Reviewed: Mar. 29, 2013

Loved these and made them even healthier! I substituted applesauce/mashed banana for the oil. My son is allergic to dairy so I used hemp milk in place of the buttermilk (much healthier option for those who haven't looked into this). Omitted the white sugar. These are soooo good!

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crystalfoos

Reviewed: Mar. 28, 2013

Used whole wheat pastry flour,used half the oil,added a tsp of vanilla(because imo vanillla makes everything better) &omitted the white sugar as well as the other tasters suggested:-). Yummy moist healthy muffins! My kiddos love them

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whitney

Reviewed: Feb. 17, 2013

Dry and tasteless I would not make this again

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shortdarkie

Reviewed: Feb. 12, 2013

These muffins are delish! I made the following slight changes, otherwise I followed the recipe as written: used 3 tablespoons coconut oil instead of canola oil. Used skim milk plus 1 teaspoon vinegar as suggested instead of buttermilk. Omitted the raisins and pecans. I greased the muffin pans instead of using paper liners and they came out great. I feel like I'm eating pumpkin pie without the crust! ~~ Oops! I realized I used 1 cup of pumpkin instead of 1/2 cup...I am going to continue using the full cup when I make these in the future. More vitamin A and more YUM!

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BROZZY

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2013

It's in the oven now. Here are the changes I made: grapeseed oil instead of canola, 1% milk instead of buttermilk, carrot purée instead of pumpkin, homemade applesauce (no sugar added), 1/4 c. honey instead of any sugar and baking in a loaf pan at 375 instead of muffins. Added 2 T flaxseed meal and 1/2 c. chopped cashews and pumpkin seeds. It's basically a new recipe! We'll see how it comes out.

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MamaLearnsToCook

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 7, 2013

I love this! I took the advice of another comment and I left out the white sugar I also left out oil and added 1/4 cup more pumpkin. I topped it with a homemade vanilla topping. It's fantastic! A nice healthy dessert.

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pugariffic

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2013

I didn't expect much from this recipe, since I don't normally love pumpkin (my kid & husband do) and haven't had much luck baking with applesauce. These were really, really good, though. They're definitely fall into the "treat" category, but they do have some redeeming nutritional value. I used white whole wheat flour and dried cranberries. Next time I might try cutting the white sugar, as some others did. Still, a pleasant surprise - thank you!

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ZeldaSayre

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: New Paltz, New York, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2012

Love the fact that it is so healthy! As everyone said - leave out teh oil and sub pumpkin or applesauce. I didn't have pumpkin pie spice so I subbed 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger (scant)

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ramachicka

Reviewed: Oct. 3, 2012

I made mini-muffins, added a streusel topping, and took it to a Bible study where they flew out of the basket! Made them with pear puree in place of the pumpkin and applesauce. I also used self-rising flour (left out the baking powder, soda, and salt), cinnamon and nutmeg in place of the pumpkin pie spice, more brown sugar than white, and left off the raisins and pecans. It's great to have a delicious, versatile recipe that allows for substitutions.

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GRANNYLOOHOO

Cooking Level: Professional

Home Town: Bixby, Oklahoma, USA

Living In: Katy, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 2, 2012

I loved these. I had a baked sweet potato in the fridge, and I mashed that and used instead of pumpkin--I prefer sweet potatoes, anyway. I also used apple butter since I never had applesauce, and I omitted the white sugar (they are plenty sweet without it, especially with the apple butter). I was a half cup short on ww pastry flour (use that in muffins since it makes a lighter product), and I added 1/2 cup ground pecans (couldn't readily find my pecans in the freezer!). Obviously, I didn't add pecans, but I did add raisins (black because that's all I had). I also used separate spices instead of punpkin pie spice (allspice, ginger, cardamom, and nutmeg--my personal fave blend). They are moist and light, and I love them! Like other reviewers, I would recommend using the oil--the texture will be much better, especially with ww flour. Thanks for this...I will definitely be making these over and over this fall and winter!

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