Name: Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 14 min
Total time: 24 min
Ingredients: 1 box Devil's Food Cake Mix; 15 ounces unsweetened pumpkin puree; ⅓ cup applesauce; ½ cup chocolate chips ( (I used mini-chocolate chips in the picture))

These Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins only require three ingredients and take a few minutes to throw together. You can't taste the pumpkin at all and they are so good. Perfect for breakfast!

Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins Recipe (Only 3 ingredients!)

The perfect snack: Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins (and they only need 3 ingredients!).

These muffins don’t actually taste too “pumpkin-y” . . . the chocolate kind of takes over and these muffins are just a really moist chocolate muffin. I have made these muffins for my kids as a snack and even as breakfast and they absolutely love them.

I love that they are so easy to make- no eggs, no oil- just three simple ingredients.

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What cake mix works best for this recipe?

For this recipe we used Devil’s Food cake mix.

However, any chocolate cake mix would work perfectly.

If you want something that will make these muffins a little more pumpkin flavored, we recommend using a spice cake mix.

They will taste a lot more pumpkin-ish, and still work just as well as the chocolate.

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What makes it a muffin and not a cupcake?

Technically, these muffins are made with a cake mix, so they could be considered a cupcake.

However, these are so rich and flavorful that they don’t need frosting on top.

You could always top them with frosting but they are so rich that one bite in, you would be done with it.

You could use oil in place of the applesauce, but the applesauce gives it a sweet flavor that we think you will love.

If you are looking for a delicious cupcake recipe, I recommend our Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes. The frosting on those cupcakes is the best part.

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What ingredients are needed to make this recipe?

So what are the three magical ingredients that make up this recipe? Here they are:

1 box Devil’s Food cake mix
1 can (15 oz) unsweetened pumpkin puree
1/3 cup applesauce

That’s all there is to it! However, you could easily throw in some delicious additions. Here are a few we recommend:

M&M’s
Milk or Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
Slivered Almonds
Reeses Pieces
White Chocolate Chips
Chopped Peanuts

Close up of Chocolate Pumpkin Muffin in a muffin liner

Do I have to use muffin liners?

For this recipe, you do not have to use muffin liners.

You could just spray the muffin tin with non stick cooking spray.

However, I do recommend using muffin liners because it’s much easier to clean!

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How could I make this recipe into bars instead of muffins?

For this recipe, we personally recommend making these into muffins, rather than bars. They aren’t the most smooth dessert on top. They are dense and thick, so if they are made into bars, they may look a little funny.

However, if you do make them into bars, here is what we recommend:

Use a 9×13 inch baking pan and spraying it with nonstick cooking spray.
Spread the batter out into the pan evenly.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Bake the bars for about 25-30 minutes.
Check them for doneness by placing a toothpick in the middle of the bars, and if it comes out clean, the bars are done. If it comes out with batter, it may need another minute or two, to finish baking through.
This is a thick batter so they take a while to cook through when made into bars. For best results, make these into muffins.

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How to make Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins:

Ingredients for Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins in a bowl

Add your three ingredients to the bowl.

Chocolate Pumpkin Muffin batter in a glass bowl

Stir well. I used a wooden spoon, but you could also use a standing mixer or a hand mixer.

Chocolate Pumpkin Muffin batter in a glass bowl mixed with chocolate chips

Throw in any other additions. I did chocolate chips, but this is totally optional.

Place small scoops of the batter into the muffin liners.

Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins batter in muffin tin

Bake and enjoy!

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Serves: 12 muffins