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    Home » Recipes » Dessert Recipes

    Pumpkin Muffins With Chocolate Chips (dairy-free!)

    Updated: Sep 25, 2024 · Published: Nov 8, 2019 by Andrea

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    Make the most of pumpkin season with super easy, delicious, dairy-free Pumpkin Muffins! Ready in just 20 minutes and no butter required.


    Soft and moist, with warm fall spices and indulging chocolate in every single bite, these incredibly easy-to-make pumpkin muffins are the perfect way to embrace fall baking season.

    Whether you make them for breakfast or dessert these guys are super satisfying and sure to be a crowd-pleaser.

    Even though these muffins are butter-free and milk-free, they’re still melt-in-your-mouth moist. In fact, these are some of the softest, healthy muffins I’ve ever baked!

    dairy-free pumpkin muffins on a cake stand and on a muffin tin, pumpkin in the background

    Once you take the plunge and start replacing butter with much-better-for-you extra-virgin olive oil, it opens all kind of new recipes to you!

    Olive oil shortcrust pastry, chicken cottage pie, butternut squash soup and apple cake, are just a few of my other favourite recipes using extra-virgin olive oil. Once you try them, I promise, you'll never go back using butter!

    Dairy-free Pumpkin Muffins Ingredients

    dairy-free pumpkin muffins on a cake stand and on a serving tray

    This dairy-free pumpkin muffins recipe is a total breeze to make and only requires super simple ingredients:

    • Pure Pumpkin. I like to use homemade pumpkin puree, which I find it tastes way better than the can, plus it's very easy to make a big batch and freeze into portions for later use. 
    • Spices: The pumpkin spice mix bring these dairy-free muffins to the next level. Cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg will perfectly complement the pumpkin flavor.
    • Eggs. The eggs are needed to bind the bread and help it rise. )
    • Sugar. I like to use fine organic brown sugar, as it adds a natural caramel note to the mix. But you could also replace the same amount with pure maple syrup if you like.
    • Chocolate chips: I am a massive fan of chocolate and pumpkin together, so I make my pumpkin muffins with chocolate chips. You can replace with toasted walnuts, hazelnuts or pecans if you like, they all work great too. 

    How to Bake the Best Dairy-free Pumpkin Muffins

    Pumpkin & chocolate chip muffins bake beautifully and really require little effort on your part. This muffins recipe is super easy to prepare and will take you just 20 minutes to make.

    Before you know it, you'll be indulging in warm, freshly baked pumpkin muffins that melt in your mouth!

    Directions:

    recipe step 1 and step 2 collage: bowl with dry ingredients, next to a bowl with wet ingredients.

    Fill a standard 6-cup muffin tin with paper liners.

    In one bowl, mix your dry ingredients and spices together. In the other bowl, whisk your wet ingredients together.

    Then, slowly incorporate your dry ingredients into your wet ingredients.

    recipe step 3: bowl with pumpkin muffins batter mixed and ready to be transfered to the muffin tin next to the bowl.

    Stir all the ingredients together until they're just combined. Finally, mix in the chocolate chips or any other favourite add-in.

    Divide the muffin batter evenly between each of the 6 cups, and fill almost to the top.

    Bake for 20 to 24 minutes at 350 degrees F or 175 degrees C, until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.

    When your muffins are ready, remove the muffin pan from the oven, and let the muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Then, remove each muffin and let it cool slightly before devouring it.  ENJOY!

    dairy-free pumpkin muffins on a cake stand

    Top Tips For Best Muffins

    To make the best pumpkin muffins ever, remember to not over mix the batter and not over bake.

    Otherwise, you'll end up with dry, dense muffins. And that's definitely not what you want.

    Give your muffin batter a nice quick mix, and make sure you set up a timer when you place them in the oven, so there's no chance of overbaking them!

    dairy-free pumpkin muffins on a cake stand, pumpkin in the background

    Tools You Need For Pumpkin Muffins:

    Mixing Bowl (affiliate): You'll need two mixing bowls for those muffins, one for mixing up the dry ingredients, and one for mixing the wet ingredients.

    Muffin Tin(affiliate): I love my ceramic muffin tin, not only is super pretty but also ensures even baking. Plus, it makes a beautiful gift for any baking-lover in your life.

    Muffin Liners (affiliate): You can, of course, bake these muffins without them, but paper liners guarantee no muffin sticks to the bottom. So why take the risk?

    More Pumpkin Recipes To Try:

    Vegan Pumpkin and Carrot Soup

    One-Pot Barley Risotto with Pumpkin and Rosemary

    Pumpkin Pie Overnight Oats

    Did you make this recipe?

    Please let me know how you liked it! Leave a comment below and share a picture on Instagram with the hashtag #thepetitecook! Looking at your pictures always makes me smile *and super hungry*!

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    Pumpkin Muffins With Chocolate Chips (dairy-free!)

    Prevent your screen from going dark
    Make the most of pumpkin season with super easy, delicious, dairy-free Pumpkin Muffins! Ready in less than 30 min and no butter required.
    Prep Time5 minutes mins
    Cook Time15 minutes mins
    Total Time25 minutes mins
    Course: Baking
    Cuisine: Dairy-free
    Serving: 6
    Author: Andrea Soranidis

    Ingredients

    • 200 g pumpkin puree
    • 3 tablespoon fine brown sugar
    • 2 large eggs, beaten
    • 120 ml light extra virgin olive oil
    • 140 g all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, see notes
    • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • a pinch of salt
    • 1 baking powder
    • 60 g dark chocolate chips

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 175 degrees C.
    • In a large bowl, beat the pumpkin puree together with the sugar, eggs and extra-virgin oil until smooth.
    • In another bowl combine the flour, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, salt and baking powder.
    • Slowly incorporate the dry ingredients into the wet ones, making sure of not over mixing. Add the chocolate chips and stir everything quickly together.
    • Divide the mixture into a non-stick muffin tin folded with paper cases, filling ¾ of each cup.
    • Bake for 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
    • Remove the muffin pan from the oven. Cool the pumpkin muffins in the tin for 10 minutes, then take them out and serve.

    Notes

    How to make homemade pumpkin pie spice mix:
    1 tablespoon pumpkin spice mix: 1½ teaspoons cinnamon, ½ teaspoon nutmeg, ½ teaspoon ginger, ¼ teaspoon allspice.
    Did you try this recipe? Tag @thepetitecook or use the hashtag #thepetitecook - Looking at your pictures makes my day!

    The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

     

    *This post was originally published in 2015 and updated with more helpful info.*

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    1. Koda Bear says

      October 23, 2023 at 5:44 pm

      Just a guess..
      250g = 1 cup pumpkin
      140g = 1 1/8 cup flour
      120ml = 1/2 cup 1/2 cup
      60g = 1/2 cup chocolate chips

      Reply
    2. Francesca Coleman Carr says

      December 03, 2016 at 1:25 pm

      This recipe is perfect for the Holidays. I can make this as a giveaways for my friends and family. This is not only delicious but healthy too. Perfect for kids. Thank you for sharing.

      Reply
      • Andrea says

        December 03, 2016 at 9:28 pm

        What a wonderful idea Francesca! They're totally gift-worthy and so delish! I also love to make these almond cookies to giveaway to friends and family during the holidays 🙂

        Reply
    3. Alma@ Freelance Content Writer says

      November 16, 2016 at 9:18 am

      I will Prepare these lovely and also different holiday baskets I've collaborated again with Homesense. I'm type of stressed with this shop.

      Reply
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