Published 10/4/2022 • Updated 8/27/2023 Do you need to use the rest of our pureed pumpkin in the refrigerator? Make this single-serve pumpkin mug cake or these fluffy pumpkin pancakes! You won’t regret it!
The Best Healthy Pumpkin Muffins
Is it pumpkin season? You’ve landed on one of our most popular (and delicious) healthy muffin recipes on Fit Foodie Finds. This healthy pumpkin muffin recipe is seriously so delicious and easy to make. If you’re more of a loaf person, you should check out our healthy pumpkin bread recipe. It’s very similar to these delicious muffins, but it uses a loaf pan instead!
Everything You Need to Know about Healthy Pumpkin Muffins
Mix-ins
The options are endless when it comes to mix-ins for these healthy pumpkin muffins!
6 Healthy Muffin Recipes – 1 Base Batter
Are you a muffin queen just like us? Here’s our favorite base recipe for healthy muffins + 6 different healthy muffin recipes you can make with it! Get all 6 healthy muffin recipes HERE! Nuts: Mixing nuts into muffins is a great way to add crunch and a little extra flavor to a muffin. Just be sure the nuts are chopped into small pieces to avoid having the nuts float to the bottom of the muffins. Here are some great chopped nut add-ins for these pumpkin muffins.
walnuts pecans pistachios almonds
Chocolate Chips: Who doesn’t love adding a little bit of sweetness to muffins? Add chocolate chips to your pumpkin muffins to make them more of a sweet treat or dessert! You can also put chocolate chips in half the batter and nuts in the other! Half of the muffins could be breakfast and half of the muffins could be dessert! Raisins: Raisins, craisins, or dried cherries add a great sweetness or bite to these pumpkin muffins. It makes them more of a morning glory muffin, which would make them great breakfast muffins! Nut Butter (toppings): After these healthy pumpkin muffins are done baking and are ready to serve, top them with nut butter!
Substitutions
These healthy pumpkin muffins are very forgiving when it comes to ingredient swaps! Below are a list of ingredients and substitution options if you find that you are missing something or need to make a quick substitution! Pumpkin. Feel free to swap any of the fruit or vegetable purees below if you are out of pumpkin!
butternut squash puree applesauce mashed banana (for a sweeter muffin) shredded zucchini (remove the moisture)
Flour: We have only tested this healthy pumpkin recipe with white whole wheat flour! If you end up testing it with another flour, please let us know! Oil: If you don’t have any coconut oil feel free to use an extra 1/4 cup of pumpkin or use vegetable oil, olive oil, or your favorite oil substitute. Sweetener: We love the flavor that coconut sugar and maple syrup give these muffins! However, feel free to substitute honey for the maple syrup or brown sugar for the coconut sugar!
Can I freeze pumpkin muffins?
Yes, you can freeze pumpkin muffins!
Baking Tips + Tricks
Baking with pumpkin is easier than you think! Some people like to make pumpkin the main ingredient in a recipe and some people like to use it as an oil substitute or just to add an extra serving of veggies to a recipe. Here are some other tips + tricks when baking with pumpkin. You can use canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling) when a recipe calls for pumpkin puree or you can use homemade pumpkin puree. If you are substituting pumpkin for oil in a recipe, the ratio is 1:1. Don’t underbake pumpkin baked goods! You are adding a bit of moisture when you add pumpkin to a recipe. Be sure baked goods are fully cooked by using a thermometer and making sure the internal temperature is at least 200ºF. Don’t overmix pumpkin muffins! Mix this muffin batter by hand (rather than an electric mixer) to avoid dense hard muffins!
Loaf Directions
Healthy Pumpkin Recipes
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