I'm sorry. Really truly sorry. This pumpkin ginger obsession of mine has sort of overtaken my life. I took a poll over on my Facebook page a couple of nights ago, asking my fans which of 3 recipes they'd like to see me post today. As I typed out the options, I was a bit embarrassed. EVERY one of them included either pumpkin or ginger...or both. I do realize that this blog of mine should be filled with a diverse assortment of recipes. I don't want to be the blah blah boring blogger. I want you to fall madly in luv with me so that you'll come back every time I have a new post!
MY PLEDGE TO YOU, MY WONDERFUL READER:
I, Chef Becca "Boo" Heflin, pledge that I won't bore you with any more pumpkin creations for a while, but I HAVE to get this last one off of my keyboard and into your mouth. It's simply too yummilicious to keep it all to myself. Behold the beauty of these pumpkin ginger chocolate chip muffins!
If you've ever baked with pumpkin, you're already aware of how much moisture that it adds. I really should call these cupcakes, because the texture is really more cake-like than it is muffin-like. Truth be told, the only difference between the two is the amount of sugar added. Typically, muffins contain half the sugar of a cupcake. Unless you're consuming a muffin from Starbucks...then all bets are off!
OK my lovely... LET'S GET COOKIN'!!
- 1.5 cups (6.6 oz. or 195 g) all-purpose flour
- 1.5 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup canola or vegetable oil (can also use 1/2 cup melted butter)
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup (3.7 oz. or 100 g) granulated white sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup (180 ml) solid packed, canned pumpkin puree
- 1/4 cup candied ginger chips (or finely diced crystallized ginger)
- 1 cup (175 g) semisweet chocolate chips
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.(177 degrees C). Place rack in the middle of the oven. Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners and spray each cup lightly with a non-stick vegetable spray.
- In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, ground spices, and salt.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the oil and sugar until well combined. Add the eggs, one at a time, whisking well after each addition. Mix in the pumpkin puree and vanilla extract. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Alternately add the flour mixture and sour cream, in three additions, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Fold in the chocolate chips and the candied ginger.
- Fill the muffin cups evenly with the batter using two spoons or an ice cream scoop. Place in the oven and bake for about 18 - 20 minutes, or until firm to the touch and a toothpick inserted in the center of one of the muffins comes out clean. Place on a wire rack to cool.
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I'll be posting an entry about these tihognt. I used the almond milk she suggested, but didn't have pumpkin pie spice, so I used 1/2 tsp of nutmeg, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, and 1/2 tsp of allspice. Soooo good. Yours photographed so much better than mine. Haha. I'm so glad you found these!
I have to say I love the flavor combination of pumpkin, ginger and chocolate all in one lovely muffin! It's funny that I only seem to eat pumpkin around this time of year even though I love the flavor so much. Anyway, I've never made these before, so I will give your recipe a try!
I'm always a ltltie behind in terms of trends, but I'm totally obsessed with pumpkin this year. And I've got cans and cans of Libby's stockpiled at my house so this cookbook will definitely come in handy! Thanks for sharing!
Now I apologize. I'm sorry I don't get the pumpkin craze; sure I enjoy it in a pie over Thanksgiving but after blogging I'm almost sick of it by then. I get wanting to make something people might be searching for but just wish it could wait til closer to actual fall weather. 75 degree weather does not have me in the mood for pumpkin, fires, warm socks or fleece. I'm still mourning the loss of summer. Could we have just one more ice cream first, pretty please?
I completely appreciate where you're coming from, Barbara. I think if I lived in those warm temps most of the year, I might feel the same as you. I happen to love the taste, aroma, and texture of all of the winter squashes, which fits perfectly with the fact that I live in a state where we have 4 months (if we're lucky) of warm temperatures, and 8 of icy tundra
I'm a new reader and I love your blog. The pcreuits are beautiful and I read the story about how you and your fiance met. I thought it was so cute, I shared it with my friends and they all thought it was such a lovely story. Your blog is my favorite blog at the moment! p.s I'm a vegetarian and these muffins look awesome. I'm going to try and make them! thank you for putting up the recipe!!
I love pumpkin! Thanks for the recpies. I've been making pumpkin pie oatmeal lately. I froze some pumpkin puree in an ice cube tray. For every serving of oatmeal I add one pumpkin cube and then some cinnamon and nutmeg.