Ingredients
⅓ cup olive oil
½ cup maple syrup or honey
2 eggs, at room temperature
1 cup pumpkin puree
¼ cup milk of choice
2 teaspoons pumpkin spice blend (or 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, ½ teaspoon ground ginger, ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg, and ¼ teaspoon ground allspice or cloves)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon salt
1 ¾ cups whole wheat flour
⅓ cup old-fashioned oats, plus more for springling on stop
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray all 12 cups of your muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray.
In a large bowl, beat the oil and maple syrup 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).
Nutritional information:
12 Servings
Serving Size: 1 muffin
Calories: 179.3 kcals
Total Fat: 7.5g
Saturated Fat: 1.3g
Cholesterol: 27.9mg
Sodium: 203.5mg
Total Carbohydrate: 25.4g
Protein: 3.9g
Fiber: 2.7g
Phosphorus: 98.8mg
Potassium: 164.4mg
*If you prefer a Kosher version of this recipe, be sure to use Kosher-certified products for all relevant ingredients.