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Jennifer Hunt, RDN, LD

Healthy Spiced Pumpkin Muffins

Servings: 12

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ¼ cup white whole wheat flour
  • 1 ¼ tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp nutmeg fresh ground preferred
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • 15 oz can pumpkin puree' not pumpkin pie filling
  • ½ cup honey or maple syrup
  • cup coconut oil melted
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp flaxseed ground

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line muffin tin with muffin wrappers and lightly spray with oil spray (I use a Misto).
  2. Combine ground flax seed with 3 tablespoons water in a small bowl; set aside to thicken for 5-10 minutes (this becomes a flax 'egg'). 
  3. In a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger; whisk together to combine.
  4. In a separate medium bowl combine pumpkin, melted coconut oil, vanilla, honey, and flax 'egg.'  Gradually mix dry ingredients into the wet until most of the lumps are gone. 
  5. Fill muffin tin and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.  Enjoy with a smear of almond butter, pumpkin butter, apple butter or goat cheese! Of course, they are yummy warm with a dab of salted butter too!

Notes

  • An egg can be used in place of the ‘flax egg’ if preferred
  • Top with chopped walnuts or pecans for a bit of crunch
  • Pour batter into a greased loaf pan or mini loaf pans for pumpkin ‘bread’
Nutrition
Calories 164; Total Fat 7g (Saturated Fat 5g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 206mg; Potassium 20mg; Carbohydrate 24g; Fiber 3g; Sugar 13g (Added Sugar 10g; Naturally Occuring Sugar 3g); Protein 3g.