Pumpkin Whole Grain Muffins

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup fresh applesauce
• 3/4 cup canned solid-pack pumpkin
• 1/4 cup non-fat greek yogurt
• 1 large egg, plus one egg
• 2 tablespoons unsulphured molasses
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup agave nectar (or honey)
• 1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
• 3/4 cup whole oats
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup finely chopped walnuts (or pecans, about 3 ounces)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f and grease 18 1/2-cup muffin cups.
• 2 in a bowl whisk together applesauce, pumpkin, greek yogurt, eggs, molasses, honey (or agave) and vanilla.
• 3 into a large bowl sift together flour and oats, baking powder, spices, salt, and baking soda.
• 4 make a well in center of flour mixture and add pumpkin mixture, stirring just until combined.
• 5 stir in nuts and divide batter among cups.
• 6 bake muffins in middle of oven 20 to 25 minutes, or until puffed and a tester comes out clean.
• 7 cool muffins in cups 5 minutes and turn out onto a rack. serve muffins warm or at room temperature.