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Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins - a Secret Recipe

By: Kita · Published Nov 21, 2011 · Updated: Jan 5, 2023 · This post may contain affiliate links

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Chocolate chip pumpkin muffins are the perfect treat on a fall morning. With lots of chocolate chips and a topping of crumbly streusel, these muffins can also become the perfect dessert.

Chocolate chip pumpkin muffins are the perfect treat on a fall morning. With lots of chocolate chips and a topping of crumbly streusel, these muffins can also become the perfect dessert.  PassTheSushi.com

You know what I smell? Well besides stuffing, turkeys and brisk leaves in the air. I smell a bunch of secret recipes about to be revealed today. That's right, it's Secret Recipe Club* day and this month I got to be a stealthy little ninja over at Melissa's Cuisine.

Melissa is a newlywed in her early 20's, spending her free time in the kitchen (minus the newlywed part, I toootally get it. 😉

She cooks because she enjoys it and runs to keep it off. Wait, did I pick up mountain biking this year? And she's got a pup named Champ. We all know the infamous Marble. I'm digging on the similarities here, can you tell?

*What's Secret Recipe Club you fandangled young hipsters with your interwebs and blog hoppers? Only a huge shindig where you are assigned a blog to sneak about, choose a recipe from, and post at a specific time on a specific day. You get to be stealthy and discover new blogs. Not a bad deal.

Oh, and I smell chocolate chip pumpkin muffins, too.

Chocolate chip pumpkin muffins are the perfect treat on a fall morning. With lots of chocolate chips and a topping of crumbly streusel, these muffins can also become the perfect dessert.  PassTheSushi.com

Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins

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Author: Kita

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 1 tbs baking powder
  • 1 teas ground cinnamon
  • ½ teas ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teas salt
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin
  • ½ cup butter - melted
  • 2 eggs
  • ¾ cup chocolate chips - I substituted chocolate covered cranberries
  • 2 tbs margarine - cold and diced into small cubes
  • 2 teas brown sugar
  • 2 tbs flour

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and line with paper liners or grease a muffin tin.
  • In a small bowl, using a fork or your fingers, combine the ingredients for the streusel topping (butter, brown sugar, and flour) until crumbly and pea sized lumps remain. Set aside.

Make the muffins:

  • In a bowl combine your dry ingredients, flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
  • In another bowl, whisk together the pumpkin, butter, and eggs until combined. Gently add the dry ingredients until just combined, taking care not to over mix (not over-mixing is the secret to a great muffin). Fold in the chocolate chips.
  • Using a large ice cream scoop, fill each muffin tin about ⅔ full. Sprinkle with streusel topping and pat each gently. Don’t skimp here or you’ll be streusel-less when you pull these babies out of the oven and that just makes me sad.
  • Slide the muffin tin into the oven and bake for 22-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Notes

Discovered on Melissa’s Cuisine , adapted from A Well Seasoned Life

Nutritional informations provided as a courtesy and is only an approximatation. Values will changes based on ingredients used.

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Chocolate chip pumpkin muffins are the perfect treat on a fall morning. With lots of chocolate chips and a topping of crumbly streusel, these muffins can also become the perfect dessert.  PassTheSushi.com

Now, be honest. Can any one else not say muffin without getting Aerosmith stuck in their head? Because it's been there for days for me.... days....

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  1. Kristen says

    November 21, 2011 at 6:17 am

    I am loving that wonderful, crumbly topping on those muffins! I love pumpkin with chocolate. They look fabulous!!

    Reply
  2. Blog is the New Black says

    November 21, 2011 at 8:00 am

    As a non-pumpkin "lover" (I know you concur!) these look GREAT! I also LOVE that mug??? The thing with the squirrel... whatever it is... want it!

    Reply
  3. The Mom Chef ~ Taking on Magazines One Recipe at a Time says

    November 21, 2011 at 8:57 am

    I just fell in love with you and all it took was the word 'Aerosmith.' I know, I know, it should have been about the food but a) they're my second favorite band and b) I ALWAYS get a song stuck in my head like that.

    Yes, the muffins are gorgeous (and your photography makes them doubly so).

    Reply
  4. Jamie (Thrifty Veggie Mama) says

    November 21, 2011 at 9:12 am

    beautiful pictures! Love the basket for the muffins.

    Reply
  5. Lynne @ 365 Days of Baking says

    November 21, 2011 at 9:15 am

    I put chocolate chunks in my pumpkin bread and that was delicious, so with the streusel topping, these have got to be doubly good! Great treat for this time of year.

    Reply
  6. Melissa says

    November 21, 2011 at 9:17 am

    Chocolate covered cranberries? Wow! This really makes these go over the top. I'm so glad you enjoyed them. Thank you for your kind words...And wow, we do have a lot of similarities! 🙂

    Reply
  7. Kiri W. says

    November 21, 2011 at 9:21 am

    Oooh, that crumbly topping looks to die for! 🙂

    Reply
  8. Rachel @ My Naturally Frugal Family says

    November 21, 2011 at 9:24 am

    Pumpkin and chocolate is so very good, plus these photographs are just gorgeous.

    Reply
  9. Laurie {Simply Scratch} says

    November 21, 2011 at 9:24 am

    Chocolate covered cranberries... YES PLEASE!

    Reply
  10. Danielle says

    November 21, 2011 at 9:37 am

    Great choice! I've been on such a pumpkin kick lately! I love the squirrel mug too (:

    Reply
  11. Devon @ deli-cute-essen says

    November 21, 2011 at 10:35 am

    Love the pics!

    Reply
  12. Belinda @zomppa says

    November 21, 2011 at 10:46 am

    Love the smells of the holidays. These muffins sure wouldn't stay a secret long.

    Reply
  13. Fresh and Foodie says

    November 21, 2011 at 11:02 am

    These look great. I especially love the crumble topping -- wins me over every time.

    Cute coffee mug, too!

    Reply
  14. Angie @ Bigbearswife says

    November 21, 2011 at 11:12 am

    ooo I wish I had some now

    Reply
  15. veronica gantley says

    November 21, 2011 at 11:27 am

    Lovely Muffins! What a great blog you got for SRC. You picked a wonderful recipe. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  16. RavieNomNoms says

    November 21, 2011 at 11:32 am

    The muffins look amazing, but I have to say my favorite part of this post is your squirrel cup hehe

    Reply
  17. Rebecca@A Dusting of Sugar says

    November 21, 2011 at 11:50 am

    Nom. Those look good, pumpkin chocolate chip is awesome. Also, your pictures are excellent.

    Reply
  18. cindy says

    November 21, 2011 at 12:41 pm

    Pumpkin muffins are a favorite around this house. I like the chocolate covered cranberrie idea. The best of all worlds!

    Reply
  19. jennifurla says

    November 21, 2011 at 12:57 pm

    Those look so darn good, great pics too.

    Reply
  20. Cassie says

    November 21, 2011 at 4:37 pm

    LOVE that streusel topping. Delicious muffins...and these photos are awesome!

    Reply
  21. Cara says

    November 21, 2011 at 8:24 pm

    Just gorgeous!!

    Reply
  22. Eliot says

    November 21, 2011 at 9:58 pm

    Oh-my!! Perfect for Thanksgiving!

    Reply
  23. Mariana says

    November 21, 2011 at 10:08 pm

    That last picture is really lovely!

    Reply
  24. Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love. says

    November 21, 2011 at 10:23 pm

    Love love love these, Kita! Great SRC pick. And I really love the pictures, especially that squirrel mug!!

    Reply
  25. Gitte says

    November 21, 2011 at 10:43 pm

    Love the struesel topping and squirrel mug 🙂

    Reply
  26. Ann says

    November 21, 2011 at 10:43 pm

    These are terrific! They'd be a perfect Thanksgiving breakfast with a cup of coffee! Wonderful photos - as always!

    Reply
  27. Nami | Just One Cookbook says

    November 22, 2011 at 1:13 am

    I absolutely love your struesel topping and I know already this part will make me very addicted. Looks really delicious and I love the wire basket!

    Reply
  28. Kim Bee says

    November 22, 2011 at 2:15 am

    You got a great blog and made the perfect choice in recipes. I am loving the topping on these. And your pictures are breathtaking as always. That mug is so adorable.

    Reply
  29. Dionne Baldwin says

    November 23, 2011 at 12:12 pm

    You stealthy little ninja you! The idea of discovering new blogs and making recipes from them is very interesting! You take such beautiful photographs. [sigh]

    Reply
  30. marla says

    November 24, 2011 at 2:04 am

    These muffins sound amazing. You chose a great recipe for the Secret Recipe club. Here is what I cooked up from group C: 🙂

    Reply
  31. Anne@frommysweetheart says

    November 25, 2011 at 1:34 am

    These muffins look divine, Kita! I really love the combo of pumpkin and chocolate. And your photos are gorgeous as ever! You got a great blog and made a great choice for the SRC this month! : )

    Reply
  32. Kimberly says

    November 26, 2011 at 12:27 pm

    Oh ... I'm adding this recipe to my "to make" list immediately! Great pick for SRC!

    Reply
  33. Teri@ The Freshman Cook says

    November 26, 2011 at 10:09 pm

    This looks so good~I love the topping!!

    Reply

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