Pumpkin Muffins With Pepita Topping

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Organic canned pumpkin was what I used for these treats. When I read on the nutrition facts on the back of the can that Vitamin A is way up there with 280% per serving (of the daily values, you know, pretty impressive). Well, then I packed the whole can of pumpkin into these muffins and my kids still loved them.

Speciel equipment: Muffin pan or cups

• 2 cups / 5 dl flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 2 tsps pumpkin spice  (cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice)
• 1 tsp gr cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 15 oz / 425 gr canned pumpkin
• 1/2 cup / 120 ml agave syrup
• 1/2 cup / 120 ml oil
• 1 egg

1. Preheat oven to 375F/190C.
2. Sift all the dry ingredients incl. the spices together in a large bowl.
3. Grab a medium sized bowl and combine the pumkin, agave syrup, oil and egg .
4. Add the pumpkin mixture to the flour mixture and stir only until everything is moist.
5. Divide the dough into 12 muffin cups or a greased muffin tray.
6. Sprinkle with the topping and bake for 15-20 minutes.

Pepita crumble topping

• 1/4 cup / 60 ml cane sugar
• 1/4 cup / 60 ml flour
• 1/4 cup / 60 ml pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
• 2 oz / 50 gr butter, cold
• Pinch of salt

1. Chop the pumpkin seeds coarsely.
2. Stir the dry ingedients together with the seeds.
3. Cut the cold butter into pieces and crumble into the mixture. See below what it looks like:

Yields 12

Suggestions

If you think that may be pushing it with the pumpkin, then try cutting it in half and adding 1 more egg. Try pecan nuts in the topping instead of the pumpkin seeds.