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Healthier Cinnamon Pumpkin Muffins Made With Applesauce

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Cinnamon pumpkin muffins filled with the flavors of fall and made with applesauce instead of oil. Perfect for school lunches, quick breakfasts, or an afternoon snack. This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Mott’s.

Cinnamon pumpkin muffins filled with the flavors of fall and made with applesauce instead of oil. Perfect for school lunches or a quick breakfast.
My kids get bored with sandwiches in their lunch so I often find myself baking a batch of muffins in the evening to add to lunches the next day. We love all varieties; blueberry, apple spice, and poppyseed, but their FAVORITE is pumpkin. Today I’m sharing our cinnamon pumpkin muffins that are packed with of the flavors of fall. Cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, walnuts for crunch, and sprinkled in a cinnamon and sugar topping.

Cinnamon pumpkin muffins filled with the flavors of fall and made with applesauce instead of oil. Perfect for school lunches or a quick breakfast.
You can use oil in this recipe, but I really like substituting Mott’s® Original Applesauce for the health benefits (1/2 cup Mott’s® Applesauce = 110 calories. 1/2 cup vegetable oil = 960 calories). It adds moisture to the recipe and cuts out calories, fat, sodium, and cholesterol at the same time, and you can pick it up at Walmart!

Cinnamon Pumpkin Muffins

Makes 12.

1 1/2 c. flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

1/4 tsp. cloves

2 tsp. cinnamon

1 c. sugar

1 c. pureed pumpkin

1/3 c. Mott’s® Original Applesauce

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

1 c. chopped walnuts, optional

Topping: 2 T. sugar + 2 tsp. cinnamon

Cinnamon pumpkin muffins filled with the flavors of fall and made with applesauce instead of oil. Perfect for school lunches or a quick breakfast.
In a large bowl, mix dry ingredients (flour, sugar, spices, baking soda, baking powder, salt).

Add eggs, Mott’s® Applesauce, vanilla, and pumpkin.

Cinnamon pumpkin muffins filled with the flavors of fall and made with applesauce instead of oil. Perfect for school lunches or a quick breakfast.
Give batter a nice stir.

Cinnamon pumpkin muffins filled with the flavors of fall and made with applesauce instead of oil. Perfect for school lunches or a quick breakfast.
Walnuts are completely optional, but you’d be crazy not to add them 😉

Cinnamon pumpkin muffins filled with the flavors of fall and made with applesauce instead of oil. Perfect for school lunches or a quick breakfast.
Line a muffin pan with 12 baking liners. Divide batter into 12 muffin liners. Sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar mixture.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes (or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean).

Nothing smells better than fall baking. My house smelled like I was burning all sorts of amazingly scented candles while these were in the oven.

Cinnamon pumpkin muffins filled with the flavors of fall and made with applesauce instead of oil. Perfect for school lunches or a quick breakfast.
You can substitute Mott’s® Original Applesauce from Walmart for oil in any baking recipe. Cookies, quick breads, muffins, you name it! What fall recipe will you make the swap in this year? Here is another healthier pumpkin recipe to try.

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About Brandy

Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

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  2. Emily says

    I’m visiting from Your Whim’s Wednesday. These look great! I bet my kids would love them, too; and I’m all for my house smelling fallish!! Thanks for sharing!

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  7. Miz Helen says

    We will just love your Cinnamon Pumpkin Muffins, they look awesome. Hope you have a great week and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
    Miz Helen

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  10. Florence says

    Why is it that I’m always looking at recipes, when I’m starving…LOL! These muffins look so good, and I know they are good b/c I see those ingredients, and they are my faves too. Love that it’s made with applesauce, which tastes just as good as oil, IMO. Thanks for sharing at Sweet Inspiration!

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  11. Kim says

    I so didn’t know you could trade applesauce for oil! I’ll have to try it! Thank you for sharing on Merry Monday! Hope to see ya next week!
    Kim

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  13. Dawn Beaver says

    Just made these…substituted stevia for the sugar to reduce the Weight Watchers points. So good!!!! I’ve been craving all the pumpkin baked goods and these were perfect!

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