Ingredients

  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup old fashioned oats
  • 14 cup oat bran
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 14 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 12 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 12 teaspoon allspice
  • 1 cup applesauce
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin
  • 12 cup canola oil (or melted butter, yum!)
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup date sugar (sucanat or brown sugar can be used in place of the date sugar but will make the muffins slightly swe)
  • 12 cup chopped pecans (or nut of choice) (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 12 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 12 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tablespoons milk

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Line muffin tins with papers.
  • I usually give a light mist of nonstick spray inside the papers.
  • Combine all dry ingredients (1st 10) in a small mixing bowl.
  • Set aside.
  • Combine all wet ingredients and sugar in a large mixing bowl until well combined.
  • Mix nuts into wet ingredients.
  • Pour dry ingredients onto wet ingredients and gently fold together until just moistened.
  • Be careful not to over mix.
  • Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
  • Bake for 25 minutes (regular size muffins).
  • Bake for 15 minutes (mini muffins).
  • While muffins are baking prepare glaze:.
  • Melt butter.
  • Whisk in cinnamon, vanilla and confectioners sugar.
  • Whisk in milk.
  • Set aside.
  • Remove muffins from oven and spoon on glaze.
  • As the glaze melts, spread over tops of muffins.
  • Let cool.
  • Enjoy!