Pumpkin Muffin Recipe
These pumpkin muffins are super-moist, perfectly spiced, and they use an entire can of pumpkin puree!
Servings: 12 muffins
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1 cup white whole wheat flour
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Wet Ingredients
- 15 ounces pumpkin puree
- 1/3 cup avocado oil or canola oil
- 1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt 2% or whole milk Greek yogurt are best
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
Other Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425° F. and spray a 12-cup muffin pan with cooking spray or add muffin liners to it.
- In a large bowl whisk together the dry ingredients. In a smaller bowl whisk together the wet ingredients. Pour the wet in with the dry and stir them together with a rubber spatula until you no longer see streaks of flour. Don't over-mix.
- Divide the muffin batter evenly into the muffin pan. Top the muffins with coarse sugar if desired. Place on the middle rack of the oven and bake for 5 minutes at 425° F. then lower the heat to 375° F. and bake for another 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean or with a few crumbs attached.
- Let the muffins cool in the pan for several minutes before removing them onto a wire cooling rack.
Notes
Storage - Once cooled, the muffins will keep for up to 3 days at room temperature in an airtight container. You can also freeze them for up to 3 months.
Homemade Pumpkin Spice - If you want to make your own pumpkin spice for this recipe use 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon and 1/4 teaspoon each of ground ginger, nutmeg, and allspice.
Nutrition
Calories: 198kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 241mg | Potassium: 118mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 5560IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 1mg