Pumpkin Chocolate Muffins

Trust me when I say how delicious these bad boys are. They are full of flavor and will have you dying for it to be fall again!

Make these for any event or get-together, and you will have your guests coming back for seconds and thirds!

You can even put these out for decoration–they are so cute!


Ingredients:

  • 1/2 CUP Butter, softened
  • 2/3 CUPS Vanilla Greek yogurt
  • 1 CUP Sugar
  • 1/2 CUP Brown sugar
  • 2 tsp Vanilla
  • 15 oz Can of pumpkin (NOT pumpkin pie mix)
  • 4 Eggs
  • 2 2/3 CUP Whole wheat flour
  • 2/3 CUP Dark cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp Baking soda
  • 2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1-2 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/3 CUP Buttermilk


Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line or grease 24 muffin cups.
  2. Combine butter and yogurt with electric mixer until completely combined. Mix in sugars and beat until fluffy. Add vanilla and pumpkin and mix until well combined. Add eggs and mix until well combined.
  3. In a separate bowl, combine white whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Slowly mix into the wet ingredients.
  4. Divide batter equally into two bowls.
  5. Into one bowl add cocoa powder and buttermilk, and mix just until combined.
  6. In the other bowl, add cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice.
  7. Scoop a bit of each batter into each muffin cup (totaling about 2/3 of the way full with both batters combined). If desired use a knife to swirl together the chocolate and pumpkin.
  8. Bake for 15-17 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
  9. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
  10. Enjoy!

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Inspired by: Love from the Oven