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Pumpkin Applesauce Muffins with Walnut Crumble Served in a Muffin Tin
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Pumpkin Spice Muffins with Molasses Walnut Crumble

Sprouts Pumpkin Spice Applesauce makes these muffins especially moist and flavorful!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Total Time 42 minutes
Servings 24 muffins
Calories 268kcal
Author Creative Culinary

Ingredients

For the Muffins:

  • 3 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup 8 Tbsp butter softened
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 cup Sprouts Pumpkin Spice Applesauce
  • 1 cup Sprouts Organic canned pumpkin
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • cup apple cider
  • 1 ½ cups dried cranberries

For the Molasses Crumb Topping:

  • ¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 pinch kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon molasses
  • 5 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
  • ½ cup walnuts chopped roughly and toasted lightly

For the Maple Apple Butter Spread:

  • 4 Tablespoons Butter softened
  • 2 Tablespoons Maple Apple Butter

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease 12 muffin cups with melted butter (approximately 2 Tbsp, melted).
  • Prepare the crumb topping. Mix all of the ingredients except the nuts in a food processor and process until the mixture sticks together in clumps. Add the nuts and process just enough to combine ingredient and leave large pieces of walnuts.
  • Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in a medium bowl and set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugars until well combined, about 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in eggs, applesauce, pumpkin, and vanilla until blended.
  • Add dry ingredients and add alternately with the apple juice, beginning and ending with the dry mixture. mix until smooth. Fold in the Craisins.
  • Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each cup two-thirds full. Scatter the crumb topping generously on top of the muffin batter.
  • Bake on the center oven rack until a toothpick inserted in the center of each muffin comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from oven and allow muffins to cool in the pans several minutes before turning out onto a rack. Serve muffins warm or at room temperature.

To Make the Maple Apple Butter Spread:

  • Combine both ingredients until smooth, refrigerate to set.

Notes

For High Altitude (5-6000'): Add 2 Tbsp flour, eliminate 1 Tbsp of sugar, and add 2 additional Tbsps of Apple Cider.
Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for approximately 16 minutes (check early to test).

Nutrition

Serving: 1grams | Calories: 268kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 242mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 30g