Low Fat Double Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins (from Pioneer Woman)

I found these muffins via her tastykitchen website - I didn't have a box of cake mix, so I made the "from scratch" version of the mix that is below the original recipe. Everyone really liked them!

This makes ~18 muffins

Ingredients:

1 package (about 18 Oz. Size) German Chocolate Cake Mix Or Make Your Own Chocolate Cake Mix (See Note)

1 can (15 Oz. Size) Pure Pumpkin

2 Eggs

1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla

1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon

1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

FOR OPTIONAL HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE CAKE MIX:

1-¾ cup Flour (I used 1/2 white & 1/2 white whole wheat)

1-½ cup Sugar

2 teaspoons Baking Powder

½ teaspoons Salt

⅔ cups Unsweetened Cocoa

Preheat oven 350ºF. Line or grease a muffin tin. Makes 18-24 muffins, depending on how full you fill each cup. I baked mine at 400*
Mix cake mix, pumpkin, eggs, vanilla, and cinnamon. Blend with mixer on low 1 minute, scrape down. Or mix by hand.
Increase speed to medium 2 minutes. Scrape down. Batter will be thick.
Fold in chocolate chips. Spoon batter into muffin tin. Bake 20-25 minutes. (or 10-12 minutes at increased temperature.)