Olympic Village chocolate muffin 'dupe' recipe is 'better than the real thing'

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As the social media world has consumed the famed chocolate muffin at the Paris Olympics, many have tried to recreate the cake-like treat themselves.

Fox News Digital spoke to a New York chef who did just that in a widely shared instructional video inspired by the Olympic Village version that Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen, better known now as "the Muffin Man," first touted on TikTok.

Danielle Sepsy is founder of the Hungry Knome, a wholesale bakery and catering company based in New York City.

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"Although I've never had the exact Olympic muffin myself, just from watching the videos, I could see it was a really rich, decadent kind of chocolate cake-style muffin with a chocolate ganache center," she told Fox News Digital in a phone interview. "It also had chocolate chunks in the muffin and on top."

She decided to replicate it.

Chef Danielle Sepsy, shown in inset, is now making her own version of the Olympic Village chocolate muffin that's been taking social media by storm.  (Danielle Sepsy)

"Some would say that mine even looks better than the real thing," Sepsy said.

She shared her "dupe" recipe with Fox News Digital and offered a specific tip to help those inspired to make it at home.

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"I like to let the batter sit for a couple of hours in the fridge and even overnight," she said.

"It really helps the flavors develop more and also helps the wet ingredients and the dry ingredients kind of get to know each