Best Healthy Whole Wheat Spiced Pumpkin Muffins Recipes

HEALTHY PUMPKIN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit (165 degrees Celsius). If necessary, grease all 12 cups of your muffin tin with butter or non-stick cooking spray (my pan is non-stick and didn't require any grease).
• In a large bowl, beat the oil and maple syrup or honey together with a whisk. Add the eggs, and beat well. Add the pumpkin purée, milk, pumpkin spice blend, baking soda, vanilla extract and salt.
• Add the flour and oats to the bowl and mix with a large spoon, just until combined (a few lumps are ok). If you'd like to add any additional mix-ins***, like nuts, chocolate or dried fruit, fold them in now.
• Divide the batter evenly between the muffin cups. Sprinkle the tops of the muffins with about a tablespoon of oats, followed by a light sprinkle of raw sugar and/or pumpkin spice blend if you'd like. Bake muffins for 22 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into a muffin comes out clean.
• Place the muffin tin on a cooling rack to cool. These muffins are delicate until they cool down. You might need to run a butter knife along the outer edge of the muffins to loosen them from the pan.
• These muffins taste even better after they have rested for a couple of hours! They'll keep at room temperature for up to 2 days, or in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. They keep well in the freezer in a freezer-safe bag for up to 3 months (just defrost individual muffins as needed).

WHOLE WHEAT PUMPKIN SPICE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder and pumpkin pie spice blend in a medium mixing bowl.
• In a separate bowl (or in a stand mixer), combine the sugar, oil, yogurt, pumpkin puree, egg and vanilla. I used my stand mixer on low for about 30 seconds until well-combined.
• Slowly incorporate the dry ingredients into the wet, while mixing on low, being careful not to over mix.
• Spray a 12-cup muffin tin, or use muffin liners, and spoon the muffin batter evenly into all 12 cups.
• Bake in a preheated over at 375 degrees until a toothpick inserted in the middle of a muffin comes out clean, for about 20 minutes.

WHOLE WHEAT PUMPKIN-APPLESAUCE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups, or line the cups with paper muffin liners.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin pie spice; set aside. Combine the brown sugar, white sugar, oil, applesauce, pumpkin, buttermilk, and beaten eggs and mix until well blended. Pour the pumpkin mixture into the dry ingredients and stir until combined. Fold in the raisins and pecans, if desired.
• Divide the batter evenly in the prepared muffin pan. Bake in the preheated oven until the tops spring back when lightly pressed, 15 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool the muffin pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes before removing the muffins from the pan.

HEALTHY WHOLE WHEAT SPICED PUMPKIN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin.
• Place dried cranberries in a bowl with hot water to cover. Let stand to rehydrate, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, mix flour, 1/2 cup sugar, cinnamon, ginger, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves together in a large bowl.
• Whisk egg whites together in a separate bowl. Gently fold in pumpkin puree, applesauce, honey, molasses, and vanilla extract.
• Create a well in the flour mixture and fold in pumpkin mixture. Mix until just combined. Drain water from cranberries and fold into the batter.
• Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each almost full. Top each muffin with additional cranberries, a sprinkle of sugar, and a dash of pumpkin spice.
• Bake muffins in the preheated oven until tops are no longer sticky and a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out mostly clean, 18 to 20 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring muffins to a wire rack to cool completely.

WHOLE GRAIN PUMPKIN SPICE MUFFINS

Steps:

• 1. Mix all ingredients, pour into one 12-cup muffin pan. Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until done.

WHOLE FOODS WHOLE WHEAT PUMPKIN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Spray 12 2-1/2 inch muffin cups with nonstick cooking spray. Dust with flour and set asie.
• In a large bowl, stir together dry ingredients and make a well in center of flour mixture.
• In a small bowl, combine egg, milk and butter and then stir in pumpkin.
• Add pumpkin mixture all at once to flour mixture and stir until just moistened (batter should be lumpy).
• Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling about 2/3 full.
• Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove from muffin cups. Serve warm.