If you’re looking for an easy fall muffin recipe, these 3 Ingredient Pumpkin Spice Muffins with Chocolate Chips are a must-try! They’re soft, full of cozy pumpkin spice flavor, and made with simple pantry ingredients. These pumpkin muffins are now a year-round family favorite!
The spice cake mix makes the muffins taste like pumpkin spice. In my house, no one ever refuses some additional chocolate, so the chocolate chips get added! If you ever feel like a smaller version, more like a pumpkin spice muffin bite, make these delicious Pumpkin Quickies Cookies. If you are looking for pumpkin bread, here is a Three-Ingredient Pumpkin Bread. When you are looking for fall baking recipes, these are perfect!
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Why I Love These Easy Pumpkin Muffins
They are super easy! Readers have told me this is the first recipe they make with their kids. These muffins are super quick! With only two inexpensive ingredients (plus chocolate chips), they're an excellent and affordable treat.
My main reason for loving these is that they taste so good! And with a whole can of pumpkin in them, there is definitely some fiber and vitamins in them.
Simplicity is key: Three ingredients, one bowl, minimal cleanup. This simple baking recipe without the stress is perfect for busy mornings or spontaneous cravings. The whole recipe, including baking time, takes less than 30 minutes.
They’re a great lunchbox snack, an easy make-ahead breakfast, or a simple treat to enjoy with a cup of coffee.
Plus, these muffins are naturally egg-free and oil-free — lighter without even trying!
Ingredients
Yes, these pumpkin spice muffins with cake mix are so easy to make. Add pumpkin and chocolate chips to the cake mix and you are ready to go!
1 box spice cake mix - any brand works. The spice cake flavor is what gives these muffins their pumpkin spice flavor.
1 can 15 or 16 oz of pumpkin puree. The can may also be labeled as pure pumpkin. You want the small can. You do not want to buy the pumpkin pie filling.
1 cup Chocolate Chips - I love milk chocolate chips, but dark chocolate or whatever your family's favorite chips are, they will work!
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Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 1
Mix spice cake mix together with pumpkin and then stir in chocolate chips.
Step 2
Scoop into lined or well-sprayed muffins. Using a scoop helps the muffins be a uniform size and keeps the muffin tin cleaner (no drips).
Muffin-making tip
Use a scoop to put the batter into the muffin wells. Perfectly portioned and less messy!!
Step 3
Bake 18 - 20 minutes. Test with a toothpick to see if done. The toothpick should come out clean.
Storage
I store them in a well-sealed container in the fridge for up to 4 days. I like to let them warm to room temperature before eating them.
These freeze well for up to 3 months. I recommend individually wrapping them and putting them in a container or freezer bag.
FAQ's
Use a yellow cake mix with a can of pumpkin puree. The muffins won't have the pumpkin spice flavor. You can add just some cinnamon if you'd like!
I have a friend who always adds pecans to hers. Walnuts would work too! Use about ½ to 1 cup of nut pieces.
That's happened to me before! Use yellow cake mix and add 1 ½ teaspoons of pumpkin spice. If you can't find pumpkin pie spice, make your own - How to make pumpkin pie spice
Nope. You use the dry cake mix, the can of pumpkin puree and don't forget the chocolate chips!
Pumpkin pie filling has spices and extra ingredients that we don't need for this recipe.
Other Delicious Easy Pumpkin Desserts
3 Ingredient Pumpkin Spice Muffins with Chocolate Chips
Ingredients
- 1 box spice cake mix
- 1 15 oz can pumpkin puree the small can - not pie filling
- 1 cup chocolate chips your favorite - milk chocolate, dark chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat to 350 degrees.
- Mix spice cake mix together with pumpkin and chocolate chips. Do NOT include the ingredients listed on the box.
- Scoop into lined or sprayed muffin wells.
- Bake 18-20 minutes (until toothpick comes out clean).
Notes
Nutrition (I am not a nutritionist. These are estimates only)
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