2-Bite Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins (Gluten Free)

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Inside: Upgrade your breakfast for fall with these Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins and a mug of Seattle’s Best Coffee®.

The first few weeks of a new school year can be an adjustment, especially with earlier wake-up times for everyone.

I find that a special treat is one way to ease the transition and make mornings a little brighter. These pumpkin chocolate chip muffins are a perfect grab-and-go breakfast or lunchbox snack (for both kids and grown-ups!)

Related: Find lots of fun freebies, including printable lunchbox notes for kids, on the Best Day List, courtesy of Seattle’s Best Coffee®.

2-Bite Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe

These 2-bite muffins taste unbelievably rich and decadent, however, they actually pack quite the nutritional punch. They’re a good source of fiber and protein, gluten free, and made with real pumpkin (a true superfood).

In fact, 1 can of 100% pumpkin contains:

• over 10 grams dietary fiber
• 3 grams protein
• more than 100% daily value of Vitamin A
• plus many more vitamins and minerals

(Source: This is all listed on the back of the can we used, plus you can read more about pumpkin’s nutritional benefits here).

Want to really make mornings awesome? Enjoy a pumpkin chocolate chip muffin with a fresh cup of Seattle’s Best Coffee® — trust me, it’s impossible to start the day in a bad mood when you’ve got good food and good coffee!

Gluten Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins Ingredients

• 3/4 cup rice flour*
• 1/2 cup almond flour
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 4 eggs
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

*Tip: Try brown rice flour for whole grain goodness! 1 cup of brown rice flour provides 7g of dietary fiber (source).

Reduced sugar option: Instead of 1 cup brown sugar, reduce amount to 1/2 cup brown sugar OR substitute 1 cup coconut sugar (which is lower glycemic and may promote gut health too).

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Add eggs, sugar, oil, and vanilla to a large mixing bowl and whisk together by hand until well combined.

In a separate mixing bowl sift together dry ingredients (flours, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, xanthan gum).

Pour wet ingredients into the bowl of dry ingredients. Stir to incorporate, then add the pumpkin puree.

Stir pumpkin into your batter until well mixed, then add the chocolate chips. Stir just until the chocolate chips are evenly distributed.

Pour batter into a prepared muffin tin (we use silicon baking cups because the finished muffins pop right out) and bake for 17 minutes at 350°F.

More ways to make mornings rock:

1. Not a natural morning person? Try this list of 6 easy and effective ways to change how you start your day!
2. Upgrade your mornings with Seattle’s Best Coffee®, and save money doing it! Snag a $1 off coupon (valid through 10/30/17) to try Seattle’s Best Coffee® at home — available in both ground coffee and K-Cup varieties.
3. Check out the Best Day List from Seattle’s Best Coffee®. It’s full of free downloadable resources from lunchbox notes to recipes that will make mornings brighter for the entire family.

Grab a free printable copy of this homemade chocolate chip pumpkin muffins recipe:

Be sure to pin this mini chocolate chip pumpkin muffins recipe on Pinterest:

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Last updated on September 7th, 2017 at 12:53 pm

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