Pumpkin Muffins-

Start the day with these pumpkin muffins, they are great with coffee or tea. Or you can top with powdered sugar or a little dollop of cream cheese frosting and taa daa… dessert! This is a low sugar, lactose free and migraine safe recipe. Please know your triggers and read through the recipe to assure it meets your dietary needs.If you are not on a restricted diet please see Katies Tid Bits below.

What You Need
5 Large eggs
1 Can (15 oz.) pumpkin
¼ Cup unsweetened applesauce
2 Cups sugar substitute*
¼ Cup brown sugar substitute
3/4 Cup lactose free margarine (softened)
2 Cups flour
2 tsp. Baking powder
3 tsp Ground cinnamon
1 tsp. Baking soda
1/2 tsp. Salt (optional)
1 tsp Pumpkin pie spice
1/4 Cup Powdered sugar substitute*
Sifter
Large bowl
Medium bowl
Muffin tin
Paper cupcake liners
Electric mixer

Before You Start- Preheat oven to 350°

Let’s Make It! In a large bowl combine margarine, sugar substitute and brown sugar substitute, beat on medium high speed until creamy, add pumpkin and applesauce, continue to mix until well combined. Reduce speed to medium, add eggs one at a time and continue to mix until well incorporated. In a medium bowl sift together flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Add to pumpkin mixture and continue to beat until well combined. Fill each prepared muffin cup about 1/3 of the way full. Bake for 20-30 minutes (until a toothpick inserted in the center of the muffin comes out clean). Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, move to cooling rack to cool. Dust with powdered sugar substitute (optional).

Katie’s Tid Bits*equal amount for sugars, use unsalted butter instead of lactose free margarine, top with a dollop of cream cheese frosting.
Frosting
1 Cup cream cheese (softened)
1/2 Cup sugar substitute blend

Powdered Sugar Substitute
3/4 cup sugar substitute
2 Tbsp. cornstarch

Will you try these pumpkin muffins

 for breakfast or dessert?

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