Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

A recipe that is as simple as it is delicious. Mixed together in one bowl, ready in a jiffy, and tender, scrumptious Pumpkin Chocolate Muffins are ready to devour. Betcha can’t eat just one!

I remember the first time I had one of these muffins. I was playing at one of my best friend’s house as a child, and her mom made these muffins. All of the kids seemed very excited and I was extremely skeptical. They were sort of orange. And I’d never tasted anything with pumpkin. I knew they smelled funny when we carved them at Halloween, and I could not fathom how the gourd of Jack-o-Lanterns could turn into delicious muffins.

I overcame my fear and had a tiny nibble. And thus, a love affair of pumpkin baked goods was born.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

In my possibly controversial opinion, the pumpkin spice trend is a bit overblown. Look, I love me some pumpkin bread, pumpkin rolls, pumpkin cheesecake… I am HERE for it. But pumpkin Milano cookies and m&ms and oreos?? We’ve gone to far, people.

Let’s bring it back to the basics. It doesn’t get much more basic than these Pumpkin Chocolate Chip muffins. This is the perfect recipe to make with kids. It mixes up quick and easy, and is forgiving with the occasional not-quite-perfect measurements. These also come out perfectly clean from their muffin pan, so you can totally skip the liners! Just give the pan a spritz of cooking spray, and you’re good to go.

I have made these with all oil and all applesauce, and every ratio in between, and I honestly can’t tell the difference. Feel free to use what you have on hand! For anyone else with applesauce pouch addicts in their house, I often do two pouches of applesauce, which is almost 3/4 cup, and then fill the rest with oil.

These smell like fall, taste like a warm hug, and are the absolute perfect fall treat! Make some! Now! Sorry to be so bossy. I just care about you.

I don’t always love fruit in my baked goods, but Pumpkin Chocolate Chip muffins, Banana Bars with Browned Butter Frosting and Lemon Blueberry Muffins really round out the club of desserts I convince myself I can eat for breakfast.