Pumpkin Muffins

I have been to Trader Joes three times in the past few weeks looking for their seasonal pumpkin muffin mix with no success. Three times! Such disappointment. Today I decided it was time to move on to the next best place to fill the muffin sized hole in my heart stomach- Pinterest. Pumpkin obsessed Pinterest. Just as expected, eight thousand recipes matched my search. Thankfully, I found a winner on the first try! 

I used a combination of this recipe and this recipe and made a few healthy-ish substitutions so I wouldn't feel so guilty eating three of them right out of the oven.

Pumpkin Muffins

(makes approx 18 muffins)

Muffin Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup canned pumpkin

1/4 cup butter (melted)

1/4 cup applesauce

3 eggs

1 1/4 cup sugar

2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

2 1/4 cup flour

Streusel Topping:

1 Tbs sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

2 Tbs quick oats

1/4 cup chopped pecans

1 Tbs butter (melted)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix pumpkin puree, butter, applesauce and eggs. Add sugar, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Stir in flour until just combined.

Divide batter into muffin cups.

Mix streusel ingredients together and sprinkle over muffins.

Bake for 25-30 minutes.

Enjoy!!