The best pumpkin muffins! Spiced with ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon and allspice. SIMPLY
What I love about these quick pumpkin muffins is that they’re easy to throw together and hard to screw up. You can mix everything by hand with a wooden spoon, no need for an electric mixer. Baking soda and eggs are the leavening agents, so you don’t have to worry about old baking soda not rising.
One cup of pumpkin puree can come from a can or leftover baked pumpkin, any winter squash will do—butternut squash, acorn, squash—they all work. If you don’t like nuts, leave them out. If you like raisins, add them.
The ginger gives the squash a flavorful kick, but if you don’t like ginger, leave it out. This pumpkin muffin recipe is flexible!
Updated from the recipe archive, first posted in 2007
Pumpkin Ginger Nut Muffins
For an extra kick, add a pinch of finely ground black pepper to the flour with the other spices!
ingredients
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1 1/2 cups flour
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1 teaspoon ground ginger
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
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1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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2 eggs, room temp
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1 cup brown sugar (dark or light, your choice)
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1 cup pumpkin puree
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1/3 cup melted butter
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1/4 cup water
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1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
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4 tablespoons well chopped candied ginger
method
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Preheat oven to 350°F.
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Whisk dry ingredients:
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, and spices – ground ginger, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg.
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Beat eggs, add sugar, pumpkin, butter, water:
In a large bowl, beat the eggs and stir in the brown sugar, being careful to break up any lumps of sugar. Stir in the pumpkin puree, melted butter, and 1/4 cup water until well combined.
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Add dry to wet ingredients, add ginger, nuts:
Stir in the dry ingredients one-third at a time until just incorporated. Don’t overmix. Fold in the candied ginger and chopped nuts.
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Pour into the muffin tin and bake:
Pour mixture into prepared muffin pan. Bake at 350°F for 25 minutes. Check doneness with a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin. If it comes out clean, it’s done. Leave to cool on a wire rack.
