Apple-Pumpkin muffins (2 WW pts)

Here’s another muffin recipe. I bake muffins on Sunday’s and then put each one in an individual ziploc bag and throw them all in the freezer. Then hubby and I can just grab one on the way out the door.

These muffins are very good and I like the flavors of the apple and pumpkin together. The flax seed adds a nutty flavor and it’s perfect with this recipe.

Apple-Pumpkin Muffins (from Allrecipes.com – I didn’t make the streusel topping) makes ~24 (22 for me) – 2 WW pts (without streusel topping)
Muffin:
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour – I used King Arthurs White Whole Wheat Flour
2 cups white sugar – I used 1/2 Splenda baking mix & 1/2 Splenda brown sugar mix
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice – I used 1.5 tsp cinnamon, 3/4 tsp ginger, 1/4 tsp nutmeg, 1/4 tsp cloves
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs, lightly beaten – I used 1/2 cup Egg Beaters
1 cup canned pumpkin puree – I used a whole can
1/2 cup vegetable oil – I used 1/4 cup applesauce + 3/4 cup ground Flax seed
2 cups peeled, cored and chopped apple

Streusel Topping (I did not make this):
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 teaspoons butter

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease 18 muffin cups or use paper liners.

In a large bowl, sift together 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, 2 cups sugar, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, mix together eggs, pumpkin and oil. Add pumpkin mixture to flour mixture; stirring just to moisten. Fold in apples. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.

In a small bowl, mix together 2 tablespoons flour, 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle topping evenly over muffin batter.

Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into a muffin comes out clean.

Nutritional Information (please double check with your ingredients and serving sizes – I use this recipe calculator)

1 serving: 124.9 Calories, 1.7 g Fat, 0.1 mg Cholesterol, 121.1 mg Sodium, 55.4 mg Potassium, 21.8 g Carbs, 3.5 g Dietary Fiber, 11.3 g Sugar, 3.5 g Protein WW POINTS = 2

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11 Responses to “Pumpkin Pie Snickerdoodle Bars”

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    Pam — November 13, 2009 at 3:22 pm

    These look amazing! I’m trying not to lick my screen looking at these pictures.

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    oneordinaryday — November 13, 2009 at 5:13 pm

    I made these last winter and they were sooooo absolutely amazing. I purposely haven’t made them since because I would eat them all! Perfect holiday treat, aren’t they?

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    Erin — November 13, 2009 at 6:52 pm

    These sound really different, unique, and delicious!

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    stephchows — November 13, 2009 at 8:11 pm

    oh what i’d give for one of those as a snack right now! yum!!

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    Heather — November 13, 2009 at 8:16 pm

    OK, I have a weird question since I have texture issues.

    I assume the pumpkin portion of this is similar in texture to pie filling (hence “Pumpkin Pie” part of the name)? Or is it more cake/bar-like?

    These are so unique!

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    nutmegnanny — November 13, 2009 at 9:28 pm

    Mmmm pumpkin and snickerdoodle…I’m on board 🙂 I bet this is great. I love bar cookies. Easy and delicious!

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    Ingrid — November 14, 2009 at 1:36 am

    I start drooling everytime I see those yet for some odd reason I wind up just making the plain snickerdoodle version. I think it’s the kids thinking the plain one is perfection. They’ve actually told me not to mess with the recipe.
    ~ingrid

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    Jen — November 14, 2009 at 11:05 pm

    Yes Heather – it has a similar texture to pumpkin pie.

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    Sweet and Savory — November 15, 2009 at 8:01 pm

    This looks great. You have a good variety of appealing recipes. You can keep me busy baking for months.

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    bcallegra — November 17, 2009 at 1:36 am

    Hope you feel better – I suffered through the flu last month and it’s definitely amazing how quickly the crappy feelings hit you!

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    Julia from Dozen Flours — November 18, 2009 at 8:09 pm

    So glad you liked my recipe! 🙂

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