These Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins are about to crush every last one of your fall dessert daydreams! With plenty of pumpkin and perfectly miniature chocolate chips, each bite is chocolatey-sweet and oh-so-neat! Plus… thanks to a cake mix shortcut, they’re SO quick and easy to make!
Without a doubt these sumptuous pumpkin pillows are the autumnal delight you’ll want on repeat all season long!
What you’ll get are perfectly moist muffins that are jam-packed with the perfect blend of sweet pumpkin, rich chocolate, and cozy fall spices.
Marcia writes: “My husband cannot wait for me to make them again”
These pumpkin beauties are also fantastically simple to make. All thanks to some cake mix cleverness that helps you have this pumpkin chocolate chip muffins recipe out of the oven and ready to serve in just 30 minutes flat!
Just like my wildly easy 2 ingredient Pumpkin Spice Cake Muffin recipe, tender sweet Banana Bread Muffins Recipe, and ridiculously indulgent Cake Mix Donuts Recipe.
Plus, I’ve made this quick-mix muffin recipe even healthier by using a healthy substitution for the oil.
So go ahead and give your chilly fall day the pumpkin spice upgrade it deserves… with one of the EASIEST Fall Pumpkin Recipes ever!
You can get your muffins started with some chocolate chips and 5 more simple ingredients…
Ingredients
You know these lovely muffins are going to be easy when you only need these 6 ingredients in total!
- Spice Cake Mix – or scroll down for an easy swap using a yellow cake mix.
- Canned Pumpkin – 100% pure pumpkin, not pumpkin pie mix.
- Applesauce – as a healthy swap for cooking oil.
- Eggs
- Pumpkin Spice – you can use store bought or make my Pumpkin Pie Spices Mix instead.
- Mini Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips – the higher the quality of chocolate chips you use, the better the flavor!
You’ll also need a standard sized muffin tin and 15 muffin liners to prepare your pumpkin and chocolate chip muffins.
Cake Mix Swap: If you can’t find a spice cake mix, try this as a substitute: Use a Yellow Cake Mix, and whisk in the following: 1 3/4 tsp. Cinnamon, 1/2 tsp. ground Ginger, 1/4 tsp ground Nutmeg, 1/4 tsp. ground Cloves.
How to Make Easy Chocolate Chip Muffins
You won’t believe how simple it is to make the BEST recipe for pumpkin chocolate chip muffins.
Here’s what you’ll do…
1. Mix all ingredients together (except the mini chocolate chips) until well combined.
2. Stir in the chocolate chips.
3. Spoon your batter into muffin liners in a cupcake pan.
4. Bake, cool, enjoy and DEVOUR!
Seriously, when it comes to indulgent Brunch Snacks and Sweet Breakfast Recipes, it really doesn’t get much easier or more rewarding these chocolate chip and pumpkin muffins!
Scroll down for the printable recipe card with detailed, step-by-step instructions.
How To Store
Your pumpkin muffins can be stored for up to 4 days at room temperature in an airtight container. Or they can be stored in the freezer up to 3 months.
When freezing, I recommend individually wrapping each of your muffins with plastic wrap, then wrapping them again with an additional layer of aluminum foil, before placing them in large gallon sized freezer bags.
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins Variations
Want to change things up a bit? Go for it!
Here are a few of my favorite tasty variations for these pumpkin and chocolate chip muffins…
Plain Pumpkin Muffins with Cake Mix – skip the Chocolate Chips.
Pumpkin Butterscotch Muffins – swap the Chocolate Chips for Butterscotch Chips.
Pumpkin Cinnamon Muffins – swap the Chocolate Chips for Cinnamon Chips.
Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins – swap the Spice Cake Mix for Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix.
Reviews
Here’s what your frugal friends are saying about this easy chocolate chip pumpkin muffins recipe…
One reader writes: “Such delicious, moist muffins”
Beverly writes: “Yup. Delicious.”
Maria writes: “These are easy, delicious, and a favorite”
Traci writes: “Love how easy these are!”
Lynn writes: “My son’s favorite”
Marcia writes: “My husband cannot wait for me to make them again”
Sam writes: “Tasty”
Kristy writes: “Yum! Love how delicious and easy to make these are!”
Heather writes: “Sooooo delicious!”
Tara writes: “We use cinnamon chips instead of chocolate chips – makers it the most delicious fall treat!!!!”
Lindsay writes: “You can also swap the spice cake mix with devils food cake mix to make chocolate pumpkin muffin tops. So good!”
Easy Canned Pumpkin Desserts
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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
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Ingredients
- 13.25 ounces Betty Crocker Spice Cake Mix , 1 box
- 15 ounces Pure Pumpkin Puree, (not pumpkin pie mix)
- 1/3 cup Applesauce
- 3 large Eggs
- 1 1/4 teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice, store bought or my homemade Pumpkin Pie Spices Mix
- 1 1/3 cups Mini Chocolate Chips
Instructions
- Gather your muffin ingredients.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix Cake Mix, Pumpkin, Applesauce, Eggs & Pumpkin Spice together with mixer until well combined.
- Stir in Mini Chocolate Chips with spoon.
- Line standard sized Cupcake Tins with Muffin Liners.
- Scoop batter into muffin liners and fill approximately 2/3 full.
- Bake for 18 – 22 minutes, or until done and a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. ENJOY!
Notes
- Storage Tips: Your muffins can be stored for 4 days at room temperature in an airtight container. Or they can be stored in the freezer up to 3 months. When freezing, I recommend wrapping each muffin with plastic wrap, then wrapping them again with an additional layer of aluminum foil, before placing them in large gallon sized freezer bags.
- Spice Cake Mix Substitute: If you can’t find a spice cake mix, try this as a substitute: Use a Yellow Cake Mix, and whisk in the following: 1 3/4 tsp. Ground Cinnamon, 1/2 tsp. Ground Ginger, 1/4 tsp Ground Nutmeg, 1/4 tsp. Ground Cloves.
- FAQ’s: For answers to Frequently Asked Questions or tips for common substitutions and variations, please refer to the detailed information above this recipe card.
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This is an amazing treat that we all love so much it was so easy to put together thank you for making such an easy recipe
I’m really glad you liked it. The combination of pumpkin spice and chocolate is simply irresistible!
These look delicious and best of all super easy! Thanks for sharing. Going to try tonight:).
You’re very welcome… they really are such tasty little treats!