Soft. Simple. Stress-free. These Pumpkin Muffins are moist, fluffy, and filled with warm pumpkin spices! It's the quintessential Fall treat to cozy up with.
1/2cupVegetable OilCanola or other light vegetable oil
2cupsPumpkin Pureeunsweetened
2Eggslarge, room temperature
1tspVanilla Extract
Finishing Touches (Decorations!)
Demerara Sugarfor topping!
Raw or Roasted Pumpkin Seedsfor topping!
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 425F (400F convection oven). Prepare muffin tins with 12 paper liners. (note: you can use 1 muffin tin only or use 2, spacing muffins apart to allow more even heat distribution to each muffin - see my step-by-step instructions). Set aside.
In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices (cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves), and salt. Whisk to aerate and sift mixture. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine sugars (granulated and light brown) with oil. Add pumpkin puree, eggs, and vanilla extract. Whisk to combine.
Add dry ingredients to large bowl containing wet mixture. Mix until just combined.
Divide pumpkin muffin batter into 12 muffin tins. Generously decorate with additional Demerara sugar and pumpkin seeds.
Bake in preheated oven for ~22 min or until muffins have risen and a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean. Let cool for 5 minutes in the baking pan and transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Enjoy!!
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Notes
Sofia’s Tips:
When freezing muffins, I recommend placing them in an air-tight freezer bag for up to 6 months of storage! To thaw, just remove them from the freezer, open the freezer bag, and allow them to thaw for up to 1h at room temperature.
These pumpkin muffins can be stored for up to 3 days in an air-tight container at room temperature or 1 week in the fridge
For GLUTEN-FREE pumpkin muffins: I recommend using a gluten-free 1:1 flour blend that equally replaces 1 cup of All-purpose flour with 1 cup of Gluten-free flour. The muffins will have a slightly denser, and more crumbly texture however they will be delicious and completely gluten-free! The moisture from the pumpkin aids in their moisture level. Be sure to follow the recommended cooking instructions of your particular flour blend as gluten-free blends will often require a few extra minutes of cooking time.
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