Shortcut Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins with Zucchini and Walnuts
These Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins use a box of devil's food cake mix to make the most irresistible muffins swirled with chocolate chips, walnuts, zucchini, and pumpkin. Yields 18-20 muffins.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Chocoalte Pumpkin Muffins
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Total Time 35 minutesminutes
Servings 18servings
Calories 205kcal
Author Jenn Laughlin - Peas and Crayons
Ingredients
1cupfreshly grated zucchini (about one small-medium squash)
15ozpureed pumpkin
1box Devils Food Cake Mix
2large eggsor 2 flax eggs (see notes)
¾cupchopped baking walnuts plus extra for topping (optional)
1cupdark chocolate chips
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°F and prep a muffin tin with paper liners.
Coarsely grate your zucchini with a box grater, gather into a pile, and chop into teeny pieces.
Pat/squeeze dry with paper towels to remove any moisture.
Next pour your cake mix in a large bowl (make sure you use chocolate cake mix) and add your can of pumpkin, eggs (or flax eggs), and zucchini.
Stir until just moistened, then fold in your chocolate chips and walnuts.
Annnd you're done!
Pour batter into paper lined muffin tins or foil loaf pans spritzed with a little oil and fill each a little over half-way. Recipe should yield approx. 18-20 muffins.
Bake at 350°F for 25-30 minutes. To check for doneness, insert a toothpick in the center to test for a fluffy fully-cooked center. Bake times may vary from oven to oven based on calibration/temperment.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack.
Faceplant.
Notes
To make flax eggs instead of regular eggs, simply scoop 2 TBSP of ground flax into a small bowl and add 6 TBSP of water, whisking to combine.Place in the fridge for a minimum of 15-20 minutes. When you remove the "eggs" from the fridge, stir gently with a fork. Once it reaches an eggy consistency you're good to go!Nutrition Facts below are estimated using an online recipe nutrition calculator. Adjust as needed and enjoy!