How to Make Oatmeal Pumpkin Muffins

Autumn brings colored leaves, scarecrows, Halloween, pumpkins, and these delicious warm oatmeal pumpkin muffins. This quick bread muffin recipe is an easy way to get heart healthy oats and high in minerals and vitamins pumpkin into your healthy diet. Celebrate autumn with a warm pumpkin breakfast treat. These muffins taste great with whipped honey-nut butter or on their own as a healthy afternoon snack. Keep these items in your pantry for a quick breakfast treat during the school week. A great recipe that kids love making too!

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup quick oats
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries or any dried fruit
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup canned pumpkin or sweet potato, pureed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup skim milk
• 1/3 cup canola oil
• 2 eggs

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Coat each muffin cup in the baking tin with vegetable oil or cooking spray.

3. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, cranberries, pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
   In medium mixing bowl, combine canned pumpkin or sweet potato puree, milk, eggs, oil, and vanilla, mixing together well. Combine moist ingredients with dry ingredients, blending together just until moist.
   Fill each muffin cup. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

4. Let cool 10-15 minutes and serve warm with whipped honey butter.

Tips & Warnings

• Don't over mix the muffins, just mix to incorporate the wet to dry ingredients.

Resources

• Honey Nut Butter

[jaredsgirl]

on 10/5/2009 Oatmeal pumpkin muffins sound so delicious. I can't wait to try this easy recipe. Thanks! 5*

[harvard]

on 9/13/2009 I love sweet potato and your recipe has just crossed the line that separates temptation an action. I'm going to try this with sweet potato puree rather than canned pumpkin. Thank you.