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Healthy Pumpkin Oat Muffins with Honey: Easy 25-Min Recipe

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These healthy pumpkin oat muffins with honey are tender, hearty, and naturally sweetened. Perfect for breakfast, snacks, or lunchboxes, they come together in just 25 minutes with simple pantry ingredients.

Ingredients

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  • 1 ½ cups pumpkin puree (canned or homemade; 100% pumpkin, not pumpkin pie filling)
  • ⅓ cup honey (mild honey like clover or orange blossom)
  • 2 large eggs (room temperature)
  • ¼ cup melted coconut oil (or melted butter)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (pure)
  • 1 ½ cups old-fashioned rolled oats (not quick oats)
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour (or all-purpose flour or gluten-free 1:1 blend)
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice (or 1 tsp cinnamon, ¼ tsp nutmeg, ¼ tsp ginger, pinch cloves)
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup milk (dairy or plant-based, e.g., oat milk or almond milk)
  • ½ cup dark chocolate chips (optional)
  • ¼ cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds (optional, for topping)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with liners.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together pumpkin puree, honey, eggs, melted coconut oil, and vanilla extract until smooth.
  3. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together oats, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, and salt.
  4. Pour dry ingredients into wet ingredients. Add milk. Gently fold with a rubber spatula until just combined (a few streaks of flour are okay). If using, fold in chocolate chips or nuts.
  5. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each about ¾ full.
  6. Bake for 18-22 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs. Rotate pan halfway through for even browning.
  7. Let muffins cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Notes

Don’t overmix the batter; a few lumps are fine. Let batter rest for 10 minutes before baking for more tender muffins. Use room temperature ingredients to prevent coconut oil from seizing. For bakery-style domed tops, fill cups to the top and bake at 400°F for first 5 minutes, then reduce to 350°F. Muffins freeze well for up to 3 months.

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