Whole Wheat Pumpkin-Applesauce Muffins

This is a great recipe for those times when you have half a can of pumpkin left over. The muffins taste great right from the oven, but are even better the next day—if they last that long! Kids love them and it's a good way to sneak fruits, veggies, and fiber into their diets.

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

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• ⅓ cup white sugar
• ½ cup applesauce
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• ⅓ cup buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• ¼ cup chopped pecans (Optional)
• ¼ cup canola oil
• ½ cup canned pumpkin
• ¼ cup golden raisins (Optional)
• ⅔ cup brown sugar, firmly packed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups, or line the cups with paper muffin liners.

Step 2

Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin pie spice; set aside. Combine the brown sugar, white sugar, oil, applesauce, pumpkin, buttermilk, and beaten eggs and mix until well blended. Pour the pumpkin mixture into the dry ingredients and stir until combined. Fold in the raisins and pecans, if desired.

Step 3

Divide the batter evenly in the prepared muffin pan. Bake in the preheated oven until the tops spring back when lightly pressed, 15 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool the muffin pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes before removing the muffins from the pan.