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Healthy Pumpkin Muffins

10/31/2020

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Remember 3 days ago, when I said that I was sneaking in ONE more pumpkin recipe into October?  Well, that wasn't exactly true. 😬 I'm officially sneaking in one MORE pumpkin recipe.  This will officially be the last pumpkin recipe of the month --- probably.  😅

We can all agree that there are health-ier things that you can eat than a muffin.   But some days - I just wake up craving a muffin.  🤷🏻‍♀️ There's nothing like a warm muffin and a nice hot cup of tea to start my day but I also don't want to consume all my calories for the day before 8 am.  😬I considered going to the new bakery in town to pick up a muffin for myself but even though their oversized creations are scrumptious, they're also loaded with saturated fats and sugars.  I decided that making a healthier, fat-free, homemade version was a better option for me.  After all - it IS Halloween and I am pretty sure that I will be consuming plenty of sugary snacks today.  🍭
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I buy a lot of pumpkin puree this time of year and I don't have any recipes that use the entire can.  Does anyone else wonder why they don't sell pumpkin in 1 cup portions?  I am constantly trying to figure out how to use up the leftover pumpkin in my refrigerator.  Sometimes I get creative and I add it to my pancakes, cookies or granola.  🥞

Yesterday, my leftover pumpkin became the inspiration for a new healthy muffin recipe.  Well, a bit of leftover pumpkin, a single overripe banana on my counter and a tiny bit of applesauce left in the bottom of the jar - the recipe almost writes itself. 😅These muffins really should have been named "leftover muffins" but that sounds way less appealing.  It's the jambalaya of breakfast foods and as an added bonus - my frig also got a good clean out.  😂
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Healthy Pumpkin Muffins
1 cup pumpkin puree
1/2 cup banana
1/4 cup applesauce
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup milk
2/3 cup sugar
2 cups flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon 
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cloves
​1 cup dark chocolate chips
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Whisk together pumpkin, banana, applesauce, milk, eggs, vanilla and sugar.
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
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Gently fold dry ingredients into wet.  
Stir in chocolate chips. 
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Scoop into muffin cups.  
Bake 20 minutes at 375.  
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Before you judge me, yes, dark chocolate chips are an absolute must - even in the healthiest of muffin recipes.  I guess I could have swapped them out with nuts but when I crave something sweet - nothing is better than chocolate.  🍫  Feel free to make your own substitutions.  

Ciao!
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