Pumpkin Muffins with a Twist Recipe

Pumpkin Muffins with a Twist Recipe

  • 2 cups pumpkin puree
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 2/3 cup applesauce
  • 1/3 cup safflower oil
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • 1/4 cup shelled, raw pumpkin seeds (optional)
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
  • 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease or line 3 muffin pans.
  2. Mix pumpkin, sugar, applesauce, oil, and eggs together in a bowl until well blended; fold in pumpkin seeds. Mix flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin pie spice, salt, and baking powder together in a separate bowl. Stir flour mixture into pumpkin mixture until just combined; pour batter among prepared muffin cups.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.
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