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    Home » Easy Recipes » Desserts & Treats

    Pumpkin chocolate chip muffins with cake mix

    Published: Jul 13, 2023 · Modified: Sep 2, 2023 by Susan Moncrieff · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    My favorite thing about these muffins is the wonderful chocolate taste that gets elevated with the addition of chocolate chips. The pumpkin that is added is a boost of healthy vitamins and fiber and my kids don't even taste it!

    A dozen freshly baked chocolate chip pumpkin muffins in a muffin tin.

    This is a quick and easy three ingredient muffin recipe that tastes amazing. You'll find this two ingredient pumpkin muffin recipe and these banana flavored three ingredient chocolate banana muffins on this site too! They are all perfect when you need something delicious but quick and easy.

    Why I love making these double chocolate muffins

    If you have a craving for chocolate, these hit the spot. I tend to feel less guilty eating them because there is a whole can of pumpkin in the recipe. All that fiber and those vitamins must make this delicious treat healthier. Am I right?

    This is a fantastic pantry recipe where you can keep three simple ingredients on hand when you need a dessert/treat/snack quickly. When my kids were teenagers, we were the house in walking distance from the highschool. This recipe takes a total of 30 minutes from start to finish. These were devoured!

    Technically it could be just two ingredients. The chocolate chips are optional.

    Table of contents

    • Why I love making these double chocolate muffins
    • Ingredients
    • Substitutions
    • Instructions
    • Helpful Hints
    • FAQs
    • How to store
    • Other pumpkin recipes

    Ingredients

    Ingredients for pumpkin chocolate chip muffins

    1 box of chocolate cake mix - I like Betty Crocker brand but others will work! Get your favorite or use what you have at home.

    1 15 oz can of pure pumpkin - You want the can of 100% pumpkin, not pumpkin pie filling. The pumpkin pie filling has additional ingredients in it that are not needed for this recipe.

    1 cup of chocolate chips - I like either semi-sweet chocolate chips or milk chocolate. Use your favorite type or what you have at home.

    Substitutions

    As mentioned above, you can use your favorite type of chocolate cake mix. Just make sure it contains approximately 15 oz of cake mix.

    Do not substitute pumpkin pie filling for the pure pumpkin!

    Instructions

    Preheat oven to 375 F.

    Step 1
    Dump chocolate cake mix and pumpkin puree into a bowl.

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    pumpkin puree with chocolate cake mix in a bowl

    Step 2
    Stir until well combined. Then mix in chocolate chips. Reserve a few chips to place on top of the muffins just prior to baking.

    The batter is thick.

    Mixed chocolate muffin batter in clear bowl

    Step 3
    Scoop batter into paper lined or well greased muffin wells. I normally fill the muffin wells ¾ of the way full and when baked, these are a good sized muffin. Add chocolate chips on top of muffin batter.

    chocolate and pumpkin batter in muffin tin.

    Helpful Hints

    When I am making any type of chocolate chip muffin, I always add a few to the top. That way you can clearly see there are delicious chocolate chips in these muffins!

    For neater and easier portioning, I use a scoop (similar to an ice cream scoop) to fill the muffin wells. It's so much easier!

    Step 4
    Bake in 375 F oven for 20 - 22 minutes. Test with a toothpick and when toothpick comes out clean, the muffins are done.

    A dozen freshly baked chocolate chip pumpkin muffins in a muffin tin.

    These smell so good! They taste purely of chocolate and no one needs to know you've added some healthy pumpkin puree into these.

    freshly baked chocolate chip pumpkin muffins in the background with a broken muffin on a white plate.

    Yummmmm!

    FAQs

    Do I add the ingredients written on the back of the box?

    Nope. Just the dry cake mix, pumpkin puree and chocolate chips.

    Do the muffins taste like pumpkin spice?

    They taste like chocolate and you cannot taste the pumpkin. There are no pumpkin spice seasonings in this recipe so it does not taste like pumpkin spice. I'll list some pumpkin spice flavored muffins below.

    How to store

    These can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. They do freeze well. If freezing for up to a week, they are fine in a sealed container. If freezing for up to 2 months, wrap individually.

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    If you enjoyed these muffins as much as I did, please come back and give them a 5 star rating.

    A dozen freshly baked chocolate chip pumpkin muffins in a muffin tin.

    Pumpkin chocolate chip muffins

    Delicious chocolate with chocolate chip muffins. You don't even taste the pumpkin!
    5 from 1 vote
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    Course: baked goods, Breakfast, Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Servings: 12 muffins
    Calories: 241cal
    Author: Susan Moncrieff

    Ingredients

    • 1 can pumpkin 15 oz 100% pumpkin puree
    • 1 box chocolate cake mix
    • 1 cup chocolate chips semi-sweet

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 375℉
    • Mix chocolate cake mix and pumpkin puree together until well combined. Add a cup of chocolate chips (reserving a few to top muffins prior to baking) and stir together.
    • Using a scoop, portion the batter into 12 lined (or greased) muffin wells. Top each with 2 -3 chocolate chips
    • Bake for 20 - 22 minutes. Bake until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

    Notes

    If you are looking for the simple 2 ingredient pumpkin spice muffins, click through the link to see that recipe.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 241cal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 299mg | Potassium: 235mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 5513IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 2mg

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