Name: Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ¾ cup cut into pieces unsalted butter; 1¼ cups all purpose flour; ½ cup granulated sugar; ¼ cup brown sugar; ¾ tsp Baking Soda; ¾ tsp baking powder; ½ tsp salt; 2 tsp pumpkin spice; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; 2 lightly beaten, room temperature large eggs; 1½ tsp vanilla extract; 1 cup pumpkin puree; 2 tbsp milk; 1⅓ cup divided semisweet chocolate chips; optional for sprinkling Coarse sugar

How To Make Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins

Pumpkin muffins are spiced perfectly for fall and are studded with semi-sweet chocolate chips for that perfect level of indulgence.

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 20 minutes

Total: 40 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

¾cupunsalted butter,cut into pieces
1¼cupsall purpose flour
½cupgranulated sugar
¼cupbrown sugar
¾tspbaking soda
¾tspbaking powder
½tspsalt
2tsppumpkin spice
½tspground cinnamon
2large eggs,lightly beaten, room temperature
1½tspvanilla extract
1cuppumpkin puree
2tbspmilk
1⅓cupsemisweet chocolate chips,divided
coarse sugar,optional for sprinkling

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a 12-count muffin tin with paper liners. Set aside.
Place butter pieces in a large, microwave-safe bowl and microwave until melted. Set aside.
In a large bowl combine flour, sugars, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pumpkin spice, and cinnamon. Whisk until well-combined. Set aside.
Return to the bowl with the melted butter and ensure that it is not hot to the touch. Add eggs and vanilla, stir well.
Add pumpkin puree and milk and stir until completely combined.
Gradually stir the dry ingredients into the wet until completely combined, taking care to not overmix the batter.
Gently fold in 1 cup of the chocolate chips.
Evenly divide muffin batter into prepared muffin tins (filling each ¾ full). Sprinkle tops of muffins with remaining cup of chocolate chips and then sprinkle tops generously with sugar.
Bake for 20 to 22 minutes (toothpick inserted in center should come out mostly clean with only few crumbs).
Allow to muffins to cool before enjoying.