Pumpkin Apple Muffins
These turned out so good! My grandmother had a recipe for a Mountain Apple Cake that was so moist it was like it was melting in your mouth and I love pumpkin bread. I combined the recipes to create these fantastic muffins.
I think I can justify these as somewhat healthy. Eye roll! They have fruit, nuts and oats. I know it’s a stretch but for the love of pumpkins in October you have to give a little. My yoga teacher used to say that muffins are just cake for breakfast. He is completely right. Sometimes you have to eat dessert when you aren’t so full from a big meal right? And personally I think something sweet is way better in the morning with a cup of coffee.
Here’s your pumpkin treat. If you can’t have them lying around like me or I eat them all day, freeze them. Just pop them in the microwave on defrost for a few seconds one at a time and you can moderate your pumpkin consumption and make it last til Thanksgiving!
Pumpkin Apple Muffins
Ingredients
- 2½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice or ¼ tsp each of ground nutmeg, ground cloves, ground ginger and ½ tsp cinnamon
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 egg and 1 egg white, beaten
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 2 cups crisp, tart apples, peeled and chopped in ½ in cubes (about 2 cups) I used Granny Smith
- ¾ cup plain oatmeal
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices and salt in a sifter or mesh sieve. Sift into a medium bowl and stir in the oatmeal.
- In large bowl combine all ingredients except walnuts and apples and use a whisk to mix well. I prefer not to use a mixer because it can over mix and make the muffins too dense and tough.
- Slowly in batches add the dry mixture to the wet. Stirring only enough to combine, then fold in nuts and apples.
- Either use greased muffin pans or paper muffin cups and fill them just to the top edge. Do not over fill.
- Bake for 30minutes or until firm when shaken. You can also use a toothpick in the middle if it comes out clean, they are done.