Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
Perfect fall treat, great for school lunches or quick breakfast. These muffins gets lots of fibre from whole wheat flour, oat bran and pumpkin puree. The chocolate chips help to make them a bit more kid friendly or try raisins instead for a flavour variation.
Makes 12
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups Whole wheat flour
1/4 cup Oat bran
1/3 cup Brown sugar
1 tbsp Baking powder
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/4 tsp Salt
1/4 cup Mini chocolate chips
1/3 cup Oil (canola or coconut, melted)
1/2 cup Milk (dairy or alternative)
1 cup Pumpkin puree (pure canned pumpkin)
2 large Eggs
2 tsp Vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F, prepare with muffin cups with paper or nonstick spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, oat bran, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and chocolate chips.
- In a small bowl combine oil, milk, pumpkin, eggs and vanilla.
- Add wet ingredients to dry and mix until just combined.
- Divide batter evenly amongst muffin cups.
- Bake 20 min or until toothpick inserted into centre of muffin comes out clean.
- Cool for 5 minutes.
- Enjoy.
Tips:
- Try substituting raisins for chocolate chips.
