by Alison Friesen | Oct 24, 2020

Healthy breakfast or snack recipe

Enjoy these healthy pumpkin muffins as a breakfast, snack or workout recovery snack option on the go!

Makes 12 muffins

What you need:

2 cups dry old-fashioned oats
2 ripe bananas
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
2 eggs
1/3 cup maple syrup
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon allspice
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
Pumpkin seeds for garnish on top (optional)

How you make:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease or line a muffin tray

2. In a blender, add in the oats, banana, pumpkin puree, egg, maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice. Blend on low and scrape down the sides of the blender periodically until blended. Blend on high for 1-2 minutes or until all of the oats are completely broken down.

3. Add in the baking powder, baking soda and salt and blend on low for 20 seconds.

4. Spoon the muffin batter into the muffin tray- filling 2/3. Top with a few pumpkin seeds as garnish on top (optional)

5. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown on top. Let cool and then serve.

Nutrients per serving

(without pumpkin seeds):

122 Calories
23 g Carbohydrates
4 g Protein
2 g Fat
2.4 g Fibre

We hope you’ve enjoyed this recipe for blender pumpkin muffins!

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