Pumpkin Oat Muffins With Dates Recipe

Pumpkin Oat Muffins With Dates Recipe

from thespruceeats.com
Breakfast
33 min
12 servings
232 kcal / serving

These pumpkin oat muffins make an excellent snack or breakfast treat, and dates and oats make them moist and chewy. A brown sugar streusel is the perfect topping for these muffins.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup4 1/2 ounces flour (all-purpose)
  • ½ cuplight brown sugar (packed)
  • 2 teaspoonsbaking powder
  • 1 teaspoonground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoonsalt
  • ¼ teaspoonground ginger
  • ¼ teaspoonground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoonbaking soda
  • 1 largeegg
  • ¾ cupcanned pumpkin
  • ¼ cupvegetable oil
  • ¼ cupmilk
  • 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cupsdates (chopped)
  • 1 cuprolled oats (old-fashioned)
  • 1 ½ tablespoonsbutter (room temperature)
  • ½ teaspoonground cinnamon
  • ⅓ cuplight brown sugar (packed)
  • 1 tablespoonall-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoonrolled oats

Directions

  1. 1

    Gather the ingredients.

  2. 2

    Preheat the oven to 375 F/190 C/Gas 5. Grease 10 to 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners.

  3. 3

    In a mixing bowl , combine the 1 cup of flour, the 1/2 cup of brown sugar, baking powder, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, salt, ginger, nutmeg, and baking soda. Blend well with a spoon or whisk.

  4. 4

    In another bowl, whisk the egg with the pumpkin, vegetable oil, milk, and vanilla. Blend well.

  5. 5

    Pour the pumpkin mixture into the dry ingredients and stir until blended. Stir in the dates and 1 cup of rolled oats.

  6. 6

    Scoop about 1/4 to 1/3 cup of batter into each muffin cup, filling each about two-thirds full.

  7. 7

    Make the Streusel Topping: In a small bowl combine the 1 1/2 tablespoons of butter, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/3 cup of brown sugar, 1 tablespoon of flour, and 1 tablespoon of oats. With a fork, mix until well blended and crumbly.

  8. 8

    Sprinkle the streusel topping evenly over the tops of the muffins.

  9. 9

    Bake for 17 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.

  10. 10

    Remove from the oven and cool for about 5 minutes in the pan. Remove the muffins to a rack to cool.

  11. 11

    Serve warm or cold, plain or with a lightly sweetened honey or maple cream cheese spread or butter.

  12. 12

    Enjoy!