Pumpkin Chocolate Pecan Streusel Muffins
With a wonderfully moist and tender interior and a crunchy streusel topping, these Pumpkin Chocolate Pecan Streusel Muffins are destined to be a hit in your home!
Ingredients
- 2 cups spelt or whole wheat flour (I prefer spelt, it's milder in flavor and bakes up more tender)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup oil I use avocado
- 1 teaspoon quality pure vanilla extract
- 1 15 ounce can pure pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- For the Crumb Topping:
- 1/2 cup spelt or whole wheat flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
- 1/4 cup butter at room temperature
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a jumbo muffin tin.
- In a small mixing bowl combine the flour with the salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, baking soda and baking powder and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl beat together the brown sugar, eggs, oil, and vanilla extract until combined. Stir in the pumpkin puree. Use a rubber spatula to stir in half of the buttermilk. Then fold in half of the flour mixture.Repeat: Fold in the other half of the buttermilk followed by the remaining half of the flour mixture. Don't over-stir or the muffins will be dense and heavy. Just fold it in until everything is incorporated (it's okay if a few small lumps remain). Stir in the chocolate chips and pecans.
- Spoon the batter into the greased muffin pan, about 3/4 full. (Alternatively you can line the muffin pan with paper liners.)
- To make the crumb topping, put all the ingredients in a small mixing bowl. Use your hand to thoroughly combine the mixture, then crumbling it into clumps. Sprinkle the crumb topping over the muffin batter.
- For jumbo-sized muffins, bake in an oven preheated to 375 for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. For standard-sized muffins bake for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.Let the muffins cool for a few minutes before removing them from the muffin pan.
Nutrition
Serving: 1jumbo muffinCalories: 432kcalCarbohydrates: 61gProtein: 9gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 61mgSodium: 465mgPotassium: 182mgFiber: 7gSugar: 42gVitamin A: 331IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 114mgIron: 3mg
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