Hello! 
How is everyone doing today? I can tell you one thing, I am enjoying the cooler weather as much as I can with the windows open until this weekend when it warms back up for a couple of days.
This past weekend I had so much fun for my birthday! We went to Charlotte, NC for the Greek Festival! It was rather cool in the city and that was the main reason we wanted to go! It was so good with yummy food, watching dancers, seeing all the priest garbs in the church and having fun with an old friend from college! It was so nice to catch up and relax outside where it feels amazing! Oh how I wish it would stay mild and in the high 60’s all winter! I am so ready to pull my favorite sweaters out of hiding and put all my maroon on!
As you can see I have a little bit of an obsession with pumpkin, but it only happens once a year, so in my mind it’s okay. When I was a child my mom loved to make apple anything so I think I have steered away from apples (but I still love apples don’t worry!). It wasn’t until later in life that my mom started making a lot more pumpkin baked goods like pumpkin cookies, which will be up tomorrow on Mattie’s Pantry!
I am the only one who is truly adventurous in tiny family in terms of cooking (besides my aunt and uncle that is!) and me and pumpkin have become rather close over the last couple of years and from those years the Vegan Mini Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins were born! Yes, yes you should be happy to know that they are extremely yummy and the best part? The Chocolate Chips for sure!
Vegan Mini Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp Brown Rice Flour
1/4 cup Tapioca Starch
1/2 tsp Xanthan Gum
1 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice
1 tsp Cinnamon (I like a little more cinnamon in my muffins)
Pinch of Cardamom
Pinch of Salt
3/4 cup Coconut Palm Sugar
1 Tbsp Flaxseed mixed with 3 Tbsp water (or use an egg if you are not vegan)
1 cup Pumpkin
1/4 cup Coconut Oil (melted)
1/2 tsp Vanilla
1/2 to 1 cup Chocolate Chips (be generous if you want to be!)
Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
Mix together your brown rice flour, tapioca starch, xanthan gum, spices and salt set aside. Then mix together your sugar, flaxseed and water, pumpkin, coconut oil and vanilla. Mix in your dry mixture and then add in your chocolate chips.
Spray a mini muffin pan with non-stick spray and fill them. Place on the middle rack of the oven and bake 12-14 minutes or until the muffin has reached a bouncy texture. take out and let cool in pans for 10 minutes. Finish cooling on a cooling rack! Serve as breakfast or dessert!
- Vegan Mini Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
- 1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp Brown Rice Flour
- 1/4 cup Tapioca Starch
- 1/2 tsp Xanthan Gum
- 1 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice
- 1 tsp Cinnamon (I like a little more cinnamon in my muffins)
- Pinch of Cardamom
- Pinch of Salt
- 3/4 cup Coconut Palm Sugar
- 1 Tbsp Flaxseed mixed with 3 Tbsp water (or use an egg if you are not vegan)
- 1 cup Pumpkin
- 1/4 cup Coconut Oil (melted)
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla
- 1/2 to 1 cup Chocolate Chips (be generous if you want to be!)
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Mix together your brown rice flour, tapioca starch, xanthan gum, spices and salt set aside. Then mix together your sugar, flaxseed and water, pumpkin, coconut oil and vanilla. Mix in your dry mixture and then add in your chocolate chips.
- Spray a mini muffin pan with non-stick spray and fill them. Place on the middle rack of the oven and bake 12-14 minutes or until the muffin has reached a bouncy texture. take out and let cool in pans for 10 minutes. Finish cooling on a cooling rack! Serve as breakfast or dessert!
- If you want to do regular size muffins you can double the recipe to get 12 muffins and bake them for 20 minutes.
chocolate right? These vegan mini pumpkin chocolate chip muffins were super moist and are always great with you coffee in the morning or with milk for a midnight snack! I like how tiny they are because I don’t feel as guilty eating 2 of these as I do after eating 2 regular size muffins! You all need to let me know how you like it! I am quite sure everyone will eat these mini, delicious muffins!
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I hope you have a blessed and happy day! Enjoy this beautiful weather!
Deliciously,
Gabby
Jessica says
September 16, 2015 at 1:09 pmThis look so good, and I just saw how awesome it is that you seem to have recipes for everyone on your blog. 😉
Jessica says
September 16, 2015 at 1:10 pmThat is supposed to say “say how awesome” not “saw how awesome…” Is it Friday yet???
NotTooShabbyGabby says
September 16, 2015 at 2:58 pmSome days it just feels that way doesn’t it? haha
NotTooShabbyGabby says
September 16, 2015 at 2:57 pmOh Thank you Jessica! I try! I am not on any specific diet (I probably should be…) but I want my blog to follow kinda how I eat which is healthy with some bad things littered here and there! haha 🙂
Tianna says
September 17, 2015 at 3:40 pmthanks for these – they look delicious!
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Nikki Frank-Hamilton says
September 19, 2015 at 7:20 pmThese look so good, and right up my alley. Were you thinking about me when you made them? LOL
My birthday was the 7th and my sister’s is the 16th, you are right there with us. Happy Birthday my friend! xx
NotTooShabbyGabby says
September 20, 2015 at 3:47 pmThank you Nikki! Happy belated to you and your sister!
Amber says
September 22, 2015 at 8:52 amhappy belated birthday!! These look amazing! I always love to see your recipes in our best of the blogosphere link up. I have got to start trying some of these recipes!
NotTooShabbyGabby says
September 22, 2015 at 11:03 amThank you Amber! I only get to say it once a year so I feel like I should!
Jennifer says
September 24, 2015 at 9:53 pmSounds so good! Thanks for sharing at the Weekend Blog Hop at My Flagstaff Home!
Jennifer
Mary, Living a Sunshine Life says
September 25, 2015 at 9:17 pmEverything but the cinnamon here, lol. Although I am interested to try pumpkin mixed with chocolate chip. I’ve recently allowed myself to try chocolate chip banana bread, and since it was so good, I think I could make the exception for this one. Thanks for linking up to the Sunshine Life Link Up! I can’t wait to see what you share next week!
NotTooShabbyGabby says
October 5, 2015 at 9:22 pmThey are yummy! Thank you Mary!
Lou Lou Girls says
September 26, 2015 at 2:22 pmOh yum! This looks so incredible! Pinned and tweeted. We love partying with you and we appreciate you stopping by! Please take a minute to stop by next week, so we can pin and tweet your new creation. The party starts on Monday at 7 pm! Have a great Saturday! Lou Lou Girls
April J harris says
September 29, 2015 at 9:06 amSuch a lovely seasonal muffin recipe! Pinned! Thank you for being a part of the Hearth and Soul Hop.
NotTooShabbyGabby says
October 5, 2015 at 9:15 pmIt is super yummy you won’t regret it!