Pumpkin Muffins W/ Cinnamon Glaze

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup old fashioned oats
• 1/4 cup oat bran
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1 cup applesauce
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1/2 cup canola oil (or melted butter, yum!)
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup date sugar (sucanat or brown sugar can be used in place of the date sugar but will make the muffins slightly swe)
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans (or nut of choice) (optional)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 line muffin tins with papers. i usually give a light mist of nonstick spray inside the papers.
• 3 combine all dry ingredients (1st 10) in a small mixing bowl. set aside.
• 4 combine all wet ingredients and sugar in a large mixing bowl until well combined.
• 5 mix nuts into wet ingredients.
• 6 pour dry ingredients onto wet ingredients and gently fold together until just moistened. be careful not to over mix.
• 7 spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
• 8 bake for 25 minutes (regular size muffins).
• 9 bake for 15 minutes (mini muffins).
• 10 while muffins are baking prepare glaze:.
• 11 melt butter.
• 12 whisk in cinnamon, vanilla and confectioners sugar.
• 13 whisk in milk.
• 14 set aside.
• 15 remove muffins from oven and spoon on glaze.
• 16 as the glaze melts, spread over tops of muffins.
• 17 let cool.
• 18 enjoy!