HAPPY FALL Y’ALL
Fall welcomes crisp + cool mornings, leaves changing and falling, family time in the kitchen, the reminder of old traditions and the making of new ones.
Fall is my favorite season in North Carolina. The trees are bright and colorful, the cool air beginning to blow in, and the pumpkin recipes we love make it back into rotation. Even though the slow and steady of summer is replaced with routines of school + work, we gravitate back to the kitchen where we can gather together over good food.
Traditions and the kitchen seem to work hand-in-hand. The kitchen is the place to be as people gather, eat, laugh + tell the best stories. In the young season of parenthood when time seems to be fleeting, baking brings my family and I great joy and even better, the making of great memories. Time stands still as we welcome the new season in in the kitchen.
Our go-to recipe to kick-off fall is a staple and always the first one out of the oven, pumpkin chocolate chip muffins. I had a friend introduce this recipe to me years ago and it has been a staple in my home ever since. While I love to bake homemade, this pumpkin chocolate chip muffin recipe is quick and will have you being the hero in under 30 minutes. As an added bonus, it is only three ingredients and an excellent recipe to have your kids help with. I hope you enjoy these muffins as much as me and my family do. Happy fall!
Homemade(ish) Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins:
PUSH PLAY TO SEE HOW SIMPLE THIS RECIPE REALLY IS!
What you need:
1 box of yellow or spice cake mix.
*For Gluten Free, use the Bob’s Red Mill GF Yellow Cake Mix
1 15oz can of pumpkin
2/3 cup (or more) mini chocolate chips
Muffin tin + muffin liners - Fall theme preferred!
Spatula or hand mixer
What to do:
-Preheat oven to 350.
-Mix together box cake mix, can of pumpkin, and mini chocolate chips in one bowl. Seriously, that’s it! Mixing works well with either a spatula or hand mixer.
-Pour batter into preferred muffin cups ~2/3 way to the top.
*This will make ~24 large muffins or ~48 mini muffins.
-Bake large muffins for 12-16 minutes and small muffins for 9-12 minutes. Make sure a toothpick comes out clean.
-Cool for 15 minutes and enjoy!