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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

October 8, 2009 · 31 Comments

A little over a year ago, I set out to make the perfect Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins to welcome in the fall.  I whipped out that deeeelicious recipe today and baked my heart out.  More muffins = a happier Nicole.

Vegan Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp apple pie spice mix (cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg)
1/2 tsp extra cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup almond milk
1 cup pumpkin puree
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp almond extract

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.  All you’ve got to do next is combine the dry ingredients, combine the wet ingredients, and mix together!  20 minutes later, you’ll have yourself 12 satisfying fall treats.  These muffins are the perfect late night snack or sweet, filling breakfast.

Back when I visited Erica in New York City, she gave me this Nu Naturals Stevia Baking Blend that she had received, since she doesn’t do too much baking.  I was more than happy to take this off her hands and experiment with it!  I normally wouldn’t bake with a product like this, but I remembered I had it when I was reaching for the sugar today.  When baking with this product, you simply just use a one to one ratio to replace the sugar.  This product also seems to have a lot more nutrional benefits than sugar as well, such as less empty calories and increased fiber.

I was a bit worried that there would be a slight bitter taste, that I have found in other stevia products, but I am pleasantly surprised to report that I did not notice a bitter taste at all!  Success!  The muffins were not overly sweet, and plenty moist, studded with gooey, rich chocolate chips.  I planned on adding pecans for added crunch, but I forgot.  Next time!  I made these muffins approximately 80 thousand times last season and I definitely foresee more muffins in my future.

I’m off to cram these muffins into my face before they are all gone.  Goodnight!

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