Healthy Pumpkin Recipe: Pumpkin Muffins

Healthy Pumpkin Muffins on a white plate with a blue linen off to the left corner

Healthy Pumpkin Recipe: Pumpkin Muffins

Healthy Pumpkin Muffins are a delicious, low sugar fall breakfast. Naturally gluten + dairy free - these muffins are easy to make and so tasty!

Prep Time5

Cook Time25

Total Time30

Servings: muffins

Calories: 144kcal

Ingredients

1/2 cup maple syrup or honey
1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree
2 eggs
1/4 cup milk regular or nondairy
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon cloves
2 cups oat flour gluten free if necessary
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 + prepare a greased or lined muffin tin.
In a large bowl or stand mixer, combine maple syrup, pumpkin puree, eggs, and milk.
Once combined, add in baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground ginger and cloves.
Add the oat flour to the wet ingredients. Mix until just combined (don't over mix!)
Gently fold in chocolate chips.
Pour batter into greased or lined muffin tins, filling each cup with about 1/3 cup batter. Sprinkle with extra chocolate chips on top if you'd like.
Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center of the muffins

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Notes

Recipe Note: This recipe used to use dates. I have removed them because I find the texture is better with honey. This recipe also used to have collagen. You can add 1/4 cup collagen peptides to this recipe if you would like.

Substitutions for healthy pumpkin muffins:

There are A LOT of ways to customize these healthy pumpkin muffins to your taste buds/dietary needs. Here are a few:

Milk: You can use any milk you like in this recipe. Dairy or non dairy (almond, soy, oat) will all work
Oats: You can sub old fashioned rolled oats for 2 cups of oat flour.
Sweetener: You can sub maple syrup for the honey in this recipe.
Add ins: I like adding chocolate chips. Nuts, dried cranberries, or seeds are also delicious
Spices: You can use 3.5 teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice in these muffins. If you do not have nutmeg or cloves, just add a little bit more cinnamon/ginger.
Vegan: I have not tried making these muffins vegan, but you might be able to substitute the eggs with flax eggs. You can substitute maple syrup for honey.
WW Freestyle Note: Calculations were done using Lily's Chocolate Chips. You can probably sub sugar free syrup for honey to save points (honey accounts for 2SP per muffin).
Blender: If you don't have a blender, you can make these in a mixing bowl. I'd recommend using oat flour. You can't use whole oats to make this recipe, they will not cook.

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