Amazing Chocolate Pumpkin Protein Muffins with the fall flavor and chocolate, for an indulgent cozy treat! Healthy chocolate pumpkin muffins use protein powder for sweetness and have no sugar, oil or butter.

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Chocolate and pumpkin really is an underrated combination – the hint of pumpkin spice in the rich chocolate flavor – so good!

A very clean and cozy fall recipe here though.

Ingredients for Chocolate Pumpkin Protein Muffins:

This recipe for chocolate pumpkin protein muffins is as healthy as it gets with no oil or butter and no sugar either.

Here’s what you need to make a batch of this good stuff:

Pumpkin Puree
Chocolate Protein Powder as a replacement for the sugar – this is what makes this a sugarfree chocolate protein muffin recipe; I use Quest Nutrition Chocolate here.
Unflavored Protein Powder to replace some of the flour (and carbs) in the recipe for a slightly lower carb high protein brownie. I used Quest Nutriton Multi-purpose here.
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
Whole Wheat Pastry Flour for a healthy, nutritious and whole grain muffin recipe.
Non-fat Greek Yogurt to add even more protein and keep these low fat
Almond Milk for some moisture
Also makes this a dairy free muffin recipe. Feel fee to use any other non dairy or normal milk
Eggs
Stevia Sweetener
Vanilla Extract
Baking Soda and Baking Powder – you need them both for that perfect rise!
Pumpkin Pie Spice

And then for the mix-ins

Sugar free Chocolate Chips or Chopped Chocolate – I use sugar free ones from Lakanto here (HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount here as well). Lily’s is another sugar-free option!

Things to keep in mind for these Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins with Protein Powder

This recipe for chocolate pumpkin protein powder muffins really is quite easy, but here’s some tips to get them perfectly light and fluffy.

Use pumpkin puree, not pumpkin pie mix so there’s no added sugars in the recipe

Don’t overmix the batter!
Pour the dry mix into the dry and just fold them together or too much gluten will develop, again giving you dense and gummy muffins. The protein powder could also cause toughness.

Don’t skip out on the almond milk or the yogurt
They add a fair bit of moisture to the muffins since there’s no oil here, also the protein powder in the muffins needs extra moisture.

Spray the insides of the muffin pan with oil spray so the muffins come off easily.

For the perfect rise, bake the muffins at 425F for 5 mins, and then another 15-18 minutes at 350F.
That initial hot air makes the tops rise, and then the lower temperature lets the muffins continue to cook on the inside.

Can you store Weight Watchers Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins?

With such a low calorie and reduced fat recipe, these weight watcher-friendly chocolate pumpkin muffins with are completely to okay to indulge in; I myself had nearly 2 at a time!

You can keep the weight watchers chocolate pumpkin muffins out at room temperature on the countertop for 2 or 3 days, or in the fridge for or 4 or 5 days. Be sure to use an airtight container.

To freeze the healthy chocolate pumpkin muffins, wrap them plastic wrap, and place in a freezer-safe zipper bag. They’ll last for 2 or 3 months. Thaw them when you want fall spiced apple dessert at Thanksgiving!

Some alternatives for these Healthy Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins:

I made these healthy chocolate pumpkin mufffins with the whole wheat pastry flour and protein powder as described, but here’s some other clean ingredients to try:

Whole Wheat Pastry Flour: All purpose flour or 1:1 Gluten Free Baking Flour, in the same amount by weight not cups.
Unflavored Protein Powder: 45g more Flour, but also reduce yogurt to ½ cup (112g)
Greek Yogurt: Coconut Yogurt
Almond Milk: Any other milk
Stevia Sweetener: Monkfruit sweetener (I use the one from Lakanto; Code HAYLSKITCHEN gives you a discount here) or regular sugar

Some more Protein Muffin Recipes to try:

And some more high protein Pumpkin recipes: