Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

4 eggs

2 cups sugar

1 (15 oz) can solid-pack pumpkin puree

¾ cups canola oil

¾ cup applesauce

3 cups all-purpose flour

2 tsps baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1 T. pumpkin pie spice

1 tsp salt

2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 400°. Place paper liners in a regular sized muffin pan.

In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, pumpkin, oil & applesauce until smooth. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice and salt; Add flour mixture slowly to pumpkin mixture and mix well. Fold in chocolate chips. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups almost all the way full.

Bake for 15-17 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Do not overbake. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Makes 2 dozen muffins.

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