Oh. My. Goodness. It's finally pumpkin spice season, aka my favorite time of the year. These muffins are so decadent and sweet, but also warm and comforting with all of the spices involved. I had many people taste test these and everybody loved them! They are also super easy to make so I hope you'll give them a try. It may look like a lot of ingredients, but most of them are ones you probably already have in the house!
I came up with this idea from a zucchini bread recipe that I made. I changed a lot of parts of the zucchini bread recipe to transform it completely, but I still used a lot of the same ratios from the recipe, so I want to be sure to give credit. I'll leave you the link right here: https://www.thewholesomedish.com/the-best-classic-zucchini-bread/
Pumpkin Muffin Recipe
Makes 42-48 Mini Muffins
Ingredients:
- 1 15oz can pure pumpkin puree
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
- 6 tbsp water
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp cloves
- 3/8 cup pumpkin seeds, chopped
- 1-2 tbsp maple syrup
- pinch of sea salt
- 3/4 cup - 1 cup powdered sugar
Steps:
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Line or grease mini muffin tins.
3. Mix chia seeds with 5 tbsp water in a small bowl and let sit for about 5-10 minutes or until thickened.
4. To a large mixing bowl, add pumpkin puree, white sugar, brown sugar, vegetable oil, thickened chia seed mixture, and vanilla extract.
5. Whisk the ingredients until well combined.
6. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and pumpkin seeds to the same bowl and stir until just combined (do not overmix!)
7. Scoop the batter into the muffin tins and bake for 14-16 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
8. Once baked, cool completely on a wire rack.
9. Whisk together powdered sugar, maple syrup (more or less based on how much maple flavor you want), 1 tbsp water, and a pinch of sea salt.
10. Dip the top of the muffins into the icing and store in the refrigerator.
*Tip: Add whatever other mix-ins you like! Some ideas are dried cranberries, chocolate chips, or pecans!
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