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Autumn muffins with pumpkin and walnuts

Autumn in your kitchen starts with the smell of fresh muffins from the oven. These pumpkin muffins with walnuts, nutmeg and a pinch of ginger are exactly what you want to bake when the leaves are falling. No apple, no cinnamon, but plenty of seasonal feeling. Make sure you have good bakeware on hand, because with a sturdy muffin tin you can bake all twelve evenly golden brown at once.

Recipe

Autumn muffins with pumpkin and walnuts

These pumpkin muffins with walnuts and a hint of nutmeg are the perfect autumn bake. Warm from the oven, with a crisp top and a soft interior.

Course Pastry
Kitchen Dutch
Servings 12 muffins

Preparation time

Preparation time 20 min
Time in oven 22 min
Stiffen up min. 5 min
Total 47 min

Equipment

  • Muffin tin (12 cups)
  • Muffin liners (optional)
  • Immersion blender or fork
  • Large mixing bowl
  • Sieve
  • Spatula
  • Skewer
  • Cooling rack

Ingredients

  • 250 g butternut or Hokkaido pumpkin (uncooked weight)
  • 2 eggs
  • 100 ml sunflower oil
  • 150 g light brown sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 250 g flour
  • 1.5 tsp baking powder
  • 0.5 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 0.5 tsp nutmeg
  • pinch of salt
  • 80 g walnuts
  • 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds (optional, for the topping)

How to make autumn muffins with pumpkin and walnuts?

    1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Lightly grease your muffin tin or use muffin liners.
    2. Cook or steam 250 g pumpkin (e.g. butternut or Hokkaido) until soft, let cool slightly and mash finely with a fork or immersion blender. You will need about 200 g of puree.
    3. In a large bowl, stir together the pumpkin puree, 2 eggs, 100 ml sunflower oil, 150 g light brown sugar and 1 tsp vanilla extract until smooth.
    4. Sift into a separate bowl 250 g flour, 1.5 tsp baking powder, 0.5 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp ground ginger, 0.5 tsp nutmeg and a pinch of salt.
    5. Fold the dry mixture into the wet mixture and stir gently until just combined. Do not overmix; a few lumps are fine.
    6. Roughly chop 80 g walnuts and fold them into the batter. Reserve a handful for the topping.
    7. Divide the batter evenly among the 12 cavities of the muffin tin. Fill each cavity about two thirds full. Sprinkle the reserved walnuts on top and optionally add a few pumpkin seeds for extra autumn flair.
    8. Bake the muffins for 20 to 22 minutes in the preheated oven. Insert a skewer into the center: if it comes out dry, they are done.
    9. Let the muffins cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then carefully remove them from the tin. Place them on a wire rack to cool further. Serving warm is best.

These muffins keep well for up to three days in an airtight container at room temperature. They also freeze well: after cooling, place them in a freezer bag and take them out the evening before. Warm in the oven at 160 degrees and they will taste like freshly baked again.

You only really notice a good muffin tin when the muffins come out cleanly without tearing or sticking. With a sturdy, evenly heating tin you bake the same lovely batch every time. No fuss, just twelve identical muffins ready for the autumn moment.