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Pumpkin Seed Muffins

Here's how you make Pumpkin Seed Muffins
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  • Servings: 12
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 20m
    • The following recipe serves 12 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons molasses (unsulphered)
  • 1/4 cup oil (canola oil)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup pureed pumpkin (not pie filling)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds (unsalted, hulled (pepitas)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a 12-cup muffin pan with cooking spray.

  • Step 2: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg.

  • Step 3: In a large bowl, whisk the sugar, molasses, oil and 1 egg until combined. Add the other egg and whisk well. Whisk in the pumpkin and vanilla.

  • Step 4: Whisk in the flour mixture in 2 batches, alternating with the buttermilk. Whisk just until combined.

  • Step 5: Stir in pumpkin seeds.

  • Step 6: Pour the batter into the prepared muffin pan. Bake for 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center of muffin comes out clean.

  • Step 7: Let cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Run a knife around the muffins to loosen them and unmold.

  • Step 8: Cool completely on the rack.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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