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Whenever there’s a seasonal item at Trader Joe’s like pumpkin puree, I get so excited that I lose control and end up buying at least 10 cans of it. Individual Pumpkin Cheesecakes, Pumpkin Milkshakes, Pumpkin Seed Cookies, Pumpkin Waffles….those are a few of the things I love to make with pumpkin puree, just to give you a hint of my obsession with it.
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In general, I try not to eat a lot of canned foods, but if there’s one thing that is simply easier and tastier to get from a can, it’s pumpkin puree. Roasting and pureeing an entire pumpkin, is a time consuming task that I don’t recommend doing, especially when their are a couple of very good canned brands out there. As you now know, I love making my arsenal of Vitamin A packed pumpkin recipes, but it’s always a fun challenge for me to come up with new ones. When these Pumpkin Apple Muffins came out of my oven, the entire kitchen was filled with the delicious smells of cinnamon and spice. The first bite of a muffin was even better though, especially when spread with a spoonful of weelicious Pumpkin Butter.
So go out, get some canned pumpkin and get into the pumpkin spirit. I’m not saying you have to go crazy like me, but no matter what you make — especially this time of year — pumpkin makes everything taste more special!
Pumpkin Apple Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cups all purpose flour
- 2/3 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher or sea salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1 medium apple, peeled and grated
- 3 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil
- 1/2 cup agave or honey
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup milk of choice
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine the first 7 ingredients in a bowl and mix. Toss the grated apples in the dry mixture to coat.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the remaining ingredients together.
- Slowly add the flour mixture into the wet ingredients and stir until just combined.
- Grease muffin tins or line them with muffin cups and fill each cup 3/4 full with the batter.
- Bake for 20 minutes (12-14 minutes for regular size muffins) or until a toothpick comes out clean.
As long as it’s cooked it’s ok to give them honey 🙂
I would love to make these for my 9 month sold but he can’t have honey yet and I don’t have (nor plan on leaving the house today for) agave. Any ideas what else we could use?
I made these last night and they were a hit! I can’t wait to try some of your other muffin recipes. Such a great way to get more fruits and veggies in my sons diet. Love that they’re convenient to pack in a bag to Grandma’s too 🙂
Is it possible for me to get nutritional information on this recipe? I absolutely LOVE them, but have been diagnosed with gestational diabetes and would love to be able to fit it into my menus properly. 🙂
Just made a batch – added a bit more agave based on the reviews. They still turned out dry and quite bland 🙁
I also prefer using Applesauce instead of grating an apple. I quickly skimmed the comments and didn’t find the answer yet. Did you give it a try. I also want to use applesauce in stead of oil. So not sure how much in total to use of applesauce and if its going to work.
I just had a baby and I can’t always take the time to shred an apple these days! 😉 Can I use applesauce–how much should I use?? Has anyone tried this? These are our FAVORITE muffins!
I use an little extra honey, oil, and milk. That seems to keep them quite moist.
Made this recipe twice this week! Very tasty. Added craisins to my second batch & a scoop of chia seeds for some extra nutrients 🙂
I made these tonight. The only things I changed were a tiny bit less honey (ran out) and added a 1/2 tsp of vanilla. They came out dry dry dry. What did I do wrong? They just don’t look nice and moist (even if I had taken them out earlier, they were already looking more like a scone than a muffin in texture)
my 2 year old daughter and I just made these and they were super easy and she loved them. we used applesauce instead of oil and they turned out great!
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What is in pumpkin pie spice. I am guessing nutmeg and ginger…anything else? Clove? How much of each? I have all the spices, but not a “pumpkin pie spice”
These look so good!
I also baked up pumpkins for puree and froze it in bags for making these later. I also like to avoid canned food if I can. It tasted great! 🙂
Ooh, that would be super convenient, I have six pumpkins waiting for me to get them cooked up and pureed.