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Happy #MuffinMonday!
Why should you make muffins? Um, they’re delicious! Need more convincing? Oh, alright.
- They’re individual, which means there’s no need to share and, as you all know, I don’t respond well to sharing. I’m like Joey on Friends… Jennie doesn’t share her food. Sorry!
- They only take a few minutes to whip up, and I’m a huge fan of instant gratification. When this girl wants something, she doesn’t like to wait for it.
- They’re extremely versatile. Like bananas? Throw some in. Chocolate fan? Add those, too. The list goes on.
- Did I mention that they’re delicious? Well, they are.
Convinced?
This week’s muffin recipe happened to be something I already have on the blog, a chocolate banana muffin. So, I decided to shake things up a bit and make a Nutella swirl pumpkin chocolate muffin, and it’s damn good!
I know I’m going a bit overboard with pumpkin, but, in my defense, it’s fall.
The chocolate really shines in this recipe. There’s a touch of cocoa powder in the batter, a generous amount of chocolate chips studded throughout, and a dollop of Nutella swirled in the center. Chocolate fans… You’re welcome.
The pumpkin is there to aid in the moist, cake-like texture of this cupcake. This may be the moistest muffin I’ve ever had.
Enjoy!
- Dry
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- ½ tsp. cinnamon
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- Wet
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- ½ cup chocolate chips
- ⅓ cup Nutella
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line 16 muffin tins with paper liners.
- In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and cocoa powder. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk pumpkin puree and melted butter. Whisk in eggs, brown sugar, and vanilla. Fold in dry ingredients until just combined, then gently fold in chocolate chips.
- Fill each of the tins half way. Using a ½ teaspoon, add a dollop of Nutella, then top with batter. Swirl with a knife. Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until a tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
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Hi and welcome to my flour-dusted kitchen! The name's Jennie. I'm a lover of cupcakes, an avid spatula licker, and a huge fan of sprinkles. Baking is my passion, but you'll find some savory dishes scattered amongst copious amounts of frosting and chocolate. I love hearing from ya, so feel free to leave me some love. Thanks for stopping by my little piece of the interweb.
God these muffins are the epitome of delicious my friend, I don’t think I would be sharing a tray
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
God these muffins are the epitome of delicious my friend, I don’t think I would be sharing a tray
I would hide it!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Delish!!!
These look incredible, Jennie! Nutella and pumpkin is such a lovely combination.
Jennie, these look heavenly! Anything with nutella has my name on it. I’ll be trying them soon!
anything with nutella and chocolate is heavenly..happy #muffinmonday.
You totally convinced me to make these!
CHOCOLAAAAATE *drool*
Kayle doesn’t share food either!
How did you know how much I like chocolate and pumpkin muffins? You’re bringing some over, right??
i totally wish these were baking in the oven right now, i love everything about them!
Gorgeous muffins and pumpkin really does make everything more moist and cake-like. And when you finish it off with a swirl of Nutella, THAT is a special muffin!
Love these! OMG, they look so good! I a definitely going to try this recipe! Thanks for sharing!
No words. Just… no words. I may have gotten slightly teary-eyed from how perfect these muffins are. *sniff*
Love! Love! LOVE! Jennie, these look awesome! Pumpkin + Nutella = Brilliant! LOL
Holy crap! These look perfect. I need no convincing for muffins – but these have me wanting to make them right now – at 10:14 at night after an 11 hour shift… If I wasn’t in my PJs with dishes drying I just might. Hopefully manana!
Delicious photos! Nutella makes everything better.
Yum… these look so good! I’m a huge chocolate lover, so chocolate chips, cocoa, AND nutella are like a heavenly triple threat to me. And I’m going crazy with pumpkin too, so don’t feel bad!
Thanks! Yeah, I’m going a bit overboard with pumpkin, but it’s fall, and I love it.