One of my favorite things about fall is baking with pumpkin. We’ve made pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin oatmeal, and now pumpkin muffins. My husband has been eating gluten-free, so I couldn’t use my old faithful muffin recipe. I hunted for one that looked appealing, but I couldn’t find anything. So I created my own!
My goal was a muffin that was moist and spicy without being too sweet. The last time I made them, I added the sugar and spice sprinkle on top. That made for a sweet crunchy top.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup brown rice flour
1/2 cup white rice flour
1/4 cup potato starch
1/4 cup tapioca starch
1 tsp. xanthan gum
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 Tbl. pumpkin pie spice
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)
1/4 cup light olive oil
2 eggs
1/2 cup almond milk (unsweetened)
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
Sugar & Spice Topping Ingredients:
1 Tbl. sugar
1/4 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Combine the dry ingredients and mix well.
- Add the pumpkin, oil, eggs, milk, and vanilla. Mix well.
- Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with non-stick spray.
- Fill the 12 muffin cups with the batter.
- Sprinkle about 1/4 tsp. of the sugar & spice topping on each muffin.
- Bake 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in a muffin comes out clean.
- Cool before eating.
Store leftovers (if there are any!) in a loosely-covered bowl. The crunchy topping doesn’t stay crunchy on the leftovers, but the flavor stays.
If you’re looking for more fall recipes, try these:
Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal
Apple Cinnamon Pancakes
Grandma’s Pumpkin Bundt Cake
Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies
Slow Cooker Vanilla Applesauce
Crock Pot Chili
Country Bean Soup
Crock Pot Beef Vegetable Barley Soup
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