Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

Fresh out of the oven! These will come off the wrapper better once they've cooled a bit---if you can resist!
These are a great muffin for breakfast or for a snack.  You can add flax seeds or other non-wheat flours to make it more healthy too. I usually don't put quite as much sugar in them when I use the full amount of chocolate chips either. They really are quite a treat!

Mix together in a large bowl:

3 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
 1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
3/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp nutmeg
3 beaten eggs
2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups plain canned pumpkin
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup oil (I've used applesauce too but they tend to stick in the paper muffin liners.)
1 pkg large milk chocolate chips

Bake at 350' for 20-25 minutes.

OPTIONAL: I added Pampered Chef Sweet Sprinkles to the tops to give them a little more interest and crunch, but really, once a bite is taken, you need no more enticing!

3 comments:

The Little Red Shop said...

Mmmm....you are bakin' up all of my favorite things!!!

Thank you!

: )

Julie M.

Lisa said...

Yum,your muffins look so moist. These definitely sound like the way to eat chocolate for breakfast and get away with it. I have a sweet treat linky party going on at my blog and I'd like to invite you to stop by and link your muffins up. http://sweet-as-sugar-cookies.blogspot.com/2011/04/sweets-for-saturday-11.html

Kathryn said...

Kristin, your pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins look yummy! They are perfect for Muffin Monday. Would you be so kind as to link up and share your recipe with us? Our readers would love it! Thanks!
http://www.talkingdollarsandcents.net/muffin-monday-oatmeal-muffins