Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Mini Muffins

2 cups pumpkin puree
¾ cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt 
½ cup unsweetened applesauce
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups whole wheat pastry flour, or white whole wheat flour
½ cup sugar
½ tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground nutmeg
½ cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips
nonstick spray


Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl combine pumpkin, yogurt, applesauce, egg and vanilla.  Mix well.  In a medium bowl combine whole wheat flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg.  Mix well.  Gradually combine flour mixture into the large bowl of pumpkin mixture.  Blend well and add mini chocolate chips. 

Spray mini muffin pans with nonstick spray.  Add approximately 1 ½ T of batter into each mini muffin cup.  Bake for 12-15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Makes 36 mini muffins. 1 muffin = 1 serving
60 calories, 1g fat, 0.5g sat fat, 7 mg chol, 75 mg sodium, 1g fiber, 5g sugar, 2g protein