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Easy Pumpkin Muffins

Sweet Bacon & Pecans
Here is how to make delicious and easy pumpkin muffins that are perfect for fall or anytime of year.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 12 muffins

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 cup pure pumpkin purée or canned pumpkin
  • ½ cup applesauce
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 2 Tbsp honey
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs

OPTIONAL INGREDIENTS

  • ¼ cup chopped pecans, walnuts, or pumpkin seeds
  • ½ cup dark chocolate chips, white chocolate baking chips, or butterscotch baking chips
  • Sanding sugar

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with baking cups.
  • Add flour, sugar, baking powder, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and salt to a large mixing bowl. Whisk to combine ingredients.
  • If adding chopped nuts or seeds, dried cranberries, or chocolate chips or baking chips, then add those to the bowl and toss to coat with flour mixture.
  • Add pumpkin purée, applesauce, olive oil, honey, vanilla, and eggs to the bowl. Stir to combine ingredients.
  • Divide pumpkin muffin batter evenly among baking cups, filling the cups until they are about half full.
  • Bake 17 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the pumpkin muffins comes out clean. Allow the pumpkin muffins to cool, and then decorate them with sanding sugar, if desired.
Keyword fall recipes, pumpkin recipes