Ingredients
8ozcream cheese,(1 package) at room temperature
⅓cupwhite sugar
1egg
2tbsppumpkin,100% pure
6dropsyellow food coloring
3dropsred food coloring
⅛tspsalt
½cupchocolate chips,semisweet, or more to taste
1 ½cupsall-purpose flour
1cupwhite sugar
¼cupunsweetened cocoa powder
1tspbaking Soda
½tspsalt
⅓cupvegetable oil
1cupwater
1tspwhite vinegar
1tspvanilla extract
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin tin with paper liners.
Place cream cheese, ⅓ cup sugar, egg, pumpkin, yellow food coloring, red food coloring, and salt in a bowl. Beat using an electric mixer until thoroughly combined and no lumps remain. Stir in chocolate chips.
Whisk flour, 1 cup sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and ½ teaspoon salt together in a large bowl. Mix in water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla extract until batter is well blended.
Fill muffin cups ½-full with batter. Top with 1 tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle a few chocolate chips on top.
Bake in the preheated oven for about 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Serve and enjoy for Thanksgiving dinner!
