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These easy Pumpkin and Chocolate Chip Muffins are made by throwing wholesome ingredients in a blender and processing until smooth. Made with chocolate chips and pumpkin spice, this muffin recipe is sure to be a breakfast hit!
Quick Recipe Overview
WHAT: Quick & easy pumpkin muffins with chocolate chips for just enough extra special.
WHY: These are an easy way to prep ahead for quick breakfasts or snacks!
HOW: Mix the wet ingredients in the blender, add the dry ingredients, then bake.
Table of Contents
- Quick Recipe Overview
- Why I Love Making Pumpkin & Chocolate Chip Muffins
- Feautured Review
- Ingredient Notes
- Feautured Review
- Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe
- How To Make Blender Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
- FAQs for Pumpkin & Chocolate Chip Muffins
- My Best Tips for Making Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
- Storage & Reheating Tips
- Serving Ideas For Pumpkin Muffins
- More Scrumptious Muffin Recipes To Try
Why I Love Making Pumpkin & Chocolate Chip Muffins
If you’re looking for a delicious and nutritious treat to satisfy your pumpkin craving, you’ve come to the right place. Made with real pumpkin, whole grains, and natural sweeteners, these muffins are perfectly moist and flavorful. So grab your blender and let’s get baking!
Pumpkin Blender Muffins are the perfect side dish to eat with a Farmhouse Egg Bake in the morning, to stick in lunch boxes, or to serve alongside any of these Hearty Soups and Stews throughout the fall and winter.
Feautured Review
Ashley ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
November 29, 2020
Just made these with my 2 yr old. He saw a video of a kid making cupcakes and wanted to makes some so I decided on these since I needed something that didnt involve dishes. Of coarse he didnt want to help even though he is capable of doing most of it so I made them and he watched in the carrier, lol! They are tasty! Not sure why other people had trouble with the bake, I even made them with dairy free yogurt and it worked fine.
🩷 Melissa
Made with whole wheat flour from blended oats, pumpkin puree, Greek yogurt, and naturally sweetened with maple syrup, these muffins pack in nutrition without sacrificing flavor.
The brown sugar adds just enough sweetness while the pumpkin pie spice creates that cozy fall feeling we all crave.
I make these in my high-powered blender, but you can make them just as easy in a bowl, too – so easy either way!
Ingredient Notes
- Old-fashioned rolled oats: You could also use quick-cooking or one-minute oats. Use certified gluten-free oats if you need them to be GF!
- Pumpkin puree: Either canned or homemade pumpkin puree will work in this muffin recipe.
- Greek yogurt: Make sure it’s plain and either whole milk or 2% yogurt (especially if you want to keep the sugar content low).
- Pumpkin pie spice: You can just use ground cinnamon if you don’t have the spice blend or make your own blend with 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, and 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves.
- Chocolate chips: These are optional but we love the chocolate-y addition!
See the recipe card below for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Feautured Review
Steph ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
December 2, 2017
These are amazing! My picky husband and 12-year-old son devoured the first batch last weekend so I’m about to make another batch. I’ve never tried making muffins in a blender before, but I love the simplicity and the results. Thank you!
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
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Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats, gluten-free if needed
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 2 eggs
- ¾ cup plain Greek yogurt, whole milk or 2% yogurt
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400° and spray a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray.
- In the jar of your blender, add the oats. Put the lid on and process until the oats look like flour, 1-3 minutes.
- Add the pumpkin puree, eggs, Greek yogurt, maple syrup, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla, salt, and pumpkin pie spice to the jar of the blender and blend until smooth, 30 seconds to 2 minutes.
- Add chocolate chips and stir with a spoon or spatula to combine (don't use blend for mixing in the chocolate chips).
- Pour pumpkin muffin batter into the prepared pans. Top with a few additional chocolate chips if you’d like.
- Bake until the muffins spring back slightly when touched and toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 15 minutes.
Notes
- The goal with using a blender in this recipe is to turn the oats into flour and to combine all of the other ingredients. Once those two things have been accomplished, you don’t have to keep blending.
- If your blender isn’t high-powered, then you can make this recipe in a mixing bowl either by hand or with an electric hand mixer. I recommend using quick oats if you don’t have a blender to process into oat flour. Mix the dry ingredients, add the wet, and then the chocolate chips. Bake as instructed in the recipe card.
- We added good quality chocolate chips because pumpkin muffins and chocolate chips are meant to go together, but you can always leave them out.
- If you add chocolate chips, remember to stir them in at the end – don’t blend them or you will end up with very small pieces of chocolate.
Nutrition
How To Make Blender Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
Step 1: Put the oats in the jar of your blender and blend for about 1 to 3 minutes or until they look like oat flour.
Step 2: Add the rest of the ingredients except the chocolate chips to the blender and blend until smooth.
Step 3: Fold in the chocolate chips (do not blend).
Step 4: Spoon the muffin batter into a 12-muffin pan and bake at 400°F for about 15 minutes.
FAQs for Pumpkin & Chocolate Chip Muffins
Yes! This recipe is easy to make gluten free by using gluten-free oats. Be sure that they are labeled gluten free because oats are often cross contaminated with wheat and barley.
Yes, these muffins freeze great and will thaw at room temperature in about 45 minutes. Just store them in an air-tight container (these are my favorite) or freezer bag.
I used a high powered Blendtec blender so that my blending time was very short. In my opinion, a good blender is totally worth it!
My Best Tips for Making Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
☞ Extra Sweet: If you want to make this a sweeter muffin, you can omit the maple syrup and add ½ cup brown sugar and/or use sweetened vanilla Greek yogurt.
☞ Add Chocolate: The chocolate chips are optional though delicious. I highly recommend at least sprinkling a few on top before baking.
☞ Baking Time: You will know these muffins are done when they spring back when you touch the tops and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. My oven takes 15 minutes at 350° if the oven is fully preheated when I put them in.
Storage & Reheating Tips
Store your cooled muffins in an airtight container on the counter for 3-4 days, or freeze them for up to 3 months.
To reheat, pop them in the microwave for 20-30 seconds, and they taste freshly baked!
Serving Ideas For Pumpkin Muffins
These muffins are delicious on their own as an on-the-go quick breakfast or snack, but for a cozy fall breakfast, I love serving them warm with a pat of salted butter that melts into all those nooks and crannies.
A smear of cream cheese or pumpkin cream cheese adds a tangy richness that complements the sweet pumpkin pie spice. If you’re feeling indulgent, try them with a drizzle of maple syrup or a dollop of Greek yogurt on the side.
Coffee lovers, these muffins pair wonderfully with a hot latte or spiced chai tea – the warm spices in both just amplify each other!
Muffins As Brunch
For a complete brunch spread, serve alongside a crispy breakfast skillet, simple oven-baked bacon, and fresh fruit.
Muffin Lunches or Snacks
I also love packing these muffins with apple slices and string cheese for school lunches, or serving them as an afternoon snack with a glass of cold milk.
Dessert Muffins
The chocolate chips make them sweet enough for dessert too – try warming one up and topping it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for an easy fall treat that’ll have everyone asking for seconds!
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Did these in the food processor because I hate getting batter out of a blender. Used normal cooked pumpkin and a bit less yogurt. Turned out great! Thanks!
Not blender friendly! The outcome is delicious but it killed my last blender. I thought maybe since my blender was so old it finally kicked the bucket from old age. I replaced it and in this brand new replacement, the mixture just wouldn’t mix. The blender base got piping hot, nothing would budge. I tried forcing more of the wet ingredients towars the blade to give it some help, but it didnt. I had to just dump it into a bowl and mix it like last time.
Blending oats/making the oat flour alone is fine but I recommend getting a large mixing bowl, pouring the oat flour into it, followed by the other ingredients. Dont try to blend it all! It’s way too thick. It doesn’t pour, it “plops”! Save yourself the trouble, get your big bowl out!