Apple Cider Pumpkin Muffins without Refined Sugars: sweetened only with molasses and maple syrup. These muffins are filling and not overly sweet.
Author:Crosby Molasses
Prep Time:10 minutes
Cook Time:35 minutes
Total Time:45 minutes
Yield:Makes 16-18 muffins 1x
Category:1. Muffins & Quick Breads
Ingredients
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¾ cup butter, melted and cooled*
½ cup Crosby’s Fancy Molasses
¼ cup pure maple syrup or honey
1 Tbsp. vanilla
3 large eggs
½ cup apple cider (juice not vinegar)
15 oz pumpkin puree (1 1/2 cups + 2 Tbsp.)
3 cups flour, spooned in
2 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
4 tsp ginger
4 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp cloves
1 medium apple, peeled, cored and finely diced
¼ cup toasted pumpkin seeds
*Can use oil
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 F and grease muffin pans or line them with paper liners
In a medium bowl, beat together the melted butter, molasses and maple syrup. Beat in vanilla and eggs, one at a time. Beat in cider and pumpkin puree.
In a large bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices. Stir in apple, mixing with your hands if necessary to separate the pieces.
Add wet ingredients to dry and stir gently until almost combined.
Spoon into prepared muffin pans, heaping the batter.
Sprinkle with pumpkin seeds.
Bake, 30-35 minutes until they spring back lightly when touched or a tester comes out clean.