Kids in the Kitchen: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
It’s that time of the year when its perfectly acceptable to have pumpkin flavored everything foods! I personally think that pumpkin flavored goodies are fine any time of the year but right now we are in the “socially” accepted time window 🙂 The kids and I decided to bake some yummy pumpkin chocolate chip muffins for their teachers prior to the first day of school.
My kids love pumpkin – they will eat it straight from the can if I let them! I wait to open the can until right before we add it to the recipe to keep them at bay. The kids love helping and are great assistants in the kitchen. I love watching their culinary skills develop as they get older. For this project the kids even helped gather the ingredients for me.
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup oil
- 1 can (15oz) pumpkin (puree - not pumpkin pie mix)
- 2/3 cup water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp cloves
- 3-1/3 cups flour
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 bag of chocolate chips (I prefer minis)
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Grease muffin tins or use liners. Put all wet ingredients (eggs, oil, pumpkin, water) in a bowl and mix together thoroughly. Add the sugar and mix until fully combined. Next add the salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, baking soda and flour. Mix until just combined. Finally add the chocolate chips and stir. Fill muffin tins 2/3 of the way up and place in oven. Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Join us this week in our Unit Study for a look at Pumpkins, Apples & Harvest
Corn Kernal Fall Tree Craft from Play Dough & Popsicles
Learning About Pumpkins {Free Printables Round Up} from Faith and Good Works
Books about Pumpkins for Kids from CraftCreateCalm
Pumpkin Recipes for Kids from FrogMom
Apple Tree Counting Mat from Look! We’re Learning!
Harvest Theme Word Search from Tales of Education at Home
Board Books About Apples and Pumpkins for Toddlers from The Jenny Evolution
Pumpkin Science Activities from iGameMom
Apple Read and Play from My Storytime Corner
Pumpkin Preschool Printables from Living life and learning
Pumpkin Patch Alphabet Match from Schooling a Monkey
Apple Sight Word Game from Books and Giggles
Challenge Math – Apple Theme from Planet Smarty Pants
