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The Best Pumpkin Muffins Recipe

Soft, sweet pumpkin muffins with warm spices
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Breakfast, brunch, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 30 Muffins

Ingredients
  

Dry Ingredients to Mix

  • 15oz/425g/3cups all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg

Wet Ingredients to Mix

  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 3/4 cup sugar
  • 15 oz pumpkin puree
  • 1/2 cup apple juice, apple sauce or water

Fold In

  • 1 large apple peeled and diced small

Instructions
 

  • Mix all dry ingredients in a medium bowl. To a large bowl, add "wet ingredients" one by one, whisking well in between. Add dry ingredients to wet and stir with wooden spoon until blended but not completely smooth. Use a whisk at the end to get rid of any big lumps. Stir in diced apple.
  • Heat oven to 425F/220c.
  • Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners. Divide batter using ice cream scoop. Makes 30 muffins. Bake in heated oven for 8 minutes. Turn heat down to 350F/180C and bake for another 12 minutes. Insert toothpick into middle of a muffin and it should come out clean or with just a few crumbs. Cool on rack and enjoy warm or at room temperature.