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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Flax Muffins

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I hope that by posting this recipe in Mid-December, the Pumpkin craze has not ended yet. Is everyone sick of pumpkin by now? If you are like me, you never get tired of it! Here’s a pumpkin bread that can also be made into muffins. It’s a healthy spin on the traditional recipe which sacrifices no flavor or texture. These are moist, chocolatey, filling yet light.  I serve this as breakfast, snacks, and give it to neighbors for Holiday treats. Sometimes it even shows up in the kids’ lunchboxes.

I don’t believe that anyone should ever feel guilty about eating any particular food. There’s room for everything in every diet, right? Well, if any recipe was ever guilt-free, this would be the one. This bread is chocked full of nutrition from all whole foods. Following is all the glorious nutrition you will get from two 1 inch slices of this bread or 2 regular muffins:

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From the 100% pure canned pumpkin: 92% of your Daily Intake of Vitamin A!

From the whole wheat flour: B- Vitamins Galore! And Dietary Fiber.

From the unsweetened applesauce: Vitamin C

From the plain, Greek yogurt: Protein, and a little Calcium

From the Flaxseed: Fiber and a little Protein and Iron.

From the Chocolate Chips: Magnesium. Who ever said chocolate wasn’t healthy for you?!

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Flax Muffins

Delicious, moist, and healthy muffins that taste and smell like pumpkin spice heaven.
Course Breakfast
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 30 muffins
Calories 115kcal
Author heartysmarty

Ingredients

  • 2 3/4 Cups Whole Wheat Flour
  • 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Pumpkin Pie Spice
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 15 oz. Pumpkin Puree NOT Pumpkin Pie Filling
  • 1 Cup Applesauce unsweetened
  • 1 Cup Greek or Plain Non-fat yogurt
  • 2 Tablespoons Ground Flaxseed + 6 Tablespoons water
  • 1/2 Cup Honey
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • 3/4 Cup Semi-sweet Mini Chocolate Chips
  • 1 Cup Pecans chopped

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease two 9 x 5 x 3-inch bread loaf pans or 2 1/2 muffin tins.
  • In a small bowl, mix all wet ingredients together with a wire whisk or an electric hand mixer until well combined.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together all dry ingredients.
  • Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir to combine. Do not over stir or the bread will come out too flat and dense.
  • Fold in the mini chocolate chips.
  • Bake muffins for 20-30 minutes or bread loaves for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
  • Let the bread sit in the pan for 5 minutes after removing from oven.

Notes

Serve warm or store in the fridge for up to one week. These also freeze and reheat very nicely.

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