These vegan, oil-free and gluten-free Pumpkin Muffins are super moist, easy, and full of fall flavor!
Pumpkin is the reason I can tolerate fall.
I mean yeah, I don’t hate the crispy leaves and caramel apples and powered sugar donuts and apple picking and hay rides. But I like pumpkin flavored err’thang more than all those things combined. I feel like the changing of the seasons was a lot more fun when I was little. We would go to Patterson’s fruit farm and pick huge apples off the tree. We’d drink hot apple cider with cinnamon. We’d run through the mazes and watch dad pick out the bestest pumpkin. Ohhhh the nostalgia.
Now I’m a mid-twenty-something-year-old and baking pumpkin muffins is what gets me all hot and bothered. No shame. I mean these muffs are good.
But in all honesty, these muffins have serious swag. I posted oil-free pumpkin muffins a couple years ago and since looking at the pictures nearly made my cry, I decided it was a good time to re-make and re-shoot. I changed the recipe a bit by upping the pumpkin and spices. The result? A virtually guilt-free, oil-free, vegan, gluten-free pumpkin muffin that’s hearty and healthy enough to nosh on for breakfast alongside a cup of joe.
Or a PSL. Haha.
What I meant was a pumpkin pie smoothie, obviously.
They’re lightly sweetened with a third cup of pure maple syrup, so if you prefer a sweeter muffin, go for a half cup of chocolate chips. Oh and did I mention that these muffins are basically like an edible candle? They make your house (or dingy apartment) smell like the most glorious pumpkin pie you ever laid mouth on. Except PSYCH it’s not a candle nor is it a pie…it’s a super duper healthy oil-free, gluten-free, whole-grain pumpkin muffie!!
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These vegan, oil-free and gluten-free Pumpkin Muffins are super moist, easy, and full of fall flavor.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp ground flaxseed + 6 tbsp water (or 2 eggs)
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats, ground into flour
- ¾ cup old-fashioned oats
- 1 cup almond meal
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 1 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp cloves
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- ⅓ cup pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/3– ½ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 325F. Spray a muffin tin liberally with cooking spray.
- In a small bowl, combine flaxseed and water. Set aside for five minutes to “gel.”
- Place 1 cup old-fashioned oats in the food processor or Nutribullet and blend until you reach a fine flour-like consistency. Place oat flour in a large bowl along with the rest of the dry ingredients. Stir to combine.
- In a medium bowl, stir together wet ingredients, including the flax mixture.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir just until combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Pour batter evenly into muffin tins. Bake for about 22 minutes.
- Cool in muffin tin for 10 minutes before transferring muffins to a cooling rack to cool completely. Store in the refrigerator.
I have made pumpkin muffins before but for some reason never thought to add in chocolate. I guess I know what will be making an appearance in my next batch 😉
Ohhhh you’re about to have your muffin world rocked, my friend!
Can you imagine what would happen if you and I got together and combined our pumpkin-loving souls? Magic. Pure magic. I love punkin ee’erythang too and am already addicted to the smell, taste, touch, feel of these lil’ pumpkin chocolate chip muffins. I needs. I needs real bad.
Hahah your comments always make me laugh, Julia. Our pumpkin-loving souls are destined for each other!!
Can you imagine what would happen if you and I got together and combined our pumpkin-loving souls? Magic. Pure magic. I love punkin ee’erythang too and am already addicted to the smell, taste, touch, feel of these lil’ pumpkin chocolate chip muffins. I needs. I needs real bad.
Hahah your comments always make me laugh, Julia. Our pumpkin-loving souls are destined for each other!!
Yeah boyee!!! The oil free pumpkin muffins are my absolute fav followed closely by the banana zucchini choc chippers of which I have stashed in my freezer as we speak. But pumpkin, oh pumpkin, how I love thee (and I don’t mind the choc chips either)! But now you have added MORE pumpkin and spices?! Heaven, that’s what that is! 🙂
I hope you like this version just as much, Shay!
Yeah boyee!!! The oil free pumpkin muffins are my absolute fav followed closely by the banana zucchini choc chippers of which I have stashed in my freezer as we speak. But pumpkin, oh pumpkin, how I love thee (and I don’t mind the choc chips either)! But now you have added MORE pumpkin and spices?! Heaven, that’s what that is! 🙂
I hope you like this version just as much, Shay!
Oh, I have so many recipes I want to go back and re-shoot. Like one I just posted last week, haha.
But seriously, these look delicious and I’m all about that ingredient list! Delish!
Hahah I literally need to re-shoot like the entire first two years of blogging. Truth.
Oh, I have so many recipes I want to go back and re-shoot. Like one I just posted last week, haha.
But seriously, these look delicious and I’m all about that ingredient list! Delish!
Hahah I literally need to re-shoot like the entire first two years of blogging. Truth.
that smoothie was heavenly good..i cant wait to try another pumpkin creation from you 🙂
Wahooo!!!!!
that smoothie was heavenly good..i cant wait to try another pumpkin creation from you 🙂
Wahooo!!!!!
I love everything about fall! Thanksgiving, apple picking, comfort food… but pumpkin is for sure the best part. These muffins looks crazy delicious!
Thanks my dear!!
I love everything about fall! Thanksgiving, apple picking, comfort food… but pumpkin is for sure the best part. These muffins looks crazy delicious!
Thanks my dear!!
I love how simple and clean your recipes are. Please keep them coming! they are a staple in my family 🙂
★★★★★
Awww thanks SO much, Alex!! You’ve got it!
I love how simple and clean your recipes are. Please keep them coming! they are a staple in my family 🙂
★★★★★
Awww thanks SO much, Alex!! You’ve got it!
I love everything about fall, pumpkin recipes included. I love the ingredient list on these babies!
Thanks doll! You’d love ’em 🙂
I love everything about fall, pumpkin recipes included. I love the ingredient list on these babies!
Thanks doll! You’d love ’em 🙂