What to Eat Wednesday (When It’s October and All You Want is Pumpkin!): Peanut Butter Pumpkin Muffins

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What to Eat Wednesday (When It’s October and All You Want is Pumpkin!): Peanut Butter Pumpkin Muffins

In honor of the month of October, I will be posting nothing but pumpkin recipes! It’s going to be a full on Pumpkin fest up in here! Cause lets be real, who doesn’t love pumpkin? Don’t worry, it won’t all be cookies and muffins, I’ve got some good stuff in my recipe patch (get it?) for you so get excited! In addition to it tasting delicious did you know that pumpkin has health benefits too? It is rich in dietary fiber, and packed full of antioxidants, minerals (Magnesium, potassium and iron) and vitamins A, C, & E, all of which will help fight off cancer and keep your immune system boosted during flu season!

Okay, lets get down to the good stuff.

Peanut Butter Pumpkin Muffins

It’s what’s for breakfast in October. But if you are like me, they’re for anytime you’re craving peanut butter and pumpkin swirled into a filling and extra carb-y delight.

What’s even better? These are made up of the carbs you can feel good about! The fiber-rich carbs you only wish were in every muffin ever made so you wouldn’t have to feel so guilty about eating more than one. I also threw in some chia seeds for a little extra fiber, antioxidants and Omega 3s. Do I need to remind you…these muffins have pumpkin and peanut butter? (Can I get an amen?!) They are gluten free and vegan.

Here is what you will need! (Please use all organic whenever possible)

1 cup gluten free oat flour (or gluten free oats, finely ground in blender/food processor)
1 cup Almond Flour
(Or you can use 2 cups of Pamela’s gf Baking and Pancake mix IN PLACE of the oat and almond flour)
¾ tsp Baking Soda
¾ tsp Sea Salt
1 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice
½ tsp Cinnamon
¼ cup natural Peanut Butter
1 tsp pure Vanilla Extract
1 cup unsweetened Coconut Milk- from the can
1 cup Pumpkin Puree
½ cup Honey or real Maple Syrup (or 4 droppers full Vanilla Stevia Drops)
Chia Seeds (to sprinkle on top)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 and prepare a standard size muffin tin.

2. Mix together your dry ingredients in a bowl, set aside.

3. In another bowl mix together the wet ingredients, making sure to combine really well.

4. Combine the wet and dry mixtures and mix well.

5. If you are using stevia as your sweetener, add this in last and adjust to taste.

6. Evenly distribute the batter into your muffin tins. Sprinkle a good amount of chia seeds on each muffin. These will add a nice (and healthy!) crunch to your muffins.

7. Bake 25-28 minutes

8. Let the muffins cool, then dig in!

9. You’re welcome.

I challenge you to go a month without processed food. What is processed food? In laymen’s terms: anything that comes in a package. If you can’t go home and make that food from scratch with wholesome, real food ingredients then it is considered processed. This doesn’t mean you have to go home and make it yourself, just theoretically if you could make it at home, then you can eat it! Conveniently enough Andrew Wilder of Eating Rules has named this month “October Unprocessed” with his challenge to avoid all processed food for the entire month of October. Take the pledge and see if you can go a month without your precious processed foods! Let us know how it goes in the comments below!

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