{"id":11861,"date":"2016-10-24T07:57:17","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T11:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/?p=11861"},"modified":"2017-08-25T09:27:30","modified_gmt":"2017-08-25T13:27:30","slug":"whole-wheat-pumpkin-muffins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/24\/whole-wheat-pumpkin-muffins\/","title":{"rendered":"Whole Wheat Pumpkin Muffins"},"content":{"rendered":"

In South Florida, we have to create our own fall. That means going to pretend pumpkin patches, coming up with costumes<\/a> that the kids won’t overheat in (the exact opposite of my childhood Halloweens<\/a>!) and baking treats that remind us of fall using our favorite fall ingredients<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Growing up, I hated pumpkin. Or so I thought. I think it was because the only pumpkin I was exposed to was pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving and I still don’t really care for pumpkin pie. But I’ve learned over time that I\u00a0love<\/em>\u00a0pretty much everything else pumpkin.<\/p>\n

And this time of year, I love to cook with pumpkin every chance I get. So after making my pumpkin cream pasta<\/a>, I needed to find something to do with the leftover pumpkin puree I’d made. And while I love desert as much as the next gal, I wanted a healthier alternative for the kids to my pumpkin carrot cupcakes<\/a>\u00a0(even though the maple frosting<\/a> is soooo good!) I was also visiting friend who just became a mommy and wanted to drop\u00a0them a little breakfast along with the dinner and other baby goodies I’d planned to bring.<\/p>\n

And so, my Whole Wheat Pumpkin Muffins were born! They are dairy and corn free for Doodle, and also don’t have any butter, oil, other fats or milk alternatives as the pumpkin provides the necessary moisture and thickening.<\/p>\n

These Whole Wheat Pumpkin Muffins are also super quick and easy to make, even my girls could prepare them on their own!\"Recipe<\/a><\/p>\n

Recipe for Whole Wheat Pumpkin Muffins<\/h2>\n

Makes 12 standard muffins (or 6 large or approximately 24 mini)<\/p>\n