic Village chocolate muffin

Despite the Olympic Villager not disclosing an official recipe for the popular chocolate muffins, TikTok users have taken it upon themselves to share their own versions of the recipes used to recreate these coveted Olympic Village treats.

@elaeatz
waiting for the next chocolate muffin vid @Henrik Christiansen Recipe: Best Chocolate Muffins Adapted from twopeasandtheirpod.com and Eat What You Want by Gaby Dalkin *Makes 6 jumbo muffins + 2 standard muffins – 1 2/3 cups all pupose flower – 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder – 1 tsp instant espresso powder – 2 tsp baking powder – 1/2 tsp baking soda – 1 tsp salt – 1/2 cup hot water – 1/2 cup granulated sugar – 1/2 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed – 1/3 cup avocado oil – 2 large eggs + 1 egg yolk – 2 tsp vanilla extract – 3/4 cup greek yogurt – 2 1/2 cups dark chocolate chips or chunks Directions: 1. Preheat the oven to 375F. Prepare a jumbo muffin tin or 12-cup cupcake tin with liners. 2. In a small bowl, combine the flour, ¼ cup of the cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and 2 cups of chocolate chips. Make sure the chocolate chips are coated in flour so they distrubute evenly in the muffins. 3. In another bowl, whisk together the remaining ½ cup cocoa powder and espresso powder with the hot water until smooth. 4. In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, avocado oil, sugar, greek yogurt, and vanilla. Whisk in the cocoa powder mixture until combined. Then, fold in the flour mixture until just combined. 5. Divide the batter into the muffin tins and top with the remaining chocolate chips. 6. Bake jumbo muffins for 25 minutes and bake regular muffins for 15 minutes. 7. Enjoy! #ParisOlympics #chocolatemuffin #olympicvillage #easyrecipes #foryou

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For individuals looking to make their own version of the Olympic muffin, there are numerous chocolate chip recipes available on TikTok that can be utilized.

One of the most well-liked recipes is from TikToker Elaeatz, which calls for the following ingredients:

1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp instant espresso powder
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup hot wat

In addition to Elaetz’s recipe, there are many other popular chocolate chip muffin recipes on TikTok that can be accessed by searching for “olympics chocolate muffin”under the tag here.