Healthy Pumpkin Chocolate Muffins
No one should choose between healthy, pumpkin and chocolate. Have it all with these Healthier Pumpkin Chocolate Muffins.
Servings: 12 -15
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- ½ cup honey
- ½ cup 1% or 2% milk
- 1 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- ¼ cup ground flaxseed
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Spray a muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray or line with muffin papers.
- Add butter to a mixing bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat butter until creamy, about 2 minutes.
- Add brown sugar to bowl and beat on medium speed for about 3 minutes. Next add pumpkin puree and honey and continue beating until well incorporated.
- Add egg and mix to combine. Then add milk and mix well. Batter may be slightly clumpy but that is OK.
- Pour in flour and baking soda and beat on low speed just until incorporated. Lastly, add in cocoa powder, flaxseed and cinnamon. Mix on low just until fully combined.
- Fill muffin holes 75% full with batter. Bake for 18-19 minutes, until toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
- Let cool in pan for 5 minutes then remove to fully cool on baking rack.
Notes
An ice cream scoop works perfectly for putting batter in muffin pan.