New Recipes Pumpkin Maple Cheddar Muffins - ★Cooking Recipes★

Directions for: Pumpkin Maple Cheddar Muffins

Ingredients

1 cup (375 mL) all-purpose flour

1 tsp (7 mL) baking powder

1 tsp (5 mL) each cinnamon and ground ginger

tsp (2 mL) each salt and baking soda

tsp (1 mL) each ground nutmeg and ground cloves

1 cup (300 mL) pumpkin pure

cup (75 mL) each maple syrup and vegetable oil

cup (75 mL) packed brown sugar

2 eggs

1 cup (250 mL) Black Diamond Old Cheddar Cheese (about 4 oz/125 g)

cup (125 mL) pepitas (green pumpkin seeds) or chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners. In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, salt, baking soda, nutmeg and cloves.

2. In a separate bowl, whisk pumpkin, syrup, oil, sugar and eggs; pour over dry ingredients. Add cheese and all but 2 tbsp (30 mL) of the pepitas; stir just until combined.

3. Spoon into prepared cups; sprinkle with remaining pepitas. Bake in preheated 375F (190C) oven until tops spring back when touched and a cake tester inserted into centre of one comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer to rack; let cool.

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