I absolutely love pumpkin. Pumpkin cake, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin bread, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin/pecan pie, pumpkin biscuits, etc . . . I think you get the picture. I was so sad when I found out about the pumpkin shortage. I went from store to store searching for canned pumpkin, but all I found was empty shelves, until yesterday. Costco finally got some pumpkin in. Hallelujah!!! Costco was also giving away samples of some pumpkin bread/muffin mix you can buy in a box. They made it into mini muffins and I thought they were really cute, so I had to make my own.
I found this recipe over at Mel's Kitchen Cafe. It is under her section titled "The Best Recipes", where she includes her very favorite recipes. So, I knew they had to be good. She also included how to make your own pumpkin pie spice. I already had a store bought jar of pumpkin pie spice, but when it runs out, I will try her recipe. I think pumpkin and chocolate go so well together. I cut the recipe in half and got exactly 24 mini muffins. These are really good and I love that they are mini, so you can just pop them in your mouth with no mess whatsoever.
adapted from: here
1 2/3 c. flour
1 c. sugar
1 Tbl. pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 c. canned pumpkin
1/2 c. butter, soft
1 c. chocolate chips
Combine all ingredients and then add chocolate chips. Divide evenly into greased muffin tin. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes (or 11-12 minutes for mini muffins). Do not overbake or they will be dry. Yield: about 24 muffins (or 48 mini muffins).
Pumpkin Pie Spice (yield: 1 tsp.) (3 tsp. = 1 Tbl.)
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1/8 tsp. nutmeg
1/8 tsp. ground cloves
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