Pumpkin Spice Bran Muffins
By: Micaela Whitworth, Love Your Bod Founder
Healthy Pumpkin Spice Bran Muffins – warm, moist, fluffy & delicious. This easy to make high fiber muffin recipe is a perfect healthy snack for the fall when pumpkin season is in full swing. It’s made with pumpkin, greek yogurt, bran, and sweetened with maple syrup & frosted cream cheese! Enjoy for a quick and healthy snack on the go during back to school!
Pumpkin Spice & Bran Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Pumpkin Puree
- 2/3 Cup Vanilla Greek Yogurt (You can use plain as well, but add in 2 Tsp. of Honey if you do)
- 1 Egg
- 1/3 Cup Canola Oil
- ¼ Cup Maple Syrup (These are very low in sugar so if you want them a bit sweeter go to ½ a cup)
- 1 Tsp. Vanilla Extract
- 1 Cup Whole Wheat Flour
- 1 ½ Cup Wheat Bran
- 1 Tbsp. Ground Flax
- 1 ½ Tsp. Baking Soda
- 1 ½ Tsp. Baking Powder
- 1/4 Tsp. Salt
- 2 Tsp. Ground Cinnamon
- ¼ Tsp. Ground Ginger
- ¼ Tsp. Ground Nutmeg
- ½ Cup Pumpkin Seeds
- 1/3 Cup Cream Cheese* (divided into ½ Tbsp), Philadelphia Whipped Frosting is also delicious with this! Optional
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Additional Optional Toppings:
- Walnuts, Sunflower Seeds, Chopped Dried Apricots
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 425F. Lightly grease a silicone muffin tin with some canola oil. Then, in a medium-sized bowl whisk together the pumpkin, vanilla yogurt, egg, canola oil, maple syrup, and vanilla. In a second medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, bran, flax, baking soda, baking powder, and spices. Next, mix together your wet and dry ingredients. Fold in your pumpkin seeds (leave a few to top with afterward). Fold in any additional toppings of your choosing. Spoon your mixture into the muffin tin and use a knife to fold in your cream cheese on top. Top with a few extra pumpkin seeds. Bake for 14 minutes. Cool for about 5 minutes.
Enjoy 1 muffin for 1 serving.
193 Calories, 22.6g Carbs, 6.3g Protein, 11.2g Fat, 458mg Sodium, 7.3g Fiber, 4.8g Sugar
** If you increased your maple syrup to ½ a cup instead of a ¼ here are the calorie counts
Enjoy 1 muffin for 1 serving.
210 Calories, 27.1g Carbs, 6.3g Protein, 11.2g Fat, 458mg Sodium, 7.3g Fiber, 8.8g Sugar
→ MAKE This Vegan: Use Dairy-free alternatives for the milk and yogurt and skip the cream cheese
→ MAKE This Lactose Free: Use Dairy-free alternatives for the milk and yogurt and skip the cream cheese
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