Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Mini Muffin Recipe

I have been hearing Sara talk about the goodness of these muffins for years now, and for whatever unknown reason had never gotten around to baking them myself. I'm glad I finally kicked my rear into gear because these little babies are OUT OF THIS WORLD. I probably ate half the batch myself. 

These can be made in loaf form, muffin tins, or as mini muffins. I have become particularly keen on the mini muffins--they're just so darn cute and people love them. If you have a cookie scoop it makes the rationing of the batter even easier. 

This is my word to the wise--don't wait to make these muffins. It's offically FALL, people. These muffins are calling your name. 

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Mini Muffin Recipe

recipe adapted from Sara Luke

makes 3 dozen mini muffins

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

3/4 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling!)

1-3/4 cup flour

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/4 tsp cloves

1/4 tsp ginger

3/4 - 1 cup chocolate chips (mini would be even better)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

Grease a mini muffin tin or line with muffin liners. 

In a large bowl, beat together butter and sugar until creamed. Add in eggs and vanilla and mix until evenly distributed. Stir in pumpkin puree. 

In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger. Add into the creamed ingredients and stir just until combined. Mix in chocolate chips. 

Use a cookie scoop to equally distribute the batter into the mini muffin tin (about 2/3 full). Bake for 11 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove to a wire rack to cool completely. (Re-spray the muffin tin before subsequent batches of baking.) 

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