Pumpkin Muffins with Apple and Streusel
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Truly, though, I did make these pretty healthy. I’m pretty good at making lower calorie muffins that are good but those usually don’t include streusel, which is like a whole other superfood, at least in my book. These don’t have quite as much butter in the topping, but they still give you that streusel-y goodness. The muffins themselves are made with white whole wheat flour, a minimal amount of sugar considering how many muffins this makes, and clock in right around 200 calories each, which isn’t bad at all.
The recipe makes 18-20, which is kind of annoying, sorry. I try not to do that but it just worked best this time, with proportions. What we did is fill a 12-well muffin tin and then as many mini muffins as we could; I think we got around 16. The boys took 2 mini muffins to school each morning with some yogurt for breakfast. They helped make these with me, and they love not only to assist with baking, but with telling their teachers the next morning allllll the ingredients that went into them. 🙂
Pumpkin Muffins with Apple and Streusel
Makes 18-20 muffins
2-1/4 cups flour (I used white whole wheat)
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup canola oil
1/4 cup unsulphered molasses
2 large eggs
1/4 cup milk or buttermilk
1-1/4 cup pumpkin puree
1-1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/3 cup raisins
1 medium apple, peeeld, cored, and cut into small dice
1/3 cup toasted pepitas (shelled pumpkin seeds), divided (optional)
3 Tbsp. granulated sugar
3 Tbsp. flour
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
2 Tbsp. butter
Preheat the oven to 350 and grease or line 2 muffin tins (you will only use about 18-20 wells).
Whisk together the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, salt, baking soda, and baking powder in a medium bowl. In a larger bowl, whisk or beat the sugar and oil until well combined, then add the molasses and eggs, mixing until combined. Beat in the vanilla, milk, and pumpkin puree. Add the dry mix to the wet mix, stirring until just incorporate. Fold in the raisins, apple, and about 4 tablespoons of the pepitas (if using). Fill each muffin will about 2/3 full.
In a small bowl, use a fork to combine the sugar, flour, cinnamon, and butter. Stir in the remaining pepitas, if using. Diving the mixture among the batter-filled cups. Bake for about 22-26 minutes, or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean.
I love that the boys made these with you.
lol @ “pumpkin spice meatloaf” 😀