Avocado Muffins with Pumpkin

avocado pumpkin muffin with a bite taken out of it

These avocado pumpkin muffins are a healthier muffin recipe made with mashed banana and avocado and pureed pumpkin. You won't miss the oil in this recipe!

Course Bread, Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings muffins

Calories 211kcal

Author Amee

Ingredients

1 medium ripe avocado mashed
1 large whole banana mashed
1 cup pumpkin puree
2 whole eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
¾ cup brown sugar light or dark
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 ½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp nutmeg
½ cup finely chopped pecans

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Line muffin tin with 12 liners
In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine avocado, banana, pumpkin, eggs, vanilla and sugar
Beat until smooth.
In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg.
While mixer is running on low, slowly add flour mixture to wet mixture, stopping to scrap down the sides.
Combine until just mixed, then stir in pecans.
Using an ice cream scoop, drop batter evenly among cupcake liners.
Bake for 20-25 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
Store in an airtight container.

Notes

Measure accurately. Avoid scooping the dry ingredients (especially the flour) directly from the container. Instead, spoon the ingredients into the measuring cup and level it off with the flat edge of a knife.

Don't overmix. Overmixing can lead to tough banana avocado muffins, so when combining the wet and dry ingredients, mix until just combined, then very gently fold in the nuts before you start scooping!

Uniform scooping. I like using an ice cream scoop to distribute the batter evenly. If you don’t have one, aim for about ¼ of batter per muffin.

Toothpick test. Check for doneness by inserting a toothpick into the center of an avocado muffin. If it comes out clean or with a few crumbs, they’re ready!

Cooling time. Allow the muffins to cool in the tin for about 5 minutes before serving warm or transferring to a wire rack to finish cooling. This will help them set properly and prevent them from falling apart.

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