Giant Pumpkin Muffins With Molasses Ginger Glaze Recipes

GIANT PUMPKIN MUFFINS WITH MOLASSES-GINGER GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 6 giant (1 1/4 cup) muffin cups or 18 standard (1/3 cup) muffin cups with nonstick spray. Sift flour, ginger, baking soda, and salt into a medium bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat 1 cup sugar and oil in a large bowl to blend. Beat in eggs one at a time, blending well after each addition. Beat in pumpkin, 1/2 cup molasses, buttermilk, and 1/4 cup crystallized ginger. Stir in flour mixture until well blended.
• Divide batter among prepared muffin cups. Bake muffins until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes for giant muffins and 30 minutes for standard muffins. Transfer muffins to rack; cool completely.
• Whisk powdered sugar, 1 1/2 tablespoons water and remaining 1 tablespoons molasses in a medium bowl, adding more water as needed to form thick glaze. Dip muffin tops in glaze; transfer to rack, allowing glaze to drip down sides. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup crystallized ginger. Let stand until glaze is set, about 1 hour.

GLAZED PUMPKIN SPICE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray 15 standard-sized muffin cups with nonstick spray.
• Combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, baking powder, salt, and pumpkin pie spice in a bowl.
• Beat pumpkin puree, sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl until well combined. Slowly mix in dry ingredients until well blended and smooth. Distribute the batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the centers comes out clean, 15 to 18 minutes. Cool in the tin for 5 to 7 minutes.
• While the muffins are cooling, blend powdered sugar, half-and-half, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla, and cinnamon for glaze until well combined.
• Remove muffins from the tin and dip the tops into the glaze. Set on a wire rack until glaze sets, about 30 minutes.

SPICED PUMPKIN MOLASSES MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.
• In a bowl, mix together the 2 flours, flax seed meal, rolled oats, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg until the ingredients are thoroughly combined.
• In another large bowl, beat together the brown sugar, pumpkin puree, yogurt , eggs, molasses, applesauce, canola oil, vanilla, and until well-blended. Stir in the flour mixture just to combine, and gently mix in the raisins and walnuts.
• Divide the mixture into the prepared muffin tins, sprinkle each muffin with a few rolled oats and pumpkin seeds, and bake in the preheated oven until the tops spring back when touched and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes.

GINGER-PUMPKIN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Line sixteen 1/3-cup muffin cups with paper liners. Mix 2 1/2 tablespoons crystallized ginger, currants and brandy in small bowl.
• Sift flour, ground ginger, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt into medium bowl. Whisk pumpkin puree, buttermilk and vanilla in another bowl. Using electric mixer, beat egg whites and egg in large bowl until foamy. Add 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons brown sugar; beat until light, about 2 minutes. Beat in molasses and oil. Beat in dry ingredients alternately with pumpkin mixture in 3 additions each. Stir in currant mixture.
• Divide batter among prepared muffin cups. Mix 3 tablespoons crystallized ginger and 1 tablespoon brown sugar in small bowl. Sprinkle evenly over muffins.
• Bake muffins until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool on rack.

EASY PUMPKIN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12 cup muffin pan or line with paper liners.
• In a large bowl, mix together the cake mix, pumpkin puree, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves until smooth. Spoon equal amounts of batter into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted in the center of one comes out clean.