Healthy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
Spiced healthy pumpkin muffins made a little sweeter with chocolate chips.
Servings 12 muffins
Calories 163kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp ground flax seed
- ¼ cup water
- 1 cup pumpkin puree just pumpkin as the ingredient
- ½ cup plain nonfat greek yogurt
- ½ cup maple syrup
- 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
- 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- ¾ cup semi sweet chocolate chips + more for topping
Instructions
- Mix ground flax seed with water in a large mixing bowl and let that sit for a couple minutes to thicken. While that thickens, preheat the oven to 350F and line 12 slots of muffin tin with muffin liners
- Pour pumpkin puree, greek yogurt and maple syrup into the bowl with the flask and whisk to combine thoroughly.
- In a separate bowl, mix together whole wheat flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, baking powder and kosher salt. Pour dry ingredients into wet and fold in with a flat spatula.
- Fold in chocolate chips with a flat spatula.
- Scoop ¼ cup of batter into each of 12 muffin cups. Top with extra chocolate chips and bake at 350F for 25 minutes.
- Allow muffins to cool completely before enjoying.
Nutrition
Serving: 12g | Calories: 163kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 0.4mg | Sodium: 230mg | Potassium: 182mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 3180IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 1mg
