Pumpkin and Spice and Everything Nice Muffins
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
-
12 muffins
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
- 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 cup wheat bran (or wheat germ)
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice (or 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon plus 1/2 tsp each ground ginger and nutmeg)
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
- 1⁄2 cup plain yogurt
- 1⁄2 cup honey (or maple syrup, however I prefer the honey)
- 1⁄4 cup butter, melted
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup finely grated carrot
- 1⁄2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
- 1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 12 cup muffin tin with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, wheat bran or wheat germ, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together pumpkin, yogurt, honey, butter, egg and vanilla. Stir in carrots.
- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and stir using a wooden spoon just until moistened. Fold in chocolate chips (and walnuts, if using). Batter will be thick.
- Divide batter evenly amonf 12 mufin cups. Bake on middle oven rack for 20-22 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool on a wire rack.
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I live with my wonderful husband and baby boy in Maryland. I am a licensed practical nurse, but I am currently staying home with my son. I enjoy cooking, hiking, and spending time with family and friends :)
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