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November 3, 2023

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This is the best pumpkin chocolate chip muffin recipe! A family favorite, these muffins are full of pumpkin and chocolate-y goodness.

Updated October 2023

This time of year, we can’t get enough of pumpkin recipes! We’ve got great pumpkin waffle recipe. And this is the best pumpkin chocolate chip muffin recipe. It’s adapted from Pioneer Woman’s moist pumpkin spice muffins and it’s a winner: light, moist, and flavorful.

Whip up a batch for after-school snacks, or brunch on the weekends. You won’t be able to have just one!

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INGREDIENTS

  • 1 1/2 cups white wheat flour
  • 1/2 cupsugar, plus extra for sprinkling on top
  • 2 teaspoonsbaking powder
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice mix
  • 1/2 teaspoonsalt
  • 4 tablespoonsbutter, cold
  • 1 cup cannedpumpkin
  • 1/2 cuphalf-and-half or whole milk
  • 1 egg
  • 1 ½ teaspoonvanilla
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips
  • Muffin tin
  • Muffiin liners

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Prep

    Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and grease or line the muffin tin. We used both a regular and a mini-muffin tin.

  2. Combine dry ingredients

    Add flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt to a food processor and mix. (Or you can just mix in a bowl.)

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  3. Add butter

    Cut butter into a few pieces and add to flour mixture. Pulse until the butter is pea sized or smaller. (If doing by hand, cut the butter in with a pastry knife.)

    Dump the flour-butter mixture into a large bowl.

  4. Combine wet ingredients

    In a separate bowl, mix together pumpkin, half-and-half, egg, and vanilla.

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  5. Mix dry and wet mixtures together

    Dump pumpkin mixture into flour mixture. Fold until mixture is just combined.

    Add chocolate chips and fold in.

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  6. Fill muffin tin

    Spoon the mixture into your greased muffin tin, filling each about half full.

    Optional: sprinkle with the sugar-cinnamon topping over each muffin.

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  7. Bake and enjoy!

    Bake for 25 minutes. Let cool in the pan for ten minutes or so, if you can bear to wait.

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Yum! You’ve got to try these muffins – trust us! And when you do, be sure to share and tag us on Instagram @artfulparent!

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Delicious all-time favorite pumpkin chocolate chip muffins!

Ingredients

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  • 1 1/2 cups white wheat flour
  • 1/2 cupsugar, plus extra for sprinkling on top
  • 2 teaspoonsbaking powder
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice mix
  • 1/2 teaspoonsalt
  • 4 tablespoonsbutter, cold
  • 1 cup cannedpumpkin
  • 1/2 cuphalf-and-half or whole milk
  • 1 egg
  • 1 ½ teaspoonvanilla
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and grease muffin tin.
  2. Add flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt to a food processor. Mix. (Or you can just mix in a bowl.)
  3. Cut butter into a few pieces and add to flour mixture. Pulse until the butter is pea sized or smaller. (If doing by hand, cut the butter in with a pastry knife.)
  4. Dump the flour-butter mixture into a large bowl.
  5. In a separate bowl, mix together pumpkin, half-and-half, egg, and vanilla.
  6. Dump pumpkin mixture into flour mixture. Fold until mixture is just combined. Add chocolate chips and fold in.
  7. Spoon the mixture into your greased muffin tin, filling each about half full.
  8. Sprinkle with the sugar-cinnamon topping over each muffin.
  9. Bake for 25 minutes. Cool in pan for ten minutes or so if you can bear to wait.
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FAQs

How many carbs in a pumpkin chocolate chip muffin? ›

Nutrition Facts

1 muffin: 328 calories, 19g fat (4g saturated fat), 35mg cholesterol, 250mg sodium, 39g carbohydrate (25g sugars, 2g fiber), 4g protein.

How many cups is a 15 oz can of pumpkin? ›

How Many Cups in a Can of Pumpkin, Really? Fifteen ounces of canned pumpkin is just shy of 2 cups (16 ounces would be 2 cups). By comparison, a 3-pound pie pumpkin will likely give you enough puree for a recipe that calls for a can of pumpkin.

What is a substitute for pumpkin pie spice? ›

To get 1 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice, use ¾ teaspoon cinnamon and ¼ teaspoon ginger, allspice, cloves or nutmeg, whatever you have! If you have two of the above spices, use ½ teaspoon cinnamon and ¼ teaspoon of whichever two spices you do have.

Why are my pumpkin muffins so dense? ›

If your pumpkin muffins are overly dense, there may be a couple reasons why: Over-mixed batter. Be sure to mix the wet and dry ingredients together only until just combined. Mixing the batter too much can result in extra gluten development which can make the muffins dense or even gummy.

Should pumpkin muffins be refrigerated? ›

These will be fine at room temperature in an airtight container for 2-3 days. They could be refrigerated, but the fridge tends to dry out muffins and so I don't recommend it.

Do pumpkin muffins help with constipation? ›

Since pumpkin contains soluble fiber, it can help loosen stool, preventing and relieving constipation. The fibers in pumpkin are also prebiotics that helps the growth and balance of the typical gut microbiota.

How many carbs in a pumpkin muffin? ›

Pumpkin Muffin (1 miniature) contains 10g total carbs, 9.7g net carbs, 1.2g fat, 0.7g protein, and 53 calories.

How many carbs are in a Costco pumpkin muffin? ›

Costco Pumpkin Muffins (1 muffin) contains 43g total carbs, 42g net carbs, 17g fat, 4g protein, and 340 calories.

How many grams of carbs are in a chocolate chip muffin? ›

Artisan Fresh Chocolate Chip Muffin (1 serving) contains 76g total carbs, 74g net carbs, 31g fat, 7g protein, and 600 calories.

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