These healthy Pumpkin Apple Mini Muffins are perfect for snacking or giving as a DIY gift.
Is there ever NOT a good time for muffins? I'd say the answer is no, there is not. I've loved the idea of snacking on mini muffins ever since I drooled over those packs of mini snack muffins my friends had in their lunches back in elementary school. Remember those? Unfortunately those are loaded with lots of sugar and too much fat, and thus why they never made it into my lunch (thanks mom).
These whole grain, fiber rich pumpkin apple mini muffins, however, are actually a good snack option. Plus, they taste super yummy!
If you are looking for more muffin recipes try these other Make Healthy Easy favorites: Healthy Pumpkin Chocolate Muffins, Whole Wheat Blueberry Muffins, Chocolate Strawberry Breakfast Muffins
Ingredients
Here's what you'll need to make these Pumpkin Apple Mini Muffins:
- Butter (softened)
- Pumpkin puree
- Brown sugar
- Honey
- Egg
- Vanilla extract
- Whole wheat pastry flour
- Baking soda
- Nutmeg
- Cinnamon
- Salt
- Ground flax seed
- Diced sweet apple
Instructions
In a mixer on medium speed, cream together butter and pumpkin.
Add brown sugar and continue to beat in. Then add honey and mix until combined.
Add in egg and vanilla and mix on low speed until combined.
Add in flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Mix on low speed until combined, then add flax seed.
Toss in apple and fold into batter.
Spoon into muffin pan and bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Recipe
Pumpkin Apple Mini Muffins
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 30 muffins 1x
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter (softened)
- ¾ cup pumpkin puree
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour (or gluten free 1:1 baking replacement flour)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
- ¼ cup ground flax seed
- 1 cup finely diced sweet apple (about 1 medium size apple)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F. Spray a mini muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray or line with mini muffin papers.
- In a mixer on medium speed, cream together butter and pumpkin, about 3-4 minutes.
- Add brown sugar and continue to beat in for about 3 minutes. Then add honey and mix until well combined.
- Stop mixer and add in egg and vanilla. Mix on low speed until well combined.
- Stop mixer and add in flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. (You may need to add flour in 2 batches depending on the size of your mixing bowl.) Mix in on low speed until incorporated, then add ground flax seed and increase speed slightly and mix well for one minute or less.
- Toss in diced apple and fold into batter using a spatula.
- Spoon into muffin pan, about 1 tablespoon of batter per opening. (Fill about 75% full.)
- Bake for 10 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
- Let cool in pan for 2 minutes, then remove and cool on a wire rack.
Notes
You can substitute 1 ¼ teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice for the cinnamon and nutmeg if you prefer.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Muffins
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Calories: 57
- Sugar: 5
- Sodium: 93
- Fat: 2
- Saturated Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 9
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 1
- Cholesterol: 9
Keywords: healthy muffins, mini muffin, pumpkin muffin, whole grain muffin
FAQ
What if I can't find whole wheat pastry flour?
You can use whole wheat flour or substitute all-purpose flour.
Do you have other DIY food gift ideas?
If you are looking for a fun, homemade holiday treat to share, this is it! I'd package these in a pretty holiday boxes and give them to my coworkers or son's teacher. My other go-to DIY food gift are these White Chocolate Dipped Pretzel Rods.
I hope you will give these fun Pumpkin Apple Mini Muffins a try. I'd also love to know what DIY holiday gifts you want to/are making this year. We could all use some fun ideas.