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Healthy Pumpkin Applesauce Muffins
These pumpkin-packed muffins with apples and walnuts are so light and fluffy your family will have no idea they’re actually good for you!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings:
12
Calories:
152 kcal
Course:
Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups whole wheat pastry flour
- ½ cup Flax Seed ground
- ½ cup brown sugar plus 2 tablespoons
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon cloves ground
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 egg
- 1 cup pumpkin pure
- ½ cup yogurt plain, low fat
- ½ cup applesauce (unsweetened)
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil (melted)
- 1 cup apple chopped
- ½ cup walnuts divided, chopped
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees and line a muffin pan with baking cups.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together dry ingredients: flour through baking soda. *Use only 1/2 cup of the brown sugar.*
- In a large bowl, whisk together wet ingredients: eggs through melted coconut oil.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir until fully incorporated.
- Scraping down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula then stir in chopped apples and all but two tablespoons of chopped walnuts.
- Using a large cookie scoop, divide the batter evenly between the 12 muffin cups.
- In a small bowl, combine remaining 2 tablespoons walnuts and 2 tablespoons of brown sugar and carefully sprinkle the top of each muffin with the mixture before placing pan in the oven.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool 2 minutes in the pan then remove and continue cooling on a baking rack.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
152kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
16.5g
(6%)
Protein
5.3g
(11%)
Fat
8.1g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
3.2g
(16%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4.9g
(29%)
Cholesterol
37mg
(12%)
Sodium
202mg
(8%)
Fiber
3.8g
(15%)
Sugar
3.1g
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 152
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 152kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 16.5g | 6% |
| Protein | 5.3g | 11% |
| Fat | 8.1g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 3.2g | 16% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4.9g | 29% |
| Cholesterol | 37mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 202mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 3.8g | 15% |
| Sugar | 3.1g | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.