Yesterday, after my mini food tour of Ocala, I must have been inspired by all of the grub because I was hit with the urge to bake.
With fall only 11 days away, I figured I’d get a jumpstart on seasonal baking and turned to pumpkin to make some delicious oatmeal pumpkin muffins.
I used whole wheat flour, oats and pumpkin to increase the nutritional value of the muffins a little bit.
Pumpkin naturally yields super-moist baked goods, and these muffins were no exception. So dense and delicious!
Pumpkin Oatmeal Muffins
Makes 12 muffins
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Bake Time: 18 minutes
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- Optional mix-ins: nuts, chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, raisins
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line muffin tin with muffin cups
- Combine whole wheat flour through sugar in a large bowl and mix to evenly distribute ingredients
- In a separate bowl, mix egg, pumpkin, milk and canola oil
- Pour pumpkin mixture into flour mixture and stir until batter is thick and fully mixed
- Fold in optional mix-ins
- Pour batter into muffin cups and bake for 18 minutes or until tops of the muffins bounce back when lightly touched
- Cool, top with cinnamon or honey butter and enjoy
I bet you can guess what my snack (x2) was this morning. 
I should also note that those muffins are fantastic topped with peanut butter. I microwaved one to warm it up for 15 seconds and then spread creamy peanut butter on top late this morning and it was incredible.
Lunch
Lunch today featured some healthy food! I think my body missed food that was naturally colorful this weekend.
I made myself a hummus and Swiss cheese sandwich on a whole wheat hamburger bun, topped with tomato and alfalfa sprouts.
Sprouts are just so fun! I love it when my sandwiches at delis are made with sprouts and finally figured I should just buy them to put on my homemade sandwiches.
I feel like I almost always melt my cheese when I have the chance, but today I wanted cold cheese. I actually enjoyed it quite a bit! Maybe cold cheese will make a comeback on my lunchtime sandwiches? I like it ooey and gooey on my breakfast bagelwiches, but at lunchtime, cold cheese is much more appealing.
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LOVE pumpkin oatmeal muffins!! I need to integrate these into my next baking weekend!
It’s time for me to jump on the pumpkin bandwagon. I was trying to hold out for some cooler weather (because nothings better than a Pumpkin Spiced Latte and a cool fall day 🙂 ) but I’ve seen too many recipes that I’m dying to try! I’m moving to Rhode Island in 6 days for my job (AH!) so I’ll be able to experience some cooler weather up there!!
Those muffins look right up my alley! YUM 😛
That sandwich seriously looks amazing! I love sprouts on them!
I like cold cheese on lunchtime sandwiches too. 🙂 Especially with turkey.
Can’t wait to try making those muffins. Anything pumpkin makes me happy—I think the rest of the blog world agrees with me, haha!
I made similar muffins last weekend but added some plain old protein powder and made a last minute change to use all purpose baking mix instead because I ran out of flour 🙁 They are the best post-gym workout snack before I want to eat my full breakfast!
Omg as soon as I get a can of pumpkin I want to make these! They look freaking awesome :D. And they would probably taste good alongside a pumpkin spice latte…or is that too much? haha
definitely not too much. i like your style. 🙂
Seems we have quite the simliar addiction to babybel’s…I have a thing for laughing cow wedges too – they are so awesome to add to soups and pastas!
i loveee babybel!
Ahhhh I can’t wait to make these muffins!!!! I totally love pumpkin muffins, mmmmm <3
I love sprouts and swiss cheese on sandwiches. It makes them taste so fresh and light!
This recipe couldn’t have come at a better time! We’re leaving for a mini-vacay on Wednesday and I have a bunch of pumpkin to use up. I’m totally making these tonight and plan on mixing up the mix-ins (thinking of a few with white chocolate chips, chocolate chips and plain – for the husband).
Thanks Julie!
yessss! i wish i had choc. chips to add to mine. i think they would make them even better!
I just made these muffins. The only tweaks I made was adding 2 tsp of vanilla and a dash of kosher salt. OMG, they are soooo good! The batter was crazy yummy too.
I added white and milk chocolate chips to about 4 of them and will definitely be having them tomorrow.
Thanks for the awesome recipe!
LOVE sprouts! For the muffins, would it matter if I only used whole wheat flour? Lol that’s all I have…
you definitely can, but you’ll probably taste the wheat flour. if that doesn’t bother you, i’d say go for it!
i’m so excited for fall foods. i was just telling my husband yesterday that i want to make pumpkin muffins. thanks for the recipe!
my co-worker actually brought in pumpkin muffins this morning. what a treat! we had cream cheese with them and that went well too.
I love pumpkin anything! I made a pumpkin loaf last night , but reduced the sugar maybe a tad too much! But I think I will try ti with PB – after all doesn’t it make everything better?!
Mu husband also made me quinoa pumpkin pancakes this morning for my birthday!
those mufins look amazing…i will have to try this recipe next weekend when i’m home! I bet it would be great as a loaf of bread, too!
i almost made it as a loaf!
The muffins look so good Julie! I have also purchased a few cans of pureed pumpkin and have been doing all sorts with them in the kitchen – recipes are coming soon! Also, I’m with you on the craving healthy foods thing. After indulgent days or weekends, my body screams for it!
Yes — baking with pumpkin always results in super moist muffins/breads/etc — so delicious!
Hey Julie!
I was reading through some of your treadmill interval workouts (in the “Work it out” section) to find some inspiration for my next trip to the gym, and I was just wondering, when you write “pace”, is it then miles per hour or km per hour?
I’m from Denmark (Europe), so our treadmills all go by km per hour, where I think yours go by mph in the states?
Btw, I adore your blog, you have the best writing skills that always keep me interested!
Best regards from Maria! 🙂
it’s mph! 🙂
I LOVE love pumpkin and oats together. YUMM.
I need to get sprouts back into my life too, they are so so fun to eat! heh.
I cannot believe that fall is that close! I’m still trying to hold onto summer- but these muffins are looking yummy! Have you made any that are gluten free by any chance?
Oh, I need to make these. It’s like all my favorite things thrown together. Maybe with while chocolate chips? Mmm, yup!
Yum! These seriously look great 🙂
I have a pumpkin oatmeal muffin recipe that I need to break out this season. They are my sister’s favorite because of their moistness and density!! 🙂
sprouts and pea shoots are my new sandwich obsession. I have no idea why it took me so long to buy them either but I’m so glad I did, they make lunches much more exciting 🙂
I love that it is officially pumpkin season. When I see a pumpkin recipe, I get really excited. This one seems right up my alley, and I hope to try it soon 🙂 I love how the batter seems thick and hearty – perfect for the fall!
Pumpkin anything has my heart! These look great 😀
mmmm… sprouts! I love sprouts on sandwiches, and I actually used to make my own, but haven’t taken the time to start up a new bath recently. I think you have inspired me!
and that is supposed to be ‘batch’ not ‘bath’…. Is it Friday yet?!
You know what’s insanely good? Aged cheddar.
….like heaven. 😀
Ooooh, I might have to try these out tonight!! You made me laugh with the sprouts–I love them on sandwiches too, but I’ve never been able to figure out why…..I mean, do they really even have a taste? Maybe an earthy taste? I’m not sure, but I like the crunch 🙂
Looks delicious! I cannot wait to make them, anything pumpkin is a-ok in my book!
I too was inspired by fall last night and made pumpkin oatmeal pancakes for dinner – delicious!
Ooh these look yummy! I made a batch of Carrot and Pear Cinnamon Spiced Muffins at the weekend. With Halloween coming round I will finally be able to get my hands on some pumpkin so I might give these a whirl! (or a “veganified” version!:)
Wow those muffins look great! I love that it is fall and totally acceptable to use pumpkin all the time again!!!!
Those muffins look delicious!! I can’t wait to try making them! Yum! 🙂 Your lunch looks really good too! Lots of yummy food in this post 🙂
Love the sound of those muffins. They STILL don’t have canned pumpkin at my local grocery store yet … I’m getting impatient!!!
Yum! Those muffins look soo good! I bet they tasted awesome with peanut butter 🙂
Hum your muffins look really delicious!
Sprouts seriously MAKE a sandwich 🙂 something about the texture? because they don’t really taste like much haha.
Starring your pumpkin muffin recipe– for my husband to make for me because I hate baking 😉
I completely forgot Alfalfa Sprouts existed until now! I will definitely be adding those to my sandwiches too!
And I’m way jealous of your pumpkin muffins..can’t seem to find canned pumpkin anywhere since I moved to England!
I had that same problem when I was living in London and wanted to make a pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving! After much searching I finally found it at the Whole Foods in Kensington!
Is it bad that I’m willing to make the 2 hour trip to London just for some pumpkin? Thanks so much for the heads up! 🙂
Mmmmm, these look delish! I am trying to resist busting out the pumpkin til it is officially fall though, because I become obsessed for pretty much all of fall+winter. I’m actually surprised I’ve never turned orange, between that and my sweet potato love.
Mmmm i really need to pick up a can of pumpkin! Looks great!
I just opened a can of pumpkin for my oats and had some left! I am definitely making these when I get a chance tonight after work. Looks so good. 🙂
Sprouts make me think of Jimmy Johns! Love me some Jimmy! 🙂
I love those kind of baked treats! Pumpkin is the epitome of food texture perfecter. 😛
That sandwich looks really good. Also I WILL be making those muffins (tonight?). Thanks for sharing the recipe!!
Those muffins look really yummy!!! I’ve never baked with pumpkin before, but I absolutely love it!! I recently got a recipe to make homemade Starbucks copycat pumpkin spice creamer, which I cannot wait to try out!
These look delicious! 🙂
PS: Really enjoy the new recipe style.
I just fell in love someone. I met him on line, but i’ve never really seen him in person. I will probably meet him today or tomorrow. I can’t wait to try him… did that sound wrong? I’m sorry if it sounded weird. I was talking about the pumpkin oatmeal muffin.
Oh my gosh, those muffins look amazing!! I haven’t had anything pumpkin flavored yet this year but you can bet when I start I’ll be making these! And I think I need to give sprouts another chance! I haven’t had them since I was a kid!
O.M.G. those muffins are so good! I immediately made some after your post because I had an opened can of pumpkin in the fridge to use up 🙂 they are sooooo good!!!!!!
Isn’t it funny how sometimes cold cheese is even better than hot cheese? Cheese, in general is a wonder food 🙂