Chocolate Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
Our family’s #1 most-requested snack recipe. Just 6 ingredients, no added fat or sugar (shhh), and so easy even young cooks can make them. Great for school lunches, team sports, road trips, potlucks, and late-night chocolate cravings. Use any chocolate or spice cake mix to switch up the flavor.
Servings 24 muffins
Ingredients
- 1 box Chocolate cake mix Each kind changes the flavor a bit. Try Devil's Food, German Chocolate, Red Velvet, or even Spice cake mix!
- 1 tsp pure vanilla
- 1 can pumpkin (NOT the pie filling)
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice or just cinnamon
- 1 cup chocolate chips Dark chocolate is best, but use what you have. Mini chips also work.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare 24 muffin tins with cooking spray.
- Combine the first 5 ingredients in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed.
- KEY STEP: Continue beating for 2 minutes on medium speed until batter is light and fluffy. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Fill muffin tins 2/3 of the way full. (I use an ice cream scoop.)
- Bake for 20 minutes until the centers are firm to the touch.
- Cool completely and store in an airtight container on the counter.
Notes
Variation: If you use Red Velvet cake mix these make fun Valentine treats or football tailgate snacks if your team's uniform includes red!
If your family doesn't gobble them up right away, you can freeze the muffins in a zipper bag for up to a month. To defrost, wrap one in a paper towel and microwave for 25 seconds.
Whip up this delicious treat, pour yourself a cozy cup of tea, and settle in with one of my Cassandra Sato Mysteries! Nothing pairs better with a fresh-from-the-oven snack than a twisty mystery to keep you on the edge of your seat. 🍵🔍
You’re always alone in the kitchen...
...so go ahead and lick the spoon, bend the rules, and turn mistakes into magic. I won’t tell if you don’t. Happy reading and happy baking!
If your family doesn't gobble them up right away, you can freeze the muffins in a zipper bag for up to a month. To defrost, wrap one in a paper towel and microwave for 25 seconds.
Whip up this delicious treat, pour yourself a cozy cup of tea, and settle in with one of my Cassandra Sato Mysteries! Nothing pairs better with a fresh-from-the-oven snack than a twisty mystery to keep you on the edge of your seat. 🍵🔍
You’re always alone in the kitchen......so go ahead and lick the spoon, bend the rules, and turn mistakes into magic. I won’t tell if you don’t. Happy reading and happy baking!