Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins – How To Bake Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins: Personally, we do not enjoy cooked pumpkins. But, make us a delicious and fluffy pumpkin-based dessert and we’ll enjoy that thoroughly. One of those desserts would be perfectly baked pumpkin chocolate chip muffins. Now, you can actually customize your pumpkin chocolate chip muffins in a motley of ways.

But, let’s not get ahead of ourselves. All we can tell you at this point is that this blog here is your comprehensive guide to everything about pumpkin chocolate chip muffins. So, without further ado, let’s dive right into our fluffy and light pumpkin chocolate chip muffins!!!

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

How to Bake Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins?

We have a small piece of good news for you before we divulge the best recipe for these muffins. These muffins have a fairly healthy base, made of pumpkin. If you follow this recipe perfectly, you will end up with a delicious baked item that you can snack on without worrying too much about the calorie count your bingeing sesh will rack up.

One muffin will typically contain 200 calories. And with that, we can get started on actually baking it.

Ingredients for Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

For the sake of convenience, we will divide the necessary ingredients into wet and dry sections. So, here is a list of the dry ingredients you will need.

  • 2 cups of all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons of baking powder
  • 1/2 a teaspoon of baking soda
  • 1/2 a teaspoon of salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 a cup of granulated sugar
  • 1/2 a cup of brown sugar (you can use white sugar too if you don’t have access to brown sugar)
  • One cup of chocolate chips
  • A little more coarse sugar

A couple of things to remember when you are gathering your ingredients. Even though salt in a dessert might seem counterintuitive, it can actually help highlight the pumpkin and chocolate flavor medley.

Further, it is not mandatory to use brown sugar. If white sugar is all you have, that will work too. We just find that brown sugar lends a caramel appearance and taste to our muffins.

And now, for the wet ingredients. This is where it gets slightly messy.

  • 1 can of prepackaged pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
  • 1/2 cup of vegetable oil
  • 2 large whole eggs
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Make sure that you buy or freshly prepare pumpkin puree. Many bakers get confused between pumpkin pie filling and authentic pumpkin puree. However, paying attention to this distinction will do you good when you bake your muffins. Pumpkin pie filling contains condensed milk that is typically sweetened.

Our goal here is to make sure that the taste of pumpkin can be experienced. The extra sweetness in the pie filling will prevent that from happening.

Baking Your Chocolate Chip Muffins

With all our ingredients in order, we can get started on baking our pumpkin chocolate chip muffins.

  1. The first step in baking any type of muffin or dessert is crucial in ensuring that your overall flow does not get hampered. That’s why we begin with the mandatory preheating of your oven. Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).
  2. Next, you must grease a baking tray suitable for 12 muffins. You can also use muffin tins to give your muffins a defined shape. We find that using unsalted butter to grease our baking equipment helps when it’s time to remove the muffins from the oven!
  3. Once the oven has been set to preheat, you need to break out your bowls. In the largest one, add in your dry ingredients, namely, the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin pie spice. Mix it all together with a whisk until it appears like a homogenous and uniform powder.
  4. In the second largest bowl, you can get started on the wet ingredients. Add the granulated sugar along with the 2 whole eggs and the vegetable oil. Pour the teaspoon of vanilla extract into the bowl and begin whisking. Now, while whisking it properly is important, overdoing it will give you a harder-than-necessary muffin. Therefore, whisk the entire wet mixture till there are no lumps and till the ingredients give you a proper batter-like consistency.
  5. The next step is to add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture. However, don’t simply empty the dry mixture into the batter. Instead, gradually add the dry ingredients while simultaneously whisking the wet mixture. Doing this will ensure that your batter remains uniform and everything mixes well.
  6. After you have mixed the wet and dry ingredients together, you can now add small amounts of chocolate chips into the batter and mix them. This is, of course, subject to your personal preference and taste. But make sure that the chocolate chips are evenly distributed in the batter.
  7. Next, we begin to fill up the muffin tins with the batter we have prepared. Do not fill the tins to the brim. Instead, leave about a quarter of the total space toward the top of the tin empty. The batter will expand when it begins to bake. And we do not want the muffin tins overflowing.
  8. At this stage, you can sprinkle the coarse sugar over the batter. This will create a lovely caramelized layer on top of the muffins when they have been baked.
  9. Once you have put the cake batter in the muffin tins, place them in your preheated oven. Leave them to bake for about 20 minutes. At the end of the 15-minute mark, check on your muffins to make sure you aren’t over-baking them. Use the toothpick test to make sure that the muffins have been baked fully.
  10. Finally, you can remove the muffins from the oven and allow them to cool in the tin for 5 minutes. Once the muffins have cooled down a little, you can shift them from the tins to a wire rack for further cooling.

Once your muffins are ready, you have the option of enjoying them warm and toasty or simply placing them in your refrigerator and enjoying them cold!

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How Long Does it Take to Fully Bake a Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffin?

Once you have the muffin batter completely ready, the baking process can take roughly 20 minutes. However, you will need to set aside more time when you decide to bake these delicious desserts. For instance, you need to source the ingredients, just preheat the oven, and then prepare the muffin batter. Our advice would be that you expect a total duration of 1 hour to fully bake your pumpkin chocolate chip muffins.

How to Store Fully Baked Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins?

When it comes to storing fully baked pumpkin chocolate chip muffins, you have 2 options. You can either store them at room temperature or you can place them in the refrigerator. Right off the bat, we can tell you that freezing these baked bundles of joy is not an option. Placing these muffins in your freezer will destroy their texture entirely.

Therefore, if you wish to store them at room temperature, make sure that you wrap the baked muffins with plastic cling film. Try to achieve airtight packaging with the cling film. Once you have wrapped them up properly, place them in an airtight container and leave them on your kitchen counter. You can expect these muffins to last for roughly 5 days. Beyond that, the chances of mold growth increase substantially.

Alternatively, if you enjoy your muffins cold, you can also take the same airtight container and place it in your refrigerator. Bear in mind that your muffins will still remain edible for 5 days. Placing them in the refrigerator is unlikely to extend their shelf life. Therefore, try to gobble them up before they begin to spoil.

How to Serve The Baked Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins?

Regardless of whether you have stored your pumpkin chocolate chip muffins at room temperature or in the refrigerator, you can follow the same steps to serve them or enjoy them.

Ultimately it boils down to whether you enjoy your muffins toastily or cold. If you enjoy the latter, you can simply bite into it right out of the container. However, if you enjoy your muffins toasty, you can use the microwave or oven to heat them up.

Place the muffins in the microwave and set a timer for about 10 seconds. Any more time than that and your muffins will stand the risk of becoming a soggy mess. Similarly, you can also place the muffins in your preheated oven. Leave them there for about 10 minutes. Once you see that the chocolate chips are beginning to melt, remove them and enjoy them right away!!

What Can You Serve With Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins?

We feel that pumpkin chocolate chip muffins make for a delicious light and sweet breakfast. Therefore, you can serve your muffins with a cup of cappuccino or a latte. If you enjoy tea, rest assured. Muffins taste good with tea too!!

You can also add a generous dollop of whipped cream along with a little maple syrup on the muffins before you serve it. Alternatively, you can simply enjoy the unadulterated taste of your pumpkin chocolate chip muffins without adding or serving them with anything!

Tips and Tricks to Bake Delectable Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

Here are some tips that helped us immensely while baking our batch of pumpkin chocolate chip muffins. Hopefully, you will also find value in them. So, here goes!

  • Make sure that the ingredients you are starting out with are all at room temperature. Cold things are obviously difficult to mix. Therefore, having a constant temperature across all ingredients will make your mixing and whisking job much easier.
  • Depending on whether you like a fair amount of moisture in your muffins, you can choose between vegetable oil and unsalted butter as your mixing medium. The vegetable oil will give you the moist texture that you want. Using butter will give you slightly drier muffins.
  • If you do not have access to unsalted butter while greasing the muffin tins or the baking tray, you can also spray nonstick cooking oil to prevent the batter from sticking to the tray.

FAQs on How To Bake Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

1. Can you use olive oil instead of vegetable oil while baking pumpkin chocolate chip muffins?

Yes, you can use olive oil instead of regular vegetable oil or butter when baking pumpkin chocolate chip muffins. That said, olive oil is not a neutral oil. Therefore, you might notice a slightly different taste in your baked muffins.

2. Can you use applesauce instead of oil in your pumpkin chocolate chip muffin?

Yes, you can use applesauce instead of oil in your pumpkin chocolate chip muffins. Not only is applesauce a healthier option compared to the oil but also you will need the same amount of it while baking. Therefore, no part of your baking process will change.

3. How long do your muffins need to be baked in the oven?

Typically, most ovens require about 20 minutes to fully bake the pumpkin chocolate chip batter. However, this could vary with your particular oven model. Therefore, we would suggest doing periodic check-ins after the 15-minute mark.

In a Nutshell

That sums up everything you need to know about baking the perfect pumpkin chocolate chip muffins. With options for diet-conscious people too, this muffin can actually be the perfect snack for almost everybody. So what are you waiting for? Get baking!

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