Pumpkin chocolate chip muffins are a yummy Fall breakfast treat! Made with Greek yogurt and no oil, they are light, delicious, and easy to make!

Fall is here and pumpkins are everywhere you look!  I decided to get in on the crazy pumpkin recipe trend. So, this past weekend I tried a new “lightened up” recipe for pumpkin chocolate chip muffins. This particular recipe for pumpkin chocolate chip muffins intrigued me, because no oil was used in it.  There also was no granulated sugar, just a small amount of brown sugar. The recipe also called for Greek nonfat plain yogurt. Needless to say, I was very curious to try these muffins.

I only made a couple very slight tweaks to the original recipe. All purpose flour was used, instead of whole wheat flour, and regular chocolate chips were used, instead of miniature chips. The pumpkin chocolate chip muffins were incredibly quick and easy to make, and turned out GREAT! They have a slightly different texture than traditional pumpkin muffins, due to the tweaking of the ingredients. The great news is they still have ALL the flavor you would expect, with only 154 calories per muffin!

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How To Make Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

The first thing to do is preheat your oven to 400°F. While the oven is preheating, place paper muffin liners into a standard sized (12 holder) muffin tin. Lightly spray paper liners with non-stick cooking spray.

Place pumpkin puree, Greek yogurt, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract into a medium sized mixing bowl. Whisk these ingredients together to form a smooth batter.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients (flour, spices, and rolled oats).  Add this dry mixture to the pumpkin batter in bowl. Stir the batter only until all ingredients have been combined. Be careful to NOT overmix!

Add chocolate chips, then fold them into batter.

Evenly divide filling into prepared paper muffin liners in pan.  The batter will almost come to the top of the liners. Sprinkle the top of each muffin with a few more chocolate chips.

Time To Bake The Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

Bake the pumpkin chocolate chip muffins in preheated 400°F oven for approximately 15-17 minutes. To test for doneness, insert a toothpick into center of a muffin. If the toothpick comes out clean, the muffins are done.

Time to EAT!

Remove the muffin pan from oven. Carefully lift out pumpkin chocolate chip muffins, and transfer them to a wire rack to cool.

Pumpkin chocolate chip muffins can be served either warm or at room temperature (my preferred temp). Store leftovers in an airtight covered container. Here is a photo of the inside of one of the pumpkin chocolate chip muffins, after cooling down.  The muffins are filled with flavor (and chocolate chips!).

I hope you enjoy these easy to prepare muffins! Each muffin, when prepared as written, have a total of approximately 154 calories. That’s pretty low in calories for such a great tasting muffin! Hope you enjoy these muffins…Have a GREAT day!

If You Enjoyed These Muffins, Read On!

We love muffins!  Be sure and check out my other muffin recipes in the Recipe Index (at the top of the page). There are many delicious muffin recipes, including:

• Apple Crumb
• Cranberry Orange
• Banana Crumb
• Dark Chocolate Almond Chia
• Triple Chocolate Zucchini

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

17 mins

Total Time

27 mins

 

Pumpkin chocolate chip muffins are a yummy Fall breakfast treat! Made with Greek yogurt and no oil, they are light, delicious, and easy to make!

Category: Breakfast, Snacks

Cuisine: American

Keyword: pumpkin chocolate chip muffins

Servings: 12 muffins

Calories Per Serving: 154 kcal

Author: JB @ The Grateful Girl Cooks!

Ingredients

• 1 cup nonfat Greek plain yogurt
• 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1¼ cups all purpose flour (or whole wheat flour)
• 1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips (reg. or mini)

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F. While oven preheats, place paper muffin liners into a standard sized (12 holder) muffin tin. Lightly spray paper liners with non-stick cooking spray.

2. Place pumpkin puree, Greek yogurt, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract into a medium sized mixing bowl. Whisk these ingredients together to form a smooth batter.

3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients (flour, rolled oats, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, salt, baking soda).  Add to pumpkin batter in bowl.  Stir batter only until all ingredients have been combined. Be careful to NOT overmix! Add chocolate chips; fold them into batter.

4. Evenly divide filling into prepared paper muffin liners.  Batter will almost come to top of the liners. Sprinkle the top of each muffin with a few chocolate chips.

5. Bake muffins in preheated 400°F oven for 15-17 minutes.To test for doneness, insert a toothpick into center of a muffin. If toothpick comes out clean, muffins are done. Remove muffin pan from oven. Carefully lift out muffins, and transfer to a wire rack to cool. Muffins can be served warm, or at room temperature. Store leftovers in sealed airtight container.

Recipe Notes

Caloric calculation was based on using all purpose flour (versus whole wheat).

Nutrition Facts

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

Amount Per Serving (1 muffin)

Calories 154 Calories from Fat 18

% Daily Value*

Fat 2g3%

Saturated Fat 1g6%

Cholesterol 29mg10%

Sodium 97mg4%

Potassium 147mg4%

Carbohydrates 26g9%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 12g13%

Protein 5g10%

Vitamin A 3235IU65%

Vitamin C 0.8mg1%

Calcium 64mg6%

Iron 1.4mg8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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You will enjoy these family friendly, easy to make Peach Jam Muffins, with a sweet peach glaze on top! They are delicious and filled with peaches and cinnamon!

Do you enjoy making muffins? I’ve posted a variety of muffin recipes on this blog, including Blueberry Crumble, Banana Espresso Chocolate Chip, Cranberry Orange, Carrot Cake, and Apple Raisin, to name a few.

I really enjoy making muffins for breakfast, and this recipe for a dozen peach jam muffins is EASY, quick, and delicious! Here’s how to make them:

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How To Make Peach Jam Muffins

Preheat oven to 400° F.  Peel, pit, and finely dice peaches. Place diced peaches in bowl with vegetable oil, egg and vanilla. Stir well, to combine. TIP: If FRESH peaches are not in season or readily available, you can easily substitute a 16 ounce can of peaches. DRAIN them, then dice them, before adding to recipe.

In separate bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Stir to mix, then add dry ingredients to peaches, a little at a time, while stirring. Stir only until the batter is combined and moistened. The mixture will be fairly thick.

Fill a 12 cup standard sized muffin tin with paper liners. Spray bottom of paper liners with non-stick spray. Divide muffin batter evenly between 12 muffin holders.

Time To Bake The Peach Jam Muffins

Bake peach jam muffins at 400° F. for 15-20 minutes, or until the tops of the muffins are light golden brown.  Remove the pan from oven. Let the peach jam muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer muffins out of pan onto a wire rack to cool.

Brush The Top Of The Muffins With Peach Jam

Use a pastry brush to cover the tops of the muffins with (room temperature) peach jam. I place a piece of wax paper under the wire rack to catch any drips that might occur. I was fortunate to be able to use my homemade canned peach jam for this recipe. YUM!

Time To EAT!

Once the peach jam muffins have cooled  to room temperature, they are ready to eat and enjoy! They’re sweet, and filled with peaches. I’m confident you’ll enjoy these delicious treats.

Nothing like a yummy peach jam muffin to bring the taste of summer right onto your breakfast table!  See the diced peaches inside the muffin (below)? 

These peach jam muffins taste wonderful! They also freeze well, if wrapped well and placed in freezer storage bags. I really hope you will consider making a dozen of them for those you love!  Be sure to check out ALL of my recipes in the Recipe Index, located at the top of the page. Have a fantastic day, friends!

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Peach Jam Muffins

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

18 mins

Total Time

33 mins

 

You will enjoy these family friendly, easy to make Peach Jam Muffins, with a sweet peach glaze on top! They are delicious, and filled with peaches and cinnamon!

Category: Bread/Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: peach jam muffins

Servings: 12

Calories Per Serving: 192 kcal

Author: JB @ The Grateful Girl Cooks!

Ingredients

• 2 peaches (large) , peeled, chopped fine
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg , slightly beaten
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup peach jam , room temperature

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400° F.  Peel, pit, and finely dice peaches. Place diced peaches in bowl with vegetable oil, egg and vanilla. Stir well, to combine.
2. In separate bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Stir to mix, then add dry ingredients to peaches, a little at a time, while stirring. Stir only until batter is combined and moistened. Mixture will be fairly thick.

3. Fill 12 cup standard sized muffin tin with paper liners. Spray bottom of paper liners with non-stick spray. Divide muffin batter evenly between 12 muffin holders. Bake muffins at 400° F. for 15-20 minutes, or until tops are light golden brown.  Remove pan from oven. Let peach jam muffins cool in pan for 5 minutes, then transfer muffins out of pan onto wire rack.

4. Use a pastry brush to cover tops of muffins with room temperature peach jam. Once the peach jam muffins have cooled to room temperature, they are ready to eat and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

No fresh peaches in season? Can substitute a 16 ounce can peaches, drained and chopped fine, if necessary.

Nutrition Facts

Peach Jam Muffins

Amount Per Serving (1 muffin)

Calories 192 Calories from Fat 54

% Daily Value*

Fat 6g9%

Saturated Fat 5g31%

Cholesterol 13mg4%

Sodium 106mg5%

Potassium 183mg5%

Carbohydrates 30g10%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 12g13%

Protein 2g4%

Vitamin A 100IU2%

Vitamin C 2.5mg3%

Calcium 53mg5%

Iron 1.2mg7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Blueberry Lemon Muffins are absolutely light and DELICIOUS, easy to make, bursting with the flavors of fresh blueberries and lemon zest, and topped with a lemon glaze. You’re gonna LOVE these muffins!

Do you love blueberries! We sure do! In the past I’ve used blueberries to make scones, crumble muffins,  ice cream, smoothies, french toast, jam, bagels and galettes, to name a few recipes that feature this versatile little berry! And wow, do I ever LOVE these yummy blueberry lemon muffins!

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Picking Fresh Blueberries Is One Of My Summer Traditions

I love to go pick fresh blueberries at Rowell Brothers Farm every summer (a local U-Pick farm that’s been farming the land there since 1853). They consistently produce a wide variety of delicious berries on their HUGE farm (marionberries, blackberries, boysenberries, raspberries, blueberries, etc.). They sell them at very reasonable prices (and you can nibble on the berries for free while you pick!).

Earlier this summer I picked raspberries and boysenberries there, but this time, once they were ripe, I went for BLUEBERRIES! I went there last week and picked 9 pounds of juicy blueberries in an hour, then brought them home. Some were destined for our freezer, where I can use them all year round. BUT… some of the fresh blueberries were used to make these incredible tasting blueberry lemon muffins!

How Do I Make These Delicious Blueberry Lemon Muffins?

I’m so glad you asked!  Here’s how: Before you begin making the muffin batter, preheat your oven to 400° F. Place cupcake liners into a standard sized (12 cup) muffin tin. Set aside.

Beat eggs and granulated sugar together in a mixing bowl. Beat on HIGH speed for 5 minutes (yes… 5 minutes!).  When done, the mixture will have thickened slightly.  Add sour cream, oil, vanilla and salt to the egg mixture. Beat on LOW speed only until ingredients are combined.

In a separate small bowl, whisk together flour and baking powder until combined. Add flour, 1/3 cup at a time to the egg mixture, and whisk (by hand) only until flour is incorporated into batter.  Continue adding flour 1/3 cup at a time until all flour is incorporated.

Be careful to NOT OVERMIX the batter (overmixing can cause the muffins to end up being too dense in texture).

Add lemon zest and lemon juice to the muffin batter; whisk only until barely combined. Fold in the blueberries gently, just until incorporated into batter.

Fill The Muffin Tins And Bake!

Fill the 12 muffin cup liners with the batter, dividing evenly. Use all the batter (mine were filled almost to the top). Bake muffins at 400° F. for 20-22 minutes. When done, you should be able to stick a toothpick into the middle of the muffin and it will come out clean. The tops of the muffins will be light golden brown in color.

When done baking, remove pan from oven. The muffins should be slightly golden in color.

Transfer muffins out of muffin tin and onto a wire rack to cool. I place a piece of aluminum foil (or parchment paper) UNDER the rack to catch any icing drips when glazing the muffins later.

Let the muffins cool to room temperature. By the way… LOOK at those muffins with those juicy blueberries!

Make The Lemon Glaze

While the muffins are cooling, whip up a quick lemon glaze (trust me… you WANT the lemon glaze on these muffins… it is the perfect finishing touch! To make the glaze, simply combine powdered sugar, lemon juice and lemon zest in a small bowl until fully blended.

You want the glaze to have a good consistency to drizzle over the top of each muffin, but not be too thin where it runs all over. If you want it thicker, add a bit more powdered sugar. If you want it a bit thinner, add a bit more lemon juice (or water). Stir until all lumps are gone.

Glaze The Blueberry Lemon Muffins

When muffins are at room temperature, drizzle lemon glaze over top of each one. The foil you placed under the wire rack should catch any wayward drips, which will make your cleanup so much easier!

Let the glaze firm up for several minutes, then these delicious blueberry lemon muffins are ready to eat! Don’t they look GOOD? (picture me drooling here!)

Pour yourself a good cup of coffee or tea, grab a muffin… and ENJOY the absolutely yummy taste of these delicious treats! You can see in the photo below what the blueberry lemon muffins look like on the inside. They’re bursting with blueberries!

We LOVED these blueberry lemon muffins, and I am confident you will, too! We enjoyed them so much I froze several of them so that we could take them with us on an upcoming road trip!  That’s right… these delicious muffins are going on vacation with us! HA HA!

Hope you will give these delicious muffins a try. Your family and/or friends will thank you! Thanks for stopping by today, and hope you will come back soon for more yummy recipes.

Looking For More MUFFIN Recipes?

You can find all of my recipes in the Recipe Index, which is located at the top of the page. I have LOTS of delicious muffin recipes you’re gong to love, including:

• Carrot Cake Muffins
• Rum Raisin Muffins
• Chocolate Chip Banana Nut Muffins
• Cranberry Orange Muffins
• Fresh Strawberry Muffins

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Blueberry Lemon Muffins

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

30 mins

 

Blueberry Lemon Muffins are absolutely light and DELICIOUS, easy to make, bursting with blueberries and lemon zest, and topped with a lemon glaze you will love!

Category: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: blueberry lemon muffins

Servings: 12 muffins

Calories Per Serving: 307 kcal

Author: JB @ The Grateful Girl Cooks!

Ingredients

For Muffin Batter:

• 2 eggs (large) (at room temperature)
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil (or LIGHT olive oil)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1½ cups fresh blueberries

For Lemon Glaze:

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1½ Tablespoons fresh lemon juice

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 400° F. Place cupcake liners into a standard sized (12 cup) muffin tin. Set aside.

2. Beat eggs and granulated sugar together in a mixing bowl. Beat on HIGH speed for 5 minutes (yes... 5 minutes!). When done, the mixture will have thickened slightly. Add sour cream, oil, vanilla and salt to the egg mixture. Beat on LOW speed only until ingredients are combined.
3. In a separate small bowl, whisk together flour and baking powder until combined. Add flour, 1/3 cup at a time to the egg mixture, and whisk (by hand) only until flour is incorporated into batter.  Continue adding flour 1/3 cup at a time until all flour is incorporated. Be careful to NOT OVERMIX the batter (overmixing can cause the muffins to end up being too dense in texture).
4. Add lemon zest and lemon juice to the muffin batter; whisk only until barely combined. Fold in the blueberries gently, just until incorporated into batter.

5. Fill the 12 muffin cup liners with the batter, dividing evenly. Use all the batter (mine were filled almost to top). Bake muffins at 400° F. for 20-22 minutes . When done, you should be able to stick a toothpick into the middle of the muffin and it will come out clean. The tops of the muffins will be light golden brown in color. Transfer muffins out of muffin tin and onto a wire rack to cool. I place a piece of aluminum foil (or parchment paper) UNDER the rack to catch any icing drips when glazing the muffins later. Let the muffins cool to room temperature. While muffins cool, prepare lemon glaze.

To Make Lemon Glaze:

1. Stir powdered sugar, lemon juice and lemon zest in a small bowl until fully blended, and lumps are gone. You want a good consistency to drizzle over the top of each muffin, but not too thin where it runs all over. If you want glaze thicker, add a bit more powdered sugar. If you want glaze thinner, add a tiny bit more lemon juice (or water). Once muffins are at room temperature, drizzle lemon glaze on top of each one (the foil under the rack will catch wayward drips, which makes cleanup easy). Let the glaze firm up for several minutes, then muffins are ready to eat! ENJOY!

Nutrition Facts

Blueberry Lemon Muffins

Amount Per Serving (1 muffin)

Calories 307 Calories from Fat 108

% Daily Value*

Fat 12g18%

Saturated Fat 8g50%

Cholesterol 33mg11%

Sodium 74mg3%

Potassium 154mg4%

Carbohydrates 47g16%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 28g31%

Protein 3g6%

Vitamin A 110IU2%

Vitamin C 4.2mg5%

Calcium 64mg6%

Iron 1.2mg7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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These moist and delicious apple raisin muffins, full of fresh apples, raisins, cinnamon and pecans, are an easy to make treat for breakfast or brunch!

The recipe makes 18 incredible tasting muffins that you and your family will LOVE! We first tried these delicious apple raisin muffins many years ago, and I recently re-discovered the old battered 3×5 index card with the handwritten recipe, in my old recipe box.

I did not write on the index card where I got the recipe from, so I truly have NO CLUE what the original source was… but I DID write GREAT!!! on the recipe card the very first time I made them, so I could remember how GOOD they were. They really DO taste GREAT, and are also very easy to make!

The recipe is very easy to follow, and seriously, the only “slightly time consuming” thing about is chopping up the apples.  No biggie.

Everything else is really just adding ingredients, stirring, and baking! Oh yeah… and EATING (they are ridiculously delicious)! Here’s how to make a dozen and a half of these fabulous breakfast or brunch treats!

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How To Make These Apple Raisin Muffins

Start by preheating your oven to 325° F.  The next thing is dicing the apples into small chunks.  You will need a total of 4 cups diced apples.

I used 3 Granny Smith apples and 1 Gala apple (but 4 cups of any firm apple will do just fine!).  Make sure to leave the peel ON the apples!

Place the diced apples in a large mixing bowl.  Add granulated sugar, and stir to combine. Mix slightly beaten eggs, oil and vanilla extract in separate bowl; add to apples, and stir.

In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.  Add this dry mixture to the apple mixture; stir well, to combine ingredients.

Once combined, add raisins and chopped walnuts (or pecans), and stir until batter is completely blended.

Coat sides and bottom of muffin tins with non-stick spray; the recipe makes 18 muffins, so you will need two 12-cup muffin tins, (or bake these in two batches if you only have one muffin tin). 

Spoon the batter into muffin tins until each cup is about 3/4 full. Now they are ready to bake.

Bake The Apple Raisin Muffins

Bake muffins at 325° F. for approximately 23-25 minutes. Apple raisin muffins should be golden brown on the outside when done, and a toothpick inserted into middle should come out clean.

Remove muffins from muffin tin to a wire rack to cool.  Don’t they look GOOD? See those apple chunks? YUM. These apple raisin muffins taste best at room temperature!

Time To Eat!

Here’s a close up picture of the INSIDE of one of the muffins… you can see it is filled with raisins, apples and nuts!

And there you have it! Delicious apple raisin muffins! When baked correctly, the muffins are not dry (due in part to the natural juices released from the apples).

They also freeze very well, so it makes sense to make the whole batch at once, then put a few away in the freezer in a food storage bag or container to save for another day!

Interested In More MUFFIN Recipes?

By the way, if you enjoy muffins as much as we do, I hope you will also check out these muffin recipes from my blog for Apple Crumb, Banana Crumb, Cranberry Orange, Carrot Cake, Dark Chocolate Almond Chia, Chocolate Chip, Blueberry Crumble, and many others. 

A complete list is available to search in the Recipe Index at the top of the page!  Have a GREAT day!

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Apple Raisin Muffins

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

25 mins

Total Time

40 mins

 

These moist and delicious apple raisin muffins, full of fresh apples, raisins, cinnamon and pecans, are an easy to make treat for breakfast or brunch!

Category: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: apple raisin muffins

Servings: 18 muffins

Calories Per Serving: 235 kcal

Author: JB @ The Grateful Girl Cooks!

Ingredients

• 4 cups apples diced small (leave peel ON)
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs , slightly beaten
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup walnuts (or pecans) , chopped

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325° F.  Dice apples into small chunks.  You will need a total of 4 cups diced apples. Make sure to leave the peel ON the apples! Place diced apples in a large mixing bowl.  Add granulated sugar, and stir to combine. Mix slightly beaten eggs, oil and vanilla extract in separate bowl; add to apples, and stir. 

2. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.  Add this dry mixture to the apple mixture; stir well, to combine ingredients. Once combined, add raisins and chopped walnuts (or pecans), and stir until batter is completely blended.

3. Coat sides and bottom of muffin tins with non-stick spray; the recipe makes 18 muffins, so you will need two 12-cup muffin tins, (or bake in two batches if you only have one muffin tin).  Spoon batter in muffin tins until each cup is about 3/4 full.

4. Bake muffins at 325° F. for approximately 23-25 minutes. Muffins should be golden brown on the outside when done, and a toothpick inserted into middle of muffin should come out clean.  Remove muffins from muffin tin to a wire rack to cool. Best served at room temperature. Enjoy! 

Recipe Notes

These muffins freeze well. Wrap each muffin in plastic wrap, then insert in a freezer storage bag, and freeze until ready to thaw and eat.

Nutrition Facts

Apple Raisin Muffins

Amount Per Serving (1 muffin)

Calories 235 Calories from Fat 90

% Daily Value*

Fat 10g15%

Saturated Fat 5g31%

Cholesterol 18mg6%

Sodium 260mg11%

Potassium 146mg4%

Carbohydrates 33g11%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 14g16%

Protein 3g6%

Vitamin A 40IU1%

Vitamin C 1.8mg2%

Calcium 17mg2%

Iron 1.2mg7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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You’ll LOVE these delicious Banana Espresso Chocolate Chip Muffins! EASY to make, flavorful treat for a family friendly breakfast, brunch, or snack!

If you are the kind of person who enjoys banana muffins, coffee, and chocolate chips, then you will LOVE these absolutely delicious Banana Espresso Chocolate Chip Muffins! 

They’re packed with flavor, incredibly SIMPLE to make, and will be a perfect treat for a breakfast, brunch buffet, or afternoon snack!

I love banana muffins of all kinds… but if you add in some chocolate chips, and just a smidge of espresso powder giving them an extra level of flavor… whoa… those sounded like muffins I wanted to try!

I found the original recipe on Pinterest and decided to whip up a batch to have around for breakfast or a yummy snack!

The muffins have excellent flavor, and were super EASY to prepare!  The tiny bit of espresso powder in this recipe enhances the chocolate flavor, and does NOT overpower the muffins, by the way! Here’s how to make them:

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How To Make Banana Espresso Chocolate Chip Muffins

First thing to do (try not to break a sweat!) is preheat your oven to 350 degrees, and spray a standard size 12 cup muffin tin with non-stick spray.

Next, place some really ripe peeled bananas in a large mixing bowl, and mash them “silly” with a fork (use really ripe bananas, cause they are much sweeter!).

Add granulated and brown sugars, melted butter, milk, and then the egg. Stir the ingredients really well together until blended. (No need for a mixer, just use a spoon!)

In a large separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt, and espresso powder. Whisk them together. Create a well right in the middle of the dry ingredients, then carefully pour in the banana mixture, and stir to combine.

Add the chocolate chips (I used mini chips), and fold them into the batter, stirring only until ingredients are combined.

Bake The Muffins

Divide the muffin batter equally between the muffin cups. The mixture should fill each cup about 3/4 of the way full. Place the muffins in a preheated 350 degree oven on the middle rack.

Bake them for between 20 and 25 minutes (oven temps very greatly- mine were ready at 22 minutes).

Test their doneness by inserting a toothpick into center of muffin.  If it comes out clean, the muffins are ready to remove from oven! The muffin tops should be golden brown in color.

Once the banana muffins are out of the oven, let them cool for about 15 minutes (still in the muffin tin) on a wire rack.

After 15 minutes, transfer the banana muffins from the pan to the wire rack, and let them finish cooling down.

When you’re ready to enjoy these truly tasty banana muffins, pour yourself a big mug of coffee or tea, or even a tall glass of cold milk, and sink your teeth into them! I really think you’re gonna LOVE ’em!

If you enjoy muffins like we do, I’m confident you’ll like these yummy, unique muffins for breakfast or a quick snack.

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Banana Espresso Chocolate Chip Muffins

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

25 mins

Total Time

35 mins

 

You'll LOVE these delicious Banana Espresso Chocolate Chip Muffins! EASY to make, flavorful treat for a family friendly breakfast, brunch, or snack!

Category: Bread/Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: banana espresso chocolate chip muffins

Servings: 12 muffins

Calories Per Serving: 304 kcal

Author: JB @ The Grateful Girl Cooks!

Ingredients

• 4 medium bananas , very ripe (approx. 1.5 cups)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar , firmly packed
• 1/2 cup butter ,(1 cube) melted
• 1/4 cup whole milk
• 1 egg (large)
• 1½ cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder , see Tip
• 1½ teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees, and spray a standard size 12 cup muffin tin with non-stick spray. Place really ripe bananas in a large mixing bowl, and mash them "silly" with a fork. Add granulated and brown sugars, melted butter, milk, and then the egg. Stir the ingredients really well together until blended. (No need for a mixer; use a spoon!)

2. In a separate, large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, and espresso powder. Whisk together. Create a well right in the middle of the dry ingredients, then pour in the banana mixture, and stir to combine. Next add the chocolate chips (I used mini chips), and fold them into the batter, only until ingredients are combined.

3. Divide the muffin batter equally between prepared muffin cups. The mixture should fill each cup about 3/4 of the way. Place muffins in preheated oven on the middle rack. Bake them for 20 to 25 minutes (oven temps very greatly- mine were ready at 22 minutes). Test their doneness by inserting a toothpick into center of muffin. If it comes out clean, the muffins are ready to remove from oven! The muffin tops should be golden brown in color. Once the muffins are out of the oven, let them cool for about 15 minutes (still in the muffin tin) on a wire rack. After 15 minutes, transfer muffins from the pan to the wire rack, and let them finish cooling down. Serve... and ENJOY!
   

Recipe Notes

TIP: If you don't have access to instant espresso powder, you can substitute 2 teaspoons of very finely ground dark roast coffee.

Nutrition Facts

Banana Espresso Chocolate Chip Muffins

Amount Per Serving (1 muffin)

Calories 304 Calories from Fat 126

% Daily Value*

Fat 14g22%

Saturated Fat 8g50%

Cholesterol 35mg12%

Sodium 409mg18%

Potassium 263mg8%

Carbohydrates 41g14%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 23g26%

Protein 3g6%

Vitamin A 295IU6%

Vitamin C 3.4mg4%

Calcium 27mg3%

Iron 1.9mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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