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Light Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

A healthy recipe that is both quick and easy to make. Great food item to bake when craving a tasty but not too sugary treat! Tastes like chocolate with a hint of pumpkin.



Ingredients:
  • Cooking spray
  • 1 egg
  • 2/3 cup white sugar
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup applesauce
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 (1 oz) package sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 (6 oz) package semisweet chocolate chips

Procedure:
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. In a muffin tray place the muffin paper liners in the tray. 
  3. In a medium bowl, mix the pumpkin puree, egg, sugar, vegetable oil, applesauce, and vanilla extract together.
  4. In a large bowl mix the flour, pudding mix, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda together. Add about half of the chocolate chips int the mixture and stir. 
  5. Pour the pumpkin mixture into the four mixture and stir until combined. Make sure to stir with a SPOON and NOT an electric mixer.
  6. Spoon the batter into the muffin paper liners in the muffin tray and top with the other half of the chocolate chips.
  7. Bake the muffins in the oven for about 20 minutes, or until the knife comes out clean when inserted into the center. 
  8. Take the muffins out of the oven once cooked and cool them in the pan for 10 minutes. Then remove and place them onto a wire rack.
  9. After cooling, enjoy your pumpkin chocolate chip muffins!


This recipe was submitted by Brinna to allrecipes.com



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