Pumpkin Muffins
If you've got sifted all-purpose flour, white granulated sugar and baking powder, you're most of the way to this vegetarian: about 65 minutes of cooking across 7 steps. Scroll down for the ingredient checklist, a serving scaler and unit converter, and the method broken into 7 steps.
You'll mainly reach for oven and whisk. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
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Pantry staples (you likely have these)
Diet: vegetarian — no meat or fish, based on every ingredient listed below.
Contains: Gluten Dairy Egg
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How to make it
- Preheat the oven to 200 C (400 F) and line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper cases or lightly grease the cups.
- In a large bowl whisk together the sifted flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg until evenly combined.
- In a separate bowl beat the egg lightly, then whisk in the milk, mashed pumpkin, and vegetable oil until smooth.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and fold together with a spatula just until no streaks of flour remain, taking care not to overmix or the muffins will turn tough.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared cups, filling each about two-thirds full to allow room for rising.
- Bake for 18 to 22 minutes, until the muffins are domed and golden and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
- Let the muffins cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool further before serving warm or at room temperature.
You'll use: Oven · Whisk
Ingredient substitutions
- Milk
- any unsweetened plant milk · ½ cup evaporated milk + ½ cup water
Tips & common questions
How long does Pumpkin Muffins take to make?
About 65 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 10 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of milk?
Try any unsweetened plant milk. See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Pumpkin Muffins vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat, fish or shellfish, so it is suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheese for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Adapted recipe — rewritten in our own wording from an open-licensed community cookbook, not yet independently kitchen-tested by Consomee. How we source, test & correct recipes.
Pumpkin Muffins is adapted by Consomee from the Wikibooks Cookbook, rewritten in our own wording and used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Pumpkin Muffins - October 2019.jpg by Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure — how we source recipes.