I had the hankerin’ for something chocolate AND pumpkin, so I went on a recipe search and found this yumminess.  I made some slight adjustments to the original recipe that I found on Living Healthy With Chocolate, so you may want to check that one out, but I’m quite fond of how these nuggets turned out!!  This is a perfect fall sweet treat!!!  It’s pumpkin perfection!

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 can pumpkin puree
• 3 tbs of Greek yogurt
• 3 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
• 2 eggs, 1 egg white
• 1 1/2  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup raw honey
• 1 cup almond flour
• 1 cup Trader Joe’s gluten free flour
• 1 1/2  teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
•  2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
•  1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1/3 cup raw cacao powder
• chocolate chips

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. in a large bowl, whisk together the pumpkin puree, Greek yogurt, coconut oil, eggs, vanilla and honey
2. in a separate bowl, mix the almond flour, baking soda, salt, pumpkin pie spice and cinnamon and cocoa powder
3. using a rubber spatula, gently mix dry ingredients into wet to form a batter. Do not over mix. The batter will be thick.  Add in chocolate chips into the batter if desired.  (The answer is – YES it is desired!)
4. sprinkle chocolate chunks or chips on top and bake at 350°F until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, approximately 30-40 minutes