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Happy weekend friends! I’ve got an extra bonus recipe for you this weekend.
I know I don’t normally post on weekends but this simple muffin recipe is just too good to keep to myself. I’ve been making chocolate chip pumpkin muffins at least a couple times a month since fall began and they’re always a HUGE hit with my family and friends!
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins
These Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins truly are the best ever! They’re perfectly crispy on the outside, and super fluffy and tender on the inside. Made with real pumpkin puree, they have the perfect amount of sweetness because they’re packed with mini chocolate chips! My kids love them as a treat and my husband can’t get enough of them!
Looking for another simple muffin recipe? You’ll LOVE these Apple Carrot Ginger Muffins and these Best Ever Blueberry Streusel Muffins!
How to make the best muffins
- Don’t over mix the batter! This is my TOP TIP for the perfect fluffy muffins!
If you’re left with muffins that are closer in texture to hockey pucks, it’s almost certainly because you mixed the batter too vigorously and for too long. Be gentle with the batter once you add the dry ingredients and stir only until the flour just barely disappears.
Use a wooden spoon and mix by hand to avoid over-mixing. Making muffins with a stand mixer or a hand mixer almost ALWAYS ensures you’ll over-mix, so making them by hand is the way to go!!
- Bake quickly! The leavening agent in muffins is usually baking powder (sometimes with baking soda), which acts quickly as soon as the liquid and dry ingredients come together. To get fluffy muffins with the nice dome shape on top, get them in the oven as fast as you can after mixing.
- Let them cool! No one likes a gummy muffin that’s underdone on the inside. Let the muffins cool until they’re almost room temperature before digging in, since they continue baking on the inside even after they’ve been removed from the oven.
- Add in your favourite things! Like chocolate chips? Throw in a handful (or three)! Nuts, dried fruit and chocolate make great add-ins to your favourite muffin recipes. Usually 3/4 cup of add-ins for a 12-muffin recipe is a good ration to follow.
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I hope you love this simple muffin recipe as much as we do!
Let me know in the comments below, what’s your favourite muffin recipe? I’d love to know!
KITCHEN TOOLS I RECOMMEND:
Looking for even more easy muffin recipes? Try these!
- Blueberry Streusel Muffins
- Pumpkin Cheesecake Swirl Muffins
- Pumpkin Spice Streusel Muffins
- Rhubarb Streusel Muffins
- Raspberry Lemonade Muffins
- Lemon Pistachio Muffins
- Peach Cobbler Muffins
- Best Ever Greek Yogurt Chocolate Chip Muffins
- Apple Carrot Ginger Muffins
RECIPE VIDEO
Watch the video below to see exactly how I make this muffin recipe. You can find more delicious recipe videos on my YouTube channel.
Best Ever Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins
Chocolate chip pumpkin muffins are the perfect sweet snack. Light, fluffy and full of real pumpkin and chocolate! Make this simple muffin recipe in one bowl!
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Servings: 24 muffins
Calories: 193kcal
Ingredients
- 15 oz pumpkin puree (100% pumpkin puree) NOT pumpkin pie filling
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 1/4 cups mini chocolate chips reserve 1/4 cup for topping
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and prepare muffin tins by lining them with paper liners (24 muffins).
- In a large bowl, whisk together the pumpkin puree, eggs, sugar, and vegetable oil until smooth.
- Add the flour, baking soda, salt and spices and combine with a rubber spatula until no streaks of flour remain.
- Stir in 1 cup of the mini chocolate chips gently.
- Portion the batter into each of the 24 prepared muffin cups, distributing the batter evenly.
- Top the muffins with the remaining 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips.
- Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into one of the muffins comes out clean.
- Cool on a wire rack in their tins for about 10 minutes before removing them from their tins to cool completely.
Notes
These muffins keep for about 4 days in an airtight container at room temperature.
Be sure to use real, pure pumpkin puree for this recipe, and NOT pumpkin pie filling. Pumpkin pie filling contains additives like sugar, etc. and will not work in this recipe.
Nutrition
Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 193kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 182mg | Potassium: 63mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 2817IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg
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Lynda says
So so so yummy!!!
The Busy Baker says
Thank you Lynda!!🙂
Alison says
How do I change the cooking time for 12 regular muffins? Thanks!
The Busy Baker says
You don’t actually have to adjust the baking time as the muffins take just as much to bake even if you make less of them. Happy baking ☺️
Randi says
Just made these for the first time and they came out perfect! This recipe will be my go to from now on for Thanksgiving breakfast. Thank you!!
The Busy Baker says
You’re welcome Randi!! Really glad to hear that these muffins will be your go-to recipe!😄