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Erin Antoniak

The Best Healthy Pumpkin Muffins

4.87 from 122 votes
Healthy pumpkin muffins are easy to make and made totally gluten free with certified gluten free oatmeal, fresh pumpkin puree, and a handful of chocolate chips! Toddlers, kids, teenagers, and adults all love these for a simple snack!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 12 muffins
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, gluten-free, Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 200
Ingredients Method Nutrition Video Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1/2 cup coconut oil melted
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups oat flour loosely scooped, not packed. gluten-free if necessary. see notes for homemade.
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • Optional: chocolate chips /chopped pecans - about 1 cup.

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350F and line a muffin tin with liners and nonstick spray.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk pumpkin, coconut oil, eggs, maple syrup, and vanilla until well combined.
  3. In a small bowl, mix oat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and pumpkin pie spice.
  4. Add dry ingredients to wet and stir until combined. Stir in any mix-ins.
  5. Scoop into muffin tin and bake for about 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  6. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 200kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 4gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 194mgPotassium: 149mgFiber: 2gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 3218IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 52mgIron: 1mg

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Notes

  • If making homemade oat flour, measure the oats after grinding — not before! Toss rolled oats into a blender and pulse until fine. The measurement changes once blended, so always scoop your 2 cups after grinding, not before.
  • Don't pack the oat flour into the measuring cup. The recipe specifically calls for it loosely scooped. Packing it in will throw off the ratio and give you denser muffins than you want. Light and fluffy is the goal!
  • Use real pumpkin pie spice for the best fall flavor. Since the canned pumpkin puree itself isn't very strong-tasting on its own, the spices are doing the heavy lifting here. Make sure your pumpkin pie spice is fresh and fragrant for the most delicious result.

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