Maple Pumpkin Muffins
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Maple Pumpkin Muffins
Description
These Maple Pumpkin Muffins mix whole wheat flour with a blend of warm spices including cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, ginger, mace, and cloves to create a fragrant and flavorful base. Pumpkin puree adds moisture and a mild earthiness, while the batter is sweetened with sugar and subtly enhanced with maple flavoring. The muffins are baked until a toothpick inserted comes out clean, ensuring a moist yet fully cooked center.
Once cooled, the muffins are dipped in a maple glaze made by melting butter with maple syrup, then whisked together with powdered sugar, additional maple flavoring, and a touch of salt. This glaze forms a sweet, glossy coating that complements the spices and pumpkin.
The texture is soft with a mildly dense crumb from whole wheat flour, balanced by the glaze's sticky sweetness. These muffins are ideal for enjoying with coffee or tea, or as a portable breakfast option. They can be baked ahead and stored at room temperature or refrigerated.
Ingredients
FOR THE MAPLE PUMPKIN MUFFINS:
- 2 cups whole wheat flour can use all purpose
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground allspice
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon mace optional, ground
- ¼ teaspoon cloves ground
- 1 cup pumpkin not pumpkin pie filling, puree
- 1 large egg
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil or canola oil
- ¾ cup sugar
- ¾ cup milk
- ¾ teaspoon maple flavoring
FOR THE MAPLE GLAZE:
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon maple flavoring
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
FOR MAPLE PUMPKIN MUFFINS:
- Preheat the oven to 350°. Spray your muffin tin with nonstick spray or line the muffin tin with paper liners and spray the liners with nonstick spray. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, ginger, mace and cloves. Whisk to combine and set aside.
- In a large bowl combine the pumpkin puree, egg, oil, sugar, milk and maple flavoring. Whisk until smooth.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until smooth. Scoop muffin batter into the prepared muffin tin and bake for 15 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean.
- Transfer the muffins to a wire rack to cool completely before glazing.
FOR MAPLE GLAZE:
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the maple syrup and butter, stirring until the butter has melted. Add the confectioners sugar, maple flavoring and salt and stir until the glaze is smooth.
- Dunk the tops of each muffin into the glaze to coat and transfer back to the wire rack until the glaze dries completely. Serve.
BAKING TIMES FOR OTHER MUFFIN TIN SIZES:
- Mini Muffins (1 heaping tablespoon) 8-10 minutes.Small Muffins (2 1/2 tablespoons) 15 minutesStandard Muffins (1/3-1/2 cup) 18-20 minutes.Jumbo Muffins (1/2-2/3 cup) 20-22 minutes.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 32Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 102 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 102kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 17g | 6% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 8mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 67mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 79mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 1231IU | 25% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 25mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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