Whole Wheat Pumpkin Applesauce Muffins

These whole wheat muffins made with pumpkin, applesauce, raisins, and pecans are a terrific way to sneak fruits, veggies, and fiber into your diet.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 227 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 2 large eggs, slightly beaten
• 0.33333334326744 cup white sugar
• 0.25 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.25 cup canola oil
• 0.25 cup chopped pecans
• 0.5 cup applesauce
• 0.33333334326744 cup buttermilk
• 0.5 cup canned pumpkin
• 0.25 cup golden raisins
• 0.66666668653488 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin pan or line with paper liners.

Step 2

Combine brown sugar, applesauce, pumpkin, eggs, white sugar, buttermilk, and oil in a large bowl; mix until well blended. Stir in flour mixture until combined. Fold in raisins and pecans. Divide batter evenly into the prepared muffin pan.

Step 3

Whisk flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in a medium bowl until well combined. Set aside.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until the tops spring back when lightly pressed or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes before removing muffins to a wire rack to cool completely.