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Tami Kramer Nutmeg Notebook

Pumpkin Spice Oat Muffins & Cookies

5 from 5 votes
Delightful fall spices abound in these hearty muffins and cookies.
Servings: 12 12 muffins or 24 cookies
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

  • 14 ounces very ripe banana or about 1 3/4 cups mashed banana
  • 1 15 oz can pumpkin puree no sugar added
  • 1/2 cup applesauce no sugar added
  • 6 each Medjool dates, pitted or to taste
  • 1/2 cup quinoa flakes or ground quinoa or ground millet or ground oats
  • 2 cups quick cooking steel cut oats if you only have regular steel cut oats just process them in a food processor to make them smaller
  • 2 1/2 cups rolled oats or old fashioned oats
  • 1/4 cup golden flaxseed meal
  • 1 -1 1/2 tablespoons pumpkin pie spice - start with 1 tbls and add more if you wish. I like 1 1/2 tablespoons.
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla powder
  • 1/2 cup golden raisins or unsweetened chocolate chips

Equipment

  • Blender, Mixing Bowl, muffin pan, baking sheet

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a blender container add banana, pumpkin puree, applesauce and dates and process until smooth and creamy. Set aside while preparing the dry ingredients.
  3. In a large bowl combine the quinoa flakes, quick cooking steel cut oats, rolled oats, golden flaxseed meal, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla powder and raisins. Stir to combine.
  4. Add the contents of the blender to the bowl of dry ingredients and stir until well combined.
  5. If the muffin batter is too wet add more oats until it is the right consistency. See the video to see how I like the batter to be.
  6. If making muffins use a 1/2 cup measure cup to measure out the batter into each muffin cup. I like silicone muffin pans but you can also use regular muffin tins with parchment liners.
  7. If making cookies I use a 2 ounce food scoop, you can also use a 1/3 cup measuring cup. Portion the cookies onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silpat mat. Using a silicone spatula flatten the cookies so they are a uniform shape.
  8. Bake muffins for 30 minutes, cookies for 25 minutes.

Notes

These muffins and cookies freeze well. They are wonderful for breakfast or snacks. Take them hiking, biking, in a lunch box. Great for kids and adults alike.
Time Saving Tip: Make your own muffin/cookie mixes. While you have all the ingredients out go ahead and batch prep a couple extra containers of just the dry ingredients. That way you can make muffins or cookies quickly whenever you want!

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