Ingredients:
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 cup canned pumpkin
- 1 large egg, slightly beaten
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup sunflower oil
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup roasted sunflower seeds
- TOPPING:
- 1 tbsp margarine, melted
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 3 tbsp sunflower seeds
- 1 tbsp flour
- 1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
Preparation:
Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice and soda. Mix well.
In a separate bowl, combine pumpkin, egg, milk and oil; add to dry ingredients and stir only until ingredients are combined. Stir in oats and sunflower seeds. Fill muffin cups 3/4 full with batter.
You can top these pumpkin muffins with an optional sweet topping. To prepare the topping, combine the topping ingredients (1 tbsp margarine, 1/3 cup brown sugar, 3 tbsp sunflower seeds, 1 tbsp flour and 1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice) until crumbly. Sprinkle over the muffins before baking.
Bake 18 to 20 minutes.
Servings: 12 muffins
Calories/Serving: 230
Nutrition: One serving provides approximately: 230 calories, 5 g protein, 31 g carbohydrates, 2 g fiber, 10 g fat (2 g saturated), 18 mg cholesterol, 41 mcg folate, 2 mg iron, 269 mg sodium.
