Whole Wheat Pumpkin Muffins with Oat Bran and Flaxseed

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

Whole wheat flour joins oat bran, flaxseed meal, and applesauce for a less-guilty version of delicious pumpkin muffins.

Ingredients

1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup oat bran
1/4 cup flaxseed meal
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 egg, beaten
4 tablespoons canola oil
1/2 (30 ounce) can pumpkin pie filling (such as Libby's®)
2/3 cup applesauce
1/2 cup brown sugar

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
2 Mix whole wheat flour, oat bran, flaxseed meal, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, and cloves together in a large bowl.
3 Beat egg using an electric mixer in a separate medium bowl; add canola oil. Whisk until smooth. Add pumpkin pie mix, applesauce, and brown sugar. Mix together until smooth. Add to flour mixture and combine until blended.
4 Spoon batter evenly into the prepared muffin cups.
5 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 25 to 28 minutes.