Mini Pumpkin Chocolate Muffins

These Mini Pumpkin Chocolate Muffins are soft and fluffy with the perfect little muffin top! The pumpkin keeps them luscious and moist and mini chocolate chips ensure each bite is gloriously chocolatey. Love them so!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Mini Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 17

Rest Time 10

Total Time 37

Servings mini muffins

Calories 89kcal

Author Jenn Laughlin - Peas and Crayons

Equipment

24 Cavity Mini Muffin Pan

Ingredients

¼ cup unsalted butter (1/2 stick)
¾ cup canned pumpkin puree (183 grams)
¼ cup light brown sugar (50 grams)
¼ cup granulated sugar (50 grams)
¼ cup sour cream (61.3 grams)
1 large egg
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
¾ cup plus 2 TBSP unbleached all purpose flour (105 grams)
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (21 grams)
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp fine sea salt
½ cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

First up, preheat oven to 375℉. Line a mini muffin pan with 24 parchment paper liners.
Measure out all ingredients first for speedier muffin prep.
Melt ¼ cup butter in a large bowl in the microwave or in a pot on the stove.
Remove from heat and whisk in pumpkin puree, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Add sour cream, egg, and vanilla and whisk to incorporate.
Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl and mix. Add to wet ingredients and mix until combined. Gently fold in mini chocolate chips. Batter will be thick.
Rest batter for 10-15 minutes then scoop into lined muffin tray for puffy domed muffins. I used a 1.5 TBSP cookie scoop or use a tablespoon to measuring a heaping tablespoon of batter per muffin liner.
Place muffin pan on the center rack. Once oven door is closed, reduce the oven's temperature from 375℉ to 350℉ (another trick for fluffy muffin tops)
Bake for 16-18 minutes. (Mine were perfect at 17)
Once cool enough to handle, transfer to a wire rack to cool (though feel free to steal a warm one first) and enjoy!

Notes

Once fully cooled, feel free to add an optional dusting of powdered sugar for a festive topping. Add just before serving.

Nutrition Facts below are estimated per mini muffin using an online recipe nutrition calculator. Adjust as needed and enjoy!

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