Bigfatmomma's Better-for-you Pumpkin Muffins

"A light, fluffy, whole-wheat pumpkin muffin with no refined sugar. Hearty, homey taste, and the kitchen smells like heaven when they're cooking. Sucanat can be found at whole foods stores or at Wegmans in bulk."
 
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photo by Bobbiann photo by Bobbiann
photo by Bobbiann
photo by Bobbiann photo by Bobbiann
Ready In:
22mins
Ingredients:
12
Yields:
12-14 muffins
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Grease muffin tin, or line with paper liners.
  • With an electric mixer, cream butter until soft.
  • Add sucanat and molasses, and beat until light and fluffy.
  • Add egg and pumpkin, stir until well blended.
  • Sift flour, salt, soda, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg into the butter mixture, and fold in, being careful not to overmix.
  • Gently fold in raisins.
  • Spoon equal amounts into muffin tin.
  • Bake until the tops spring back when lightly touched, about 12-15 minutes.
  • Let cool in pan 3 minutes before moving to cooling rack.

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Reviews

  1. I have made these twice and my whole family loved them. I used cooked, mashed squash instead of pumpkin and 2 1/4 cups light spelt flour instead of whole wheat and I left out the raisins. We will definitely make these again.
     
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  1. I have made these twice and my whole family loved them. I used cooked, mashed squash instead of pumpkin and 2 1/4 cups light spelt flour instead of whole wheat and I left out the raisins. We will definitely make these again.
     

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<p>I am a wife, mother and student (all at the same time, of course), and trying to get back to cooking healthy, tasty meals that are quick and affordable.</p>
 
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