Whole Wheat Pumpkin Muffins Recipes

WHOLE WHEAT PUMPKIN OAT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Line 12 standard (1/3 cup) muffin cups with paper liners.
• In a large bowl, mix together the flour, 1 cup oats, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg. In a medium bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, pumpkin, granulated sugar, brown sugar, oil, egg, and vanilla.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, whisking just until the ingredients are incorporated. Divide batter between the 12 muffins cups. Divide 2 tablespoons oats between the 12 muffins, sprinkling a few evenly over each.
• Bake for about 15 minutes, until the top of the muffins spring back when poked and a toothpick inserted into the center of one of the muffins comes out clean.

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 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.

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.

WHOLE WHEAT PUMPKIN-BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease or line muffin tins with paper liners.
• Combine flours, bran, oats, baking powder, spices, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl.
• Using whisk or spoon, stir until well mixed.
• Combine remaining ingredients (except nuts) in a large mixing bowl; beat until smooth.
• Gradually beat in flour mixture. Once mixtures are combined, stir in walnuts.
• Spoon into prepared pans or tins (fill cups until just about full).
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until toothpick inserted in the middle of the muffin comes out clean.
• Remove muffins from pan and cool on wire rack as soon as they come out of the oven.