Description:

This is a recipe that a friend from work gave me; after eating just one muffin--I just had to have it.

Source:

Holly

Serves/Makes:6 plus, depending on pan size

Ingredients

• 1 cup (225 ml) brown sugar
• 1/3 cup (80 ml) white sugar
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) canola oil
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) vanilla
• 1-1/3 cups (325 ml) pumpkin (canned)*
• 2 cups (475 ml) flour
• 1 tsp (5 ml) baking powder
• 1 tsp (5 ml) baking soda
• 1/4 tsp (1 ml) salt
• 1 tsp (5 ml) cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) cloves
• 1 tsp (5 ml) ginger
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) nutmeg
• 3/4 cup (175 ml) chocolate chips (semi-sweet)

Preparation

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees (200 C.).
• Blend dry ingredients in a bowl, set aside.
• Beat sugars, oil and eggs in a bowl until frothy.
• Add vanilla and pumpkin.
• Gently fold in dry ingredients and chips (don't overmix).
• Divide into a small 12-muffin tin or a large 6-muffin tin.
• Bake 35 minutes for small; 40 to 45 minutes for large.

Comments

*My friend used fresh pumpkin that she had frozen from the year before.