So I had leftover frozen pumpkin to use up from my freezer. And I wanted to make a healthy breakfast muffin out of it. I couldn't really find one I thought fit the bill. The closest I found was actually a cupcake recipe on Wellsphere:
Original pumpkin cupcake/muffin recipe
What I made was actually . . . (approximately . . . )
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease 24 muffin tins and a little loaf pan.
2 cups pumpkin
4 large eggs
1/2 cup honey
2 large mashed bananas
1/2 cup olive oil
Mix above ingredients first. Then add:
3 cups ground whole grains (you could use whatever flour you want, I imagine)
1/2 cup flaxmeal (approx.)
4 teaspoons baking powder
about 4 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
Stir, then add 1 cup chopped walnuts. Spoon batter into cups and put leftover in mini-loaf pan. Muffins take about 25 min. to bake, and the loaf may take a little longer. Test with knife or toothpick.
I think if I make them again I will add raisins or dates. I would also consider experimenting with a little applesauce. If anyone does anything different with these or has a similar recipe, please post under comments! My measurements are mostly approximations, I should add as a disclaimer.
