Pumpkin Muffins
These amazing rich pumpkin muffins are perfect for a quick breakfast or snack on the go. It is a good way to use walnuts and have kids eat pumpkin and walnuts in one bite.
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 1 ¼ cups (250g) sugar
- 1/4 cup (56g) vegetable oil
- 1 ½ cups (360g) freshly baked pumpkin puree
- 1 cup (125g) flour
- 3 tsp (12g) baking powder
- 1 tsp (3g) cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp (2g) nutmeg
- 1 tsp (5g) vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup (50g) chopped walnuts
- 4 oz (120g) chocolate , cut into chunks
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180C (350F). Grease muffin cups or line with paper cups.
- In a bowl mix the flour with spices and baking powder.
- In a large bowl, whisk the 2 eggs with sugar until well blended. Add pumpkin, oil, vanilla extract and mix well. Stir in flour mixture. If chocolate used add about 3.5 oz (100g) chocolate chunks in the mixture, and reserve 0.5 oz (20g) for topping the muffins after baking.
- Spoon mixture into prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle the walnuts on top of the muffins. Bake for about 30-35 minutes until set and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Allow to cool over a wire rack for 5-10 minutes before serving. While still warm you can add some extra chunks of chocolate on top of each.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1 muffinCalories: 215kcalCarbohydrates: 32.7gProtein: 3.6gFat: 8.6gSaturated Fat: 1.4gCholesterol: 31mgSugar: 22g