I’m not a huge muffin person. I will always pass on those big, sugary muffins that most places sell. I’m very sensitive to sugar in the mornings, so I can’t mess around with those. These muffins caught my eye though because they were filled with oatmeal and, of course, pumpkin.
Ingredients:
3/4 cups white whole wheat flour
3/4 cups old fashioned oats
6 Tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
3/4 cup canned pumpkin
1 1/2 Tablespoons canola oil
1 large egg
1/3 cup low-fat buttermilk + a couple more Tbls if the batter looks too thick
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips (I used under 1/2 cup and it was still plenty of chocolate)
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and line muffin tin with muffin cups. I don’t suggest using paper liners. The muffins really stuck to the paper liners I used.
- Whisk dry ingredients and spices together in a large bowl.
- Add pumpkin, oil, egg, buttermilk, and vanilla to a medium sized bowl and mix thoroughly. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and gently fold together, until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Fill muffin cups evenly and bake for 18 to 25 minutes. This recipe yields 9 muffins.
Mmmm mmmm mmmm! Who says you need loads of sugar and butter to make delicious muffins?! These are amazing. I think the little man loved them just as much as I did. I’m making these again for sure!
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Meet Me in the Kitchen
I wonder if they would be sweet enough with raisins instead of chocolate chips….you know how things go in my house.
Haha I think they would still be really good if you left them out. Raisins would probably work well. Let me know if you try it!
Yum! Dark chocolate chips in mine. Mmmmmm…
Hi Kristen – Do you think I could make this in something other than cupcake tins? Maybe a bread pan or 9×9?
I’m sure you could. I’m not sure how that would affect the baking time though. You might just want to keep an eye on it.
do you have to use butter milk?
You could probably substitute buttermilk for something else. I haven’t tried though.