These pumpkin dark chocolate chip muffins are moist and delicious. A perfect fall flavor combination in a handy handheld package.
I woke up craving something pumpkin-y.
Okay, so it had to be pumpkin-y and chocolaty. Look, it has been one heck of a week and so I wanted something I could sink my teeth into and come away with a face covered in melty chocolate. And then go pick up my girls from the bus stop with it still on my face.
I try to embarrass them whenever possible.
I shot this right before I left to get them and that top chip is the one that exploded on my face covering from my nose down. So totally worth it. I mean, would you just look at that cluster of chocolate.
To Make These Pumpkin Dark Chocolate Chip Muffins You Will Need:
- unbleached all-purpose flour
- whole wheat flour
- ground cinnamon
- freshly grated nutmeg
- baking soda
- kosher salt
- eggs
- granulated sugar
- pumpkin puree
- unsweetened applesauce
- grapeseed oil or other mild/tasteless oil
- vanilla extract
- dark chocolate chips (I use 60% cacao)
So before the melty chocolate chip to the face happened, I raided my kitchen. I found dark chocolate chips, pumpkin and the rest sort of just fell into place.
Dump 2 cups of all-purpose flour into a medium bowl.
To that add 1 cup whole wheat flour.
2 teaspoons cinnamon.
3/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
2 teaspoons baking soda and 1 teaspoon kosher salt.
That’s it for the dry ingredients, so give it a stir and set it off to the side for a sec.
Crack 4 large eggs into a large bowl.
Lightly whisked the eggs before adding in 1-1/2 cups granulated sugar.
1 and 3/4 cup pumpkin puree.
1 cup unsweetened applesauce.
Pour in 1/2 cup grapeseed oil.
Lastly measure in 1 teaspoon pure vanilla.
Whisk until all combined and smooth.
Grab the dry ingredients.
…and add them into the pumpkin mixture.
Switch over to wooden spoon and mix completely.
Add in 1 generous cup of dark chocolate chips.
One quick stir to get those mixed in and that’s it.
I’m using these free standing muffin cups. They’re slightly larger than regular muffin liners and I found them at Sur la Table. If you’re using regular muffin liners you will want to decrease the baking time.
Scoop.
Fill the liners two-thirds of the way full.
I only bake 4 to 6 at a time in a preheated 350 degree oven for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean- because I’ve found that if I crowd the sheet pan some were fully cooked and some were not. Four muffins, six tops worked like a champ.
GORGEOUS!
I think these are best still slightly warm.
It’s kinda hard to wait. Really hard. But I did a little laundry, grabbed the mail and washed up the dirty dishes.
Hey look! My muffin’s flashing you!
Naughty muffin.
All kidding aside, these muffins are seriously good!! Moist, not too sweet and the warm dark chocolate is…
everywhere.
(side note: Malloree just turned 11 on Tuesday *cries* remember when she looked like this or this or this? And THIS was last year! [see below]
Seriously though my friends you must make these pumpkin dark chocolate chip asap! …and serve with a side of red wine.
Laurie’s orders. 😉
Enjoy! And if you give this Pumpkin Dark Chocolate Chip Muffins recipe a try, let me know! Snap a photo and tag me on twitter or instagram!
Pumpkin Dark Chocolate Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 4 large eggs
- 1½ cups sugar
- 1¾ cup pumpkin puree
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/2 cup grapeseed oil
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cups dark chocolate chips, I use a heaping cup of 60% cacao chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°. Place 12 to 14 free standing liners onto a flat surface.
- In a medium bowl whisk to combine the flours, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl lightly beat eggs. Then add in the sugar, pumpkin, applesauce, oil and vanilla. Stir until combined.
- Add the dry ingredients into the wet, switch over to a wooden spoon and stir until incorporated. Stir in chocolate chips
- Fill liners 2/3 of the way full and smooth with a spoon. Place 4 batter filled liners onto a small baking sheet, slide into your preheated oven and bake for 24 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow the muffins to cool slightly before eating.
Notes
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I will start experimenting with these till Halloween… no one can blame me for trying to cook them perfectly, right? 😀
These would be perfect on Halloween! Please come back and let me know what you think! Enjoy!
Great snack! I love the spices used 🙂
Thanks Medeja!
I wish I had a couple of these in front of me right now!
When you say half grapeseed oil, is that half a cup? do you think I could use coconut oil intstead?
Oops! Yes, Kate! And I’m sure you could but without testing it in this recipe myself, I can’t say for sure. 🙂
Yum! And I love those muffin cup/liners. I need to get myself some of those!!
Laurie,
My 2 year old son just helped me make these, and they are delicious! Thank you for another great recipe. Keep the fall baking recipes coming, we LOVE them. Have a great day 🙂
Love all of your step by step photos! These look delicious.
I was an adult before I realized parents like to embarrass their kids. These look delicious!
This looks great! Can’t wait to try this 🙂
Making these right now. Filled 12 muffin cups 2/3 full, 4 small stoneware loaves 1/2 full, and 1 Pyrex lid 1/2 full. I only have 12 muffin cups. Lol. 1st batch cooling, 2nd batch cooking. I’m excited to see how each one turns out. Of course, I must taste each set just to make sure it came out right. Tee-hee. I laughed out loud when I read about you picking up your daughter with the chocolate on your face! Thanks for another great recipe, Laurie!
Update: These were/are delicious! Each batch baked evenly, muffins in batches of 6 but separated on a 9×13 dish. And the small loaves and Pyrex lid worked great too – it was like a small pie plate. Lol. And they all bake right at 24 min except for the small loaves but they didn’t go that much over. This was a great change from only ever making pumpkin pie!