Pumpkin Gut Chocolate Chip Muffins

Moist and dense delicious muffins are a great use for pumpkin guts.

Prep Time:

20 mins

Cook Time:

20 mins

Total Time:

40 mins

Servings:

Yield:

12 big muffins

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Ingredients

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Original recipe (1X) yields 12 servings

1 tablespoon clarified butter (ghee)
1 ¾ cups pumpkin guts
1 ½ cups brown sugar
½ cup butter, cubed and at room temperature
3 eggs
4 cups all-purpose flour, divided
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin with ghee.
Separate the seeds from the stringy pumpkin guts. Place guts into a blender or food processor; pulse until pureed.
Mix brown sugar and butter together in a bowl until combined. Add pumpkin puree and eggs; whisk until well blended.
Sift 3 cups flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt together in a bowl. Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture and stir until absorbed. Add as much of the remaining 1 cup flour as needed to create a batter that is moist but thick enough to stand a spoon in. Stir in chocolate chips.
Divide batter evenly between the 12 muffin cups.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick poked into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.

Cook’s Note

By pumpkin guts, I literally mean the stringy, gooey stuff that normally gets thrown away. I process mine using my older Ninja blender. I find that about 4 cups of guts will process down to about 2 cups.

A great variation is to use 1 cup chopped walnuts plus 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries instead of the 2 cups chocolate chips.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

495	Calories
19g	Fat
79g	Carbs
7g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 12
Calories 495
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 19g	24%
Saturated Fat 11g	56%
Cholesterol 70mg	23%
Sodium 425mg	18%
Total Carbohydrate 79g	29%
Dietary Fiber 3g	11%
Total Sugars 43g
Protein 7g	15%
Vitamin C 1mg	1%
Calcium 187mg	14%
Iron 4mg	20%
Potassium 245mg	5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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