Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

When I think of fall I think pumpkin and a new I needed to bake something last night. Pumpkin muffins came to mind and I searched for a basic muffin recipe that I could tweak and make a bit healthier.

Ingredients

3 cups sugar

1/2 cup oil

1/2 cup applesauce

4 eggs

2 tsp. vanilla

3 1/2 cups whole wheat flour

1 1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp nutmeg

2/3 cup milk

1 15oz can of pumpkin

1 cup mini chocolate chips

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350. Spray muffin tins with a bit of non-stick cooking spray.
• Beat together the sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla in a mixing bowl until well mixed.
• Mix together the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg in a separate bowl
• Add the flour mixture in 1/3’s to the wet ingredients
• Add half the milk and pumpkin and beat until combined. Add the rest of the milk and pumpkin.
• Stir in the chocolate chips
• Add batter to muffin tins until about 2/3 full
• Bake for 20 minutes

These taste like fall to me, pumpkin flavor with a hint of sweetness from the chocolate chips. I make them a bit healthier by subbing some of the oil and replacing regular flour with whole wheat. Hopefully no one at work notices the difference

What is your favorite fall flavor?

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