Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins
Description
This one-bowl recipe for chocolate pumpkin muffins gets a double dose of chocolaty indulgence from the addition of cocoa powder and chocolate chips.
Ingredients
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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1/4 cup cocoa powder
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1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/4 teaspoon baking powder
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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3/4 cup brown sugar
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1 cup pumpkin puree
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2 large eggs
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1/4 cup vegetable oil
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1/4 cup sour cream
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 cup chocolate chips, divided
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin or line cups with paper liners.
2
Whisk flour, cocoa powder, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Stir in brown sugar until well combined.
3
Make a well in center of cocoa powder mixture with a spoon. Add pumpkin purée, eggs, vegetable oil, sour cream, and vanilla extract to the well; stir until batter is just blended. Stir in 3/4 cup chocolate chips until well combined.
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Divide batter evenly between the prepared 12 muffin cups. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chips on top.
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Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, 18 to 22 minutes. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.