Mini Pumpkin Muffins with Orange Drizzle

Description

Spiced pumpkin and a tangy, orange drizzle roll the flavors of fall into a warm little muffin.

Ingredients

  • 1 (15 ounce) can 100% pure pumpkin
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup confectioners’ sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon finely grated orange zest
  • 4 teaspoons orange juice

Instructions

  1. Adjust oven rack to center position and heat oven to 425 degrees. Spray 36 mini-muffin cups with vegetable cooking spray.
  2. Bring pumpkin
  3. ginger
  4. cinnamon and cloves to a simmer in a medium saucepan until puree thickens enough to start sticking to pan bottom
  5. 6 to 8 minutes. Turn hot puree into a bowl. Whisk in brown sugar and oil
  6. then slowly beat in eggs.
  7. Meanwhile
  8. whisk the flour
  9. baking powder
  10. baking soda and salt in a medium bowl; whisk into pumpkin mixture until just combined.
  11. Divide batter among the muffin cups and bake until golden and cooked through
  12. about 10 minutes. Let stand a few minutes
  13. then transfer mini-muffins to a wire rack to cool. Mix the drizzle ingredients together and drizzle over warm muffins.

Prep Time: 40 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 50 mins

Servings: 36

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