Chocolate-chip Pumpkin Muffins (yes, the chocolate part comes first as it is most important…:))

Originally from this site

INGREDIENTS:

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup sugar or 3/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup whole wheat flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

3 eggs

1 (15 ounce) can solid pack pumpkin

3/4 cup applesauce

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips*

DIRECTIONS:

In a mixing bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. In another bowl, combine egg, egg substitute, pumpkin, applesauce and oil; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Stir in chocolate chips. Coat muffin cups with nonstick cooking spray; fill two-thirds full with batter. Bake at 400 degrees F for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

*Or, you can try putting a bit of nutella swirled either on the top of the muffins each individually before you bake them, or fill each cup halfway with batter, put about a teaspoon of nutella on them, then fill the rest of the way with batter.