My Love Affair with Pumpkin continues.....

Fibery, pumpkiny goodness!!!!

I cannot express enough how much I LOVE pumpkin sweets. This time of year offers a wide variety of sweet pumpkin treats that also pack a calorie punch! I opted to make 2 different pumpkin dishes with a large can of pure pumpkin.

I started out with Pumpkin Pecan Muffins.

Ingredients

3 cups whole wheat flour

2 Tbsp brown sugar

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1 Tbsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground ginger

1/2 tsp ground cloves

3 eggs + 1 egg white

2 cups sugar

1/4 cup veg. oil

3/4 cup applesauce

2 cups pure pumpkin

1/2 cup chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cupcake pan with liners.

Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger and cloves.

In a mixing bowl combine pumpkin, sugar, oil and applesauce. Mix on a low speed and add eggs one by one.

Slowly add dry ingredients until batter is thick and smooth. Fold in pecans.

Baked for 15-18 minutes or until the batter no longer comes off onto a fork when tested.

Yummy Pumpkin goodness!!

I also made a cream cheese glaze for the topping. Mix 1 stick of cream cheese with about 1/2 cup of confectionary sugar, 1 tbsp of vanilla and 1/4 cup water. Mix until smooth and drizzle over the muffins.