The Ultimate Chocolate Pumpkin Cupcakes

Sharing our favorite chocolate pumpkin cupcakes today! My Ultimate Chocolate Pumpkin Cupcakes are soft, fudgy and the perfect cupcake to treat your family and friends!

Pumpkin Cupcakes

I am so excited about these homemade chocolate cupcakes. There’s something so irresistible about melted chocolate right?! Can’t get enough of them. Grab some cute bakery style boxes and surprise your family and friends this season with a ultra soft, chocolate-y cupcake! Enjoy!

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ingredients for pumpkin cupcakes

What You’ll Need For Pumpkin Cupcakes

  • plain Greek yogurt– Chobani has a great Greek Yogurt.
  • coconut oil– Find coconut oil down the baking isle of the grocery store.
  • large eggs– When shopping for eggs, you’ll see medium, large and extra large available. I use large eggs in all of my baking recipes.
  • pure vanilla extract- For best tasting results, use pure vanilla.
  • canned pumpkin such as Libby’s– Pumpkin puree is canned pumpkin found in the baking section. Make sure you don’t pick up pumpkin pie filling. The can should say pumpkin puree.
  • light brown sugar– Brown sugar adds to the sweetness of the cupcakes.
  • all-purpose flour– Flour is the main dry ingredient for the cupcakes.
  • unsweetened cocoa powder– Find cocoa powder in the baking isle of the grocery store.
  • baking soda– Baking soda is part of the dry ingredients that aids in rising the cupcakes.
  • kosher salt– Kosher salt is a course salt. I prefer using it in my cooking and baking.
  • ground cinnamon– Cinnamon adds a little spice to the cupcakes.
  • chocolate chips– I like to use mini chocolate chips if available.

dry ingredients in mixing bowl for pumpkin cupcakes

How To Make Pumpkin Chocolate Cupcakes

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and line 24 cupcake cups with paper liners.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, beat the yogurt, coconut oil, eggs and vanilla until well combined. Stir in pumpkin and sugars, until combined. Stir in flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon until combined.
  3. Using a cookie scoop or spoon, fill cupcake liners 3/4 way full of batter. Bake for 20-22 minutes or until baked through. Remove and let cool completely. To prepare drizzle, melt chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl or over a double boiler until smooth. Stir in coconut oil until shiny. Drizzle over each cooled cupcake before serving.

pumpkin cupcake batter in muffin tins

Fill your cupcake liners 3/4 full.

baked chocolate pumpkin cupcakes

Bake at 350 degrees F. for 20-22 minutes. Let cool completely.

baked and iced pumpkin cupcakes

How To Serve Homemade Cupcakes

Serve cupcakes room temperature or slightly warmed. Vanilla ice cream is a great side with the cupcakes.

How To Store Cupcakes

Store any leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days in the refrigerator. Warm as needed.

The Ultimate Chocolate Pumpkin Cupcakes

The Ultimate Pumpkin Chocolate Cupcakes

These really are the ULTIMATE Pumpkin Chocolate Cupcakes, perfectly soft with just the right chocolate pumpkin combo.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings: 24
Calories: 153kcal
Author: Jenny
Cost: $15
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Equipment

  • Oven
  • cupcake liners
  • 2 12 count muffin tins
  • mixing bowl
  • measuring spoons
  • measuring cups
  • mixing spoon

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup plain Greek 2% yogurt
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil you can substitute vegetable or canola oil in it’s place
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree such as Libby’s
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Chocolate Drizzle
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 2-3 tablespoons melted coconut oil

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line 24 cupcake cups with paper liners.
  • In a large mixing bowl, beat the yogurt, coconut oil, eggs and vanilla until well combined. Stir in pumpkin and sugars, until combined. Stir in flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon until combined.
  • Using a cookie scoop or spoon, fill cupcake liners 3/4 way full of batter. Bake for 20-22 minutes or until baked through. Remove and let cool completely. To prepare drizzle, melt chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl or over a double boiler until smooth. Stir in coconut oil until shiny. Drizzle over each cooled cupcake before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 153kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 83mg | Potassium: 71mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 1625IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg
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photo collage pumpkin cupcakes

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36 Responses
  1. Amallia

    wow, so delicious, chocolate and pumpkin…yummy cupcake. Could you give me some of it…please 🙂

  2. Natalie

    I have made these twice. I used fresh pumpkin puree (cooked day’s before). I made a English toffee frosting an it was a great marriage. Mu children bus driver is know requesting them.

  3. Tracy

    Any suggestions for replacing the coconut oil? We have an allergy to coconut in our family, sadly, ,so can’t use that yummy healthy ingredient …

  4. Paula B.

    looks delicious and super simple… I’ll have to replace the eggs with flaxseed and water bc of my son’s food allergies and the coconut oil bc I abhor coconut, and we’ll have cupcakes!!

  5. Mary

    These turned out just okay. I would not recommend the chocolate drizzle.. perhaps a different frosting? I like the idea of the health benefit (pumpkin), but not the best tasting for kids.

  6. Tieghan

    Gotta love chocolate and pumpkin!! These look to die for! They would be gone in second over here!

  7. Alexandre Raymundo

    Hi Jenny! I have recently discovered your website, I am enjoying reading it very much, it has great info! I hope we can begin to exchange some ideas! Thank you.

  8. Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking

    I love that deep, dark color to these cupcakes. The perfect canvas for all kinds of Halloween cupcake decorating! These look great, Jenny!

  9. Jessica

    These look and sounds so yummy (I’ve never tried a pumpkin-chocolate combo but have been wanting to) and I love that you’ve frosted them with a glaze rather than a thick buttercream. A question though…I can’t quite make out the size of the pumpkin puree…is it the 29oz size or the smaller one? I’m guessing the smaller one. Also, do you have a suggestion on what type of chocolate chips would taste best (milk, dark, semi-sweet)?

  10. Prudy @ butter, basil and breadcrumbs

    Oh these cupcakes look delightful… I need to try this recipe. 🙂
    Thank you for sharing! I’m just learning about coconut oil… Can’t wait to see what it’s all about!

  11. Stephanie

    If only we had the technology to reach through the screen to grab a cupcake! I’ll have to make these soon!

  12. Rachel

    Thank you for sharing this delicious looking, truly-homemade pumpkin cupcake recipe. My daughter and I will definitely be making some for her classmates next week!

  13. Aimee Wimbush-Bourque

    Looks beautiful, Jenny! Looks like I need to add a baking day to my week. 😉

  14. Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girl

    Chocolate and Pumpkin go together so wonderfully to me! Loving these cupcakes!

  15. Madison

    I love the combination of chocolate and pumpkin and cinnamon. It’s an ultimate spice/Chocolate-lover heaven! These are right up my alley.

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