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October 17, 2014 By Emily 7 Comments

Healthy Cinnamon Pumpkin Muffins with Streusel Topping

Filed Under: breakfast, easy Tagged With: cinnamon, muffin, oat, streusel

Healthy Cinnamon Pumpkin Muffins are made with whole wheat flour, applesauce and have a delicious oat streusel topping.

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 Last month I shared the recipe for these tasty muffins over at White Lights on Wednesday and today I am so excited to share them with you here! My kids loved them! I mean loved, they even replaced our daily chocolate chip banana bread muffins for a couple of weeks. My muffin obsession is no secret around these parts and now that Fall is in full swing, at least the flavors of Fall, I have been baking with pumpkin a lot lately.

One of my favorite ways to eat pumpkin is in bread/muffin form. I don’t have a whole lot of self control around them, which is one reason I wanted to make them a bit healthier than your typical morning muffin. Healthier muffins are always better for me, since I tend to eat 2 or 3 at a time. They are just too yummy to only eat one, unless you’re under the age of 5 and can’t or have amazing will power like I used to possess before I turned 30.

So if you can’t seem to get enough pumpkin baked goods, then you definitely need to bake up a batch of these muffins soon. Pumpkin isn’t just for pie! Sneak a little extra into your morning routine with my Healthy Cinnamon Pumpkin Muffins with Streusel Topping. Crunchy oat topping, soft, fluffy pumpkin flavored muffins – what’s not to love? I hope you’ll enjoy them too, happy baking!

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Healthy Cinnamon Pumpkin Muffin
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Healthy Pumpkin Muffins with Streusel Topping

Prep 5 mins

Cook 18 mins

Total 23 mins

Author Emily

Yield 6 muffins

Ingredients

For the muffins

  • 1/4 c pumpkin puree
  • 1/4 c maple syrup
  • 1/4 c brown sugar
  • 1/8 c + 2 tsp apple sauce
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 c whole wheat flour
  • 1/4 c unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt

For the streusel topping

  • 2 Tbs oats
  • 2 tbs flour
  • 2 Tbs brown sugar
  • pinch salt
  • 1 Tbs coconut oil, solid

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350º F and prepare a 6 well muffin tin with paper liners or baking spray.
  2. In a mixing bowl combine the pumpkin puree, maple syrup, brown sugar, apple sauce and egg, whisk until smooth.
  3. In a separate mixing bowl whisk together the flours, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir until it just comes together, it's ok if it's a little lumpy (over working the batter makes tough, chewy muffins).
  5. In a small bowl make the streusel topping by stirring together the oats, flour, brown sugar and salt.
  6. Cut the coconut oil in using a fork and stir until the mixture is a sandy texture.
  7. Divide the batter between the paper liners and top with 1/6 of the streusel topping.
  8. Bake for 16-18 minutes until a tester comes out with just a few crumbs.
  9. Cool in the pan 5 minutes, transfer to a wire rack to cool completely or serve warm.

Do you have a serious muffin craving to fill, try these:

Very Berry Muffins

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Apple Cider Muffins

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Comments

  1. Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes) says

    October 17, 2014 at 10:37 am

    These look soo good. I can’t believe they are healthy!

    Reply
    • Emily says

      October 17, 2014 at 10:55 am

      Thanks Jocelyn… ha ha, yes they are definitely a lot healthier than my typical all chocolate muffin 🙂

      Reply
  2. Heather @ Sugar Dish Me says

    October 19, 2014 at 7:56 am

    Oh the good ‘ol applesauce swap. These look awesome Emily!! YUM!

    Reply
    • Emily says

      October 19, 2014 at 3:24 pm

      Thanks Heather, they are one of my favorites!

      Reply
  3. Jacqueline says

    October 19, 2014 at 1:19 pm

    Looks delicious. How much applesauce?

    Reply
    • Emily says

      October 19, 2014 at 3:22 pm

      1/8 c + 2 tsp apple sauce Jacqueline, I hope you enjoy them!

      Reply

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