Healthy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
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Serves: 12
 
Ingredients
  • 2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp nutmeg
  • pinch of ground cloves
  • 2 tbsp flax meal OR chia seeds
  • 1 15 oz can pumpkin puree
  • ¾ cup plain non-dairy yogurt*
  • ¾ cup vegan milk*
  • ½ cup chocolate chips
Directions
  1. In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, brown sugar cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and flax meal until well combined.
  2. Add in the pumpkin, yogurt and milk and stir again until well combined.
  3. Add in your chocolate chips and stir until they are distributed evenly.
  4. Spoon the mixture into 12 greased muffin tins and cook in your oven at 350 degrees for 20-22 minutes.
  5. Instructions for Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread: Follow all the directions for mixing together the muffin mix and then instead of using a muffin tin, spray a loaf pan and pour the pumpkin mixture into your pan and cook in your oven at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes.
  6. *If you don't have vegan yogurt you can instead replace the ¾ cup non-dairy yogurt and the ¾ cup non-dairy milk with 1½ cup buttermilk. (You can make the buttermilk by stirring together 1½ cup non-dairy milk and 1 tbsp white vinegar)
Recipe by Green Leaves and Jam, a Plant-Based Diet at http://greenleavesandjam.com/healthy-pumpkin-chocolate-chip-muffins-bread/