Name: Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Muffin Cups
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 28 min
Ingredients: ¾ cup cooked pumpkin; 2 ripe bananas, mashed; ½ cup unsweetened applesauce; 1 cup rolled oats; 1 Tbsp ground flaxseed meal; ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice; ½ tsp cinnamon; 1 tsp baking powder; ¾ tsp pure vanilla extract

By Vicki Brett-Gach

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These fragrant, moist pumpkin muffins are perfect for cooler autumn mornings. Amazingly, they are gluten-free, sweetened only with fruit, and they don’t have a single drop of sugar or oil.

Prep: 10 mins Cook: 28 mins Yield: makes 8 muffins

Nut Free Soy Free

Ingredients

¾ cup cooked pumpkin
2 ripe bananas, mashed
½ cup unsweetened applesauce
1 cup rolled oats
1 Tbsp ground flaxseed meal
½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
½ tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking powder
¾ tsp pure vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin pan with parchment paper liners or use a silicone muffin pan.
2. In a large mixing bowl, stir together all the ingredients until just combined.
3. Divide the batter evenly into 8 muffin cups and bake about 20-28 minutes, or until the tops are golden and feel just about firm to the touch. Remove the muffins from the oven, and place on a cooling rack.
4. Serve warm or at room temperature. (Extras freeze well, and can be warmed up later in the week.