Healthy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins {Freezer Meal}
These healthy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins are moist, sweet, and delicious…and easily freezable. We pull them out of the freezer for snacks or for an easy breakfast.
It’s the time of year when everyone wants a little pumpkin in their life. These healthy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins are moist, sweet, and delicious…and easily freezable. We make them every other week and pull them out of the freezer for snacks or breakfast. Enjoy!
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Healthy pumpkin chocolate chip muffin recipe. So delicious and at the same time, nutritious! Try them regular-sized or as mini muffins.
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup whole wheat flour
- ¼ cup ground flaxseed
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup canned pure pumpkin
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup milk (your choice)
- 1/3 cup avocado oil or melted coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon real vanilla
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly oil or coat a mini muffin tin or regular-sized muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flours, ground flaxseed, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. In a medium bowl, stir together the pumpkin, eggs, brown sugar, oil, milk, and vanilla until well combined. Pour the liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir just until moistened. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups. Bake 15-18 minutes for mini muffins or 20-23 minutes for regular-sized muffins, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let muffins cool on a wire rack. (Freezing instructions begin here.)
Notes
Freeze For Later: Bake muffins and cool completely. Place muffins in a single layer in a gallon-sized freezer bag or container, seal, and freeze.
Prepare From Frozen: Let a muffin sit on the counter for a few minutes or use the defrost setting on the microwave to thaw.
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My notoriously picky five year old just came running into the kitchen asking what he was smelling coming from the oven. This is quick, easy, and delicious!
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These are so good!! I used olive oil and butternut squash and omitted cinnamon and salt.
Do you have the nutritional info/calorie count for these, by chance?
Sorry, Maria. We don’t (yet) provide the nutritional information on our recipes.
Also, could you substitute anything for the pumpkin? Banana maybe, I have a ton I need to get rid of, thanks so much!
I have found you can sub many different pureed or mashed up veggies or fruit, including bananas, squash, sweet potato, or applesauce. You may want to cut back a little on the sugar if you’re using all bananas, since it will add more sweetness.
Can you use all white flour? I have all of the ingredients except for whole wheat flour. I was thinking I could use 1½cups of white flour?
Yes, I think that would be fine.
Do you freeze the muffins before or after you bake them?
Yes, you freeze after they are baked and cooled.
What size pumpkin? Around here it comes in 15 and 30 ounce cans….
It doesn’t really matter, as long as you have 1 cup (not one can). 🙂
Sound yummy! Will definitely have to try these!!
Do you think these would still taste good if you did not add the brown sugar?
Hmm, not in my opinion. The chocolate chips don’t add enough sweetness without the sugar. You could try some stevia powder or liquid (no calories, all-natural and very sweet, but has a distinct taste) if you’re wanting to cut out sugar.