Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

This muffin recipe, Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins, leans on all-purpose or whole wheat flour, granulated sugar and pumpkin pie spice. It makes 12 muffins and takes about 35 minutes.

• Yield 12 muffins
• Ready in 35 minutes
• Prep 10 minutes
• Cook 25 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 2/3 cups all-purpose or whole wheat flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup canned pumpkin puree (works great to use the entire 15-ounce can, if you'd like -)
• 1/2 cup salted butter, melted
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with liners. Set aside.
2. Add all ingredients except chocolate chips to a large bowl and mix until no dry streaks remain. Stir in chocolate chips.
3. Scoop batter evenly into muffin tin filling muffin cups about 2/3 to 3/4 full.
4. Bake for 18-25 minutes until the tops spring back lightly to the touch. Remove from the muffin tin and let cool completely on cooling rack.

Cool the bake on a rack until the crumb sets, then slice.