Pumpkin Muffins
Prepare these golden muffins up to two days ahead, and enjoy a light breakfast on Thanksgiving morning.
Yield: 18 servings (serving size: 1 muffin)
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (about 10 ounces)
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup golden raisins
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 1/3 cup buttermilk
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- Cooking spray
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
Preparation
Preheat oven to 400°.
Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, ginger, and salt in a medium bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Stir in raisins; make a well in center of mixture. Combine brown sugar, canned pumpkin, buttermilk, canola oil, molasses, vanilla extract, and eggs, stirring well with a whisk. Add sugar mixture to flour mixture; stir just until moist.
Spoon batter into 18 muffin cups coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with granulated sugar. Bake at 400° for 15 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove muffins from pans immediately; cool on a wire rack.
Nutritional Information
- Calories:
- 202 (23% from fat)
- Fat:
- 5.1g (sat 0.8g,mono 2g,poly 1.9g)
- Protein:
- 2.9g
- Carbohydrate:
- 37.5g
- Fiber:
- 1.2g
- Cholesterol:
- 24mg
- Iron:
- 1.7mg
- Sodium:
- 159mg
- Calcium:
- 35mg
Member Ratings and Reviews
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I think these are really good -- I used 15 oz. real pumpkin puree that I made and froze last month. I also made my own pumpkin pie spice mixture because I didn't have the pre-made stuff -- I wonder if that helped add more spice compared to others' results. I also added a couple tablespoons of ground flax seed, but may try the 1/2-whole-wheat substitution next time to make these even healthier.11/14/09
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Amazingly moist muffins! I just changed a few things...put about 1 1/2 tsp of cinnamon and about 1 1/2 tsp of pumpkin spice. I also replaced 1 cup of regular flour with whole wheat flour (to make it healthier). These taste exactly like Thanksgiving...they are delicious! I am definitely making them for turkey day!10/20/09





