Pumpkin spiced muffins

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Pumpkin spiced muffins
 
A great recipe for the winter days, for big kids or small.  I love these as a snack or breakfast and they are a great treat in the children’s lunchbox
 
Ingredients  
•            1 ⅔ cups whole grain flour
•            1 tsp baking powder
•            1 tsp baking soda
•            1 tsp  cinnamon
•            ½ tsp pumpkin spice (see previous recipe)
•            ½ tsp sea salt
•            1 cup pumpkin puree (see previous recipe)
•            ¾ cup coconut sugar
•            2 Tbsp maple syrup
•            ½ tsp vanilla
•            1 Tbsp coconut oil(melted)
•            ¼ cup stewed apple
•            1 flax egg (1 tsp ground flaxseed mixed in 2 tsp warm water)
•            ½ cup mix-ins: chocolate chips, chopped pecans or dried fruit
 
 
 
Instructions 
 
 
•           Preheat oven to 180C.
•           Prepare a muffin tray, spray with cooking spray or line it with silicone liners. 
•           Make your flax egg by whisking together ground flaxseed with water in a small bowl with a fork and let it sit for a few minutes until it forms a gel-like consistency
•           In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice and salt).
•           Mix the wet ingredients and sugar together in a bowl (pumpkin, coconut sugar, maple syrup, vanilla, oil, stewed apple and flax egg). 
•           Add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Gently fold in any mix-ins if using. 
•           Pour the batter into the muffin pan by the spoonful filling each cavity about ¾ full. The batter should be enough to make 10 muffins. 
•           Place on the center rack of your oven. 
•           Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
•           Allow muffins to cool before removing from pan and serving. 
•           You can store the muffins in a container at room temperature for 2-3 days, in the fridge for up to one week or in the freezer for up to 3 months. 
 
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